Experience

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  Adecco Group

  • Melville, NY

  • Counsel

    • 2005 - Present
    • Melville, NY

    In-house counsel for Global Fortune 300 company serving as principal contracts, transactions and IP counsel along with a variety of other disciplines including advertising, privacy, employment law and general corporate legal matters. Negotiated multi-million dollar sales and procurement agreements with internal business owners offering guidance and solutions from start to finish.▪ Established myself as the go-to-person for closing a business deal and the legal and business partner of choice for closing large deals.▪ Reduced outside counsel expenses by $70,000 per year by handling trademark matters in-house, successfully resolving numerous trademark disputes without litigation.▪ Streamlined the contract review process (reducing turn-around time from 5 to 2 days) with creation of Contracts Review Desk Reference and other tools.

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  MetLife

  • New York, NY

  • Counsel

    • 2004 - 2005
    • New York, NY

    Provided contract negotiation and integration for MetLife’s acquisition of Travelers Insurance Companies. Supported procurement, IT and other company divisions for licensing, contracts, vendor relationships as well as other legal issues. Handled contracts and made recommendations for purchaser’s due diligence in a $6 billion merger.

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  Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Partner

    • 2001 - 2004
    • Washington, D.C.

    Assisted communications industry clients with commercial transactions, unfair trade practices, IP and privacy matters including related litigation. Acted as lead counsel on trade secret litigation, advised clients regarding FCC regulations for clients in telecommunications, broadcasting, internet, software, equipment manufacturing, trade associations, foreign governments and universities.▪ Resolved disputes without litigation, including trade secret and trademark cases as well as handled trademark protection, registration and maintenance.▪ Provided counsel on telecom and privacy regulations for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, Lockheed Martin, Telcordia Technologies, television stations and other communications clients.

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  Shulman Rogers

  • Suburban Washington, D.C.

  • Associate/Partner

    • 1996 - 2001
    • Suburban Washington, D.C.

    Corporate counsel to large variety of mid-size companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including the tech corridors of Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland.

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  Oblon

  • Arlington, VA

  • Counsel

    • 1993 - 1996
    • Arlington, VA

    As counsel with the country's largest intellectual property law firm, represented Global Fortune 500 companies with trademark, copyright and patent protection.

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  U.S. Department of the Treasury

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Senior Counsel

    • 1988 - 1993
    • Washington, D.C.

    Member of intergovernmental trade negotiation team responsible for global trade agreements, including NAFTA, GATT, WTO, and bilateral agreements, with focus on intellectual property rights. Designed, planned and chaired global symposium at the World Customs Organization in Brussels, Belgium for worldwide protection of patents, copyrights and trademarks. Oversaw border protection of intellectual property rights in U.S., including position as arbiter and adjudicator of infringement matters. Detail from former U.S. Customs Service.

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  Jones Walker LLP

  • Jackson, MS

  • Associate Counsel

    • 1987 - 1988
    • Jackson, MS

    Counsel with Mississippi's premier commercial law firm, working with Governor William Winter and Senator John H. Stennis on public policy and commercial matters. Founded the firm's intellectual property practice. f.k.a. Watkins, Ludlam & Stennis