Experience

Michigan Department of Attorney General

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Regulatory Section, Labor Division

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  • Manage and mentor five attorneys within the Regulatory Section to handle rolling caseload of more than 250 matters per quarter, across a broad array of regulatory legal matters. • Serve as counsel for more than ten departments and agencies and the boards, commissions, and individuals within those institutions. • Litigate disputes concerning federal and state regulatory law, administrative law, and labor and employment law in administrative, state, and federal courts, including U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. • Assist the Executive Office of the Governor and Attorney General Executive on special projects and high-stakes litigation. • Resolve complex, sensitive, and financially significant disputes efficiently and creatively. • Conduct legal research on short deadlines to provide recommendations to leadership on policy decisions and legal strategies. • Provide nuanced legal analysis and advice, anticipate legal issues, and develop solutions that achieve business objectives. • Communicate vertically with executive leadership, upper management, and subordinates as well as horizontally across multiple clients to manage and prioritize high-volume of deadlines and demands. • Work collaboratively across various divisions to analyze issues holistically, identify key issues for all stakeholders, and recommend optimal solutions. • Draft and negotiate legal documents, including contracts, MOUs, administrative decisions, board/commission minutes and orders, internal policies and procedures, and public/customer-facing materials to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Show less



Williams Acosta PLLC

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Litigation Associate

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  Practiced business and commercial litigation in federal and state courts, with an emphasis on breach of contract, business torts, shareholder and partnership disputes, and corporate law. Practiced business and commercial litigation in federal and state courts, with an emphasis on breach of contract, business torts, shareholder and partnership disputes, and corporate law.



Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Litigation Associate

  • Sep 2012 - Feb 2016

  Practiced business and securities litigation at one of Orange County’s largest law firms on such topics as securities fraud, investment litigation, merger and acquisition litigation, shareholder disputes, contract disputes, business torts, and the enforcement of intellectual property rights. Practiced business and securities litigation at one of Orange County’s largest law firms on such topics as securities fraud, investment litigation, merger and acquisition litigation, shareholder disputes, contract disputes, business torts, and the enforcement of intellectual property rights.



Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C.

• Newport Beach, California

• Summer Associate

  • May 2011 - Jul 2011

  Summer Associate Summer Associate



United States District Court, Southern District of California

• San Diego, California

• Judicial Extern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Honorable Thomas J. Whelan Honorable Thomas J. Whelan



Berger Silverman & Gephart APC

• Santa Barbara, California

• Legal Intern

  • Apr 2009 - Aug 2009

  Legal Intern Legal Intern



California State Legislature, Senate Office of Research

• Sacramento, California

• Legislative Intern

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007