Experience

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  Arkive

  • Chief Legal Officer

    • Oct 2022 - Present

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  San Francisco Symphony

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Chorus Bass

    • Sep 2009 - Present
    • San Francisco Bay Area

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  MainStreet

  • General Counsel

    • Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

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  Zumper

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary

    • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Helping make Zumper's vision of making rentals simple a reality. And handling every aspect of a rapidly scaling company's legal needs - corporate governance, financings, litigation, employment, transactions, IP portfolio management, product counseling, regulatory engagement, and privacy.

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  Coinbase

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Director, Associate General Counsel

    • Oct 2018 - Oct 2020
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    As the company's chief litigator, I set critical legal precedent for the blockchain/crypto industry (e.g., corporate responsibility for hard forks), worked with regulators to set common sense standards and better protect consumers, and first chaired a number of arbitrations and mediations.

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  Oracle

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Senior Corporate Counsel

    • Aug 2013 - Oct 2018
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Managed a large litigation docket (intellectual property, commercial, and everything in between), and counseled on matters ranging from privacy (CIPP/US) and compliance to copyright and license enforcement. I have managed responses to FTC and FCC regulatory inquiries, collaborated with developers and engineers on legal issues related to products (cloud, SaaS, eCommerce, digital advertising, data marketplace), negotiated technology licenses and strategic partnerships, helped resolve customer disputes, and assisted with internal investigations. I have a strong track record with inter partes reviews and successfully negotiated $0 settlements and litigation walkaways against NPEs.

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  Morrison & Foerster LLP

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Associate

    • Oct 2007 - Aug 2013
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Smartphone litigation: helped client secure its billion dollar jury verdict in a landmark patent and trademark case; secured consent judgment in trademark/trade dress/false advertising suit concerning 3D CAD modeling software; managed patent litigation regarding popular e-book reader and e-commerce platform and assisted client with patent portfolio management and development. Expertise extends to consumer electronics, communications networks, software, e-commerce, and mobile apps.

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  U.S. District Court

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

  • Law Clerk

    • Sep 2006 - Sep 2007
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

    Completed my clerkship just before the influx of Breaking Bad tourists. Participated in numerous cases covering multiple subject matters including criminal prosecutions, wrongful death actions, section 1983 civil rights cases, and contractual disputes. Prepared draft memorandums and orders and assisted with hearings, trials, and settlement conferences.

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  White & Case

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Associate

    • Aug 2005 - Aug 2006
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Counseled British-German consortium on construction dispute with Turkish municipality following the massive 1999 Izmit earthquake. Assisted with arbitration related to the Stolt-Nielsen v. Animalfeeds line of cases.

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  Kirkland & Ellis LLP

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Associate

    • Oct 2002 - Oct 2003
    • Greater New York City Area

    Significant trial experience in trade secret misappropriation case against a major auto maker. Assisted with a large number of matters spanning intellectual property disputes to commercial litigations.

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  JDJungle

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Freelancer

    • Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
    • Greater Boston Area

    Wrote articles for the website JDJungle regarding law firm recruiting and working abroad.