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New York, Ny, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Worked cross-functionally with product, finance, and engineering teams to review and advise on new products and features specific to the Postmates application. Counseled product managers on platform enhancements needed to comply with applicable rules and regulations. Developed compliance frameworks required by consumer protection laws. Represented Postmates before regulators and enforcement officials in connection with worker and consumer protection inquiries. Coordinated internal investigation and response to inquiries from regulators. Provided strategic advice to drive Postmates’ federal, state, and local policy efforts and objectives, including drafting and advising on legislation and California’s Proposition 22 ballot initiative.

New York, Ny, Us

Protected against inadvertent disclosure of confidential data by advising on the proper handling of supervisory information and client data. Advised on privacy concerns related to protection of firm and client data. Authored firmwide Compliance procedural documents and conducted internal training to ensure adherence to those documents. Managed special policy projects including the semi-annual College of Supervisors meeting, with contact with regulators on topics such as Technology, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Risk and Control. Briefed senior management, the Operating Committee, and the Board of Directors on the latest regulatory updates on supervisory approach and financial regulations in advance of their meetings with regulators.

New York, Ny, Us

Advised financial institutions on the implications of federal securities laws. Represented financial institutions in various securities offerings and joint ventures and conducted due diligence and analyzed regulatory law issues related to structuring such transactions. Negotiated and drafted credit agreements, commitment letters, term sheets, legal opinions, collateral documentation and intellectual property security agreements. Seconded to the following financial institutions: • JPMorgan Chase & Co. Participated in the bank examination process conducted by prudential regulators across all lines of business globally.• Morgan Stanley. Reviewed and amended ISDA swap trading and collateral documentation to ensure that clients were in compliance with the CFTC's uncleared swap margin rules.

Washington, Dc, Us

Researched case law in preparation for enforcement actions against asset managers. Drafted memoranda on cross-border issues and extraterritorial reach of U.S. securities laws.

New York, Ny, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Analyzed customer complaints to document violations of FINRA regulatory rules and drafted memoranda to inform client settlement proceedings. Researched FINRA settlement data and legal precedent to determine appropriate sanctions used to build a case against the entity or individual under investigation.

Zurich, Ch

Analyzed hedge fund margin accounts to ensure that clients pledged sufficient collateral to mitigate broker-dealer risk and complied with firm-specific and industry-wide rules and regulations. Developed and led implementation of a platform to monitor exchange-traded derivative products and high frequency trading by hedge funds that resulted in stronger controls around high risk trading.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

B.S., Finance