Experience

Radio Free Asia

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• General Counsel

  • May 2022 - Present

  Manage overall legal affairs relating to the company’s governance, employment, global operations, and contracts, in addition to serving as Secretary to RFA’s Board of Directors. Manage overall legal affairs relating to the company’s governance, employment, global operations, and contracts, in addition to serving as Secretary to RFA’s Board of Directors.



National Geographic

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Chief Counsel, Legal Affairs

  • Jan 2021 - May 2022

• Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs

  • Jan 2015 - May 2022

  • Counsel all business units on the application of the FCPA and trade sanctions regulations • Define and develop compliance policies and procedures, operating guidelines and legal compliance review• Provide strategic advice related to operations and initiatives to senior management • Perform due diligence on vendors, agents, and other partners• Conduct compliance, IP and media law training to staff • Manage formal and informal claims and litigation including claim analysis, preparation of witnesses and documents in discovery; manage outside counsel• Chief lawyer supporting the National Geographic magazine and NG Media • Draft agreements with content creators, outside funders or co-publishers, conduct pre-publication review• Oversaw and managed Rights Clearance department, with a staff of 15+ employees, as well as one lawyer and one senior paralegal Show less



The Walt Disney Company

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Chief Compliance Counsel

  • Oct 2019 - May 2022

  • Lead legal counsel for the global compliance program for National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between Disney and the National Geographic Society • Serve in a control function over the approval of third parties acting on behalf of business and provide advice regarding appropriate risk-based due diligence and controls • Conduct complex internal investigations and remediation of ethics complaints, both at National Geographic and throughout The Walt Disney Company • Prepare risk assessments and counsel clients on FCPA and trade and sanctions laws. • Conduct in-person ethics and compliance training Show less



Voice of America

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant General Counsel

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2015

  • Served as lead counsel for international broadcasters Voice of America and Radio and TV Marti, the two networks overseen by the the Broadcasting Board of Governors, a U.S. federal government agency (now called the U.S. Agency for Global Media) • Provided legal advice to Agency management in broad range of areas such as the Agency’s statutory authorities, copyright and trademark law, media law, procurement and contract law, export controls and economic sanctions, fiscal and appropriations questions, and labor and employment issues. Negotiated and drafted licensing, talent, co-production, and affiliation agreements and other contracts; draft legislation and regulations • Provided legal sufficiency review of wide variety of competitive and sole source procurements. • Represented the Agency in EEO and other administrative and court proceedings, as well as in inter-agency and Congressional contexts; manage overseas litigation • Taught self-designed biweekly course on copyright and fair use principles for journalists • Recipient of 2010 Gold Medal Award in recognition of exemplary contributions toward the accomplishment of the mission and goals of the Agency Show less



Webster Fredrickson Brackshaw

• United States
• Law Practice

• associate

  • Apr 2006 - Dec 2007

  • Represented clients in all of firm’s practice areas, including employment discrimination, labor, bankruptcy and commercial law, with an emphasis on civil rights litigation. Litigated claims of discrimination and retaliation on the basis of race, sex, pregnancy, FMLA, age, and disability. • Participated in all aspects of practice, including client counseling, drafting motions, briefs and legal correspondence, negotiating and drafting settlement agreements and employment contracts, conducting legal research, managing discovery, and attending hearings, trial and arbitration proceedings. Show less



Milbank LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• associate

  • Oct 2005 - Apr 2006

  • Represented domestic and international clients in connection with a range of complex commercial litigation and transactional matters including in the areas of contracts, intellectual property, FCPA, bankruptcy and international investments. • Drafted legal memoranda, motions, briefs and correspondence, conducted legal research, drafted articles for firm newsletter, prepared trial exhibits and direct and cross-examination questioning, attended hearings and trial. • Represented domestic and international clients in connection with a range of complex commercial litigation and transactional matters including in the areas of contracts, intellectual property, FCPA, bankruptcy and international investments. • Drafted legal memoranda, motions, briefs and correspondence, conducted legal research, drafted articles for firm newsletter, prepared trial exhibits and direct and cross-examination questioning, attended hearings and trial.



CNN

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• video journalist

  • Jul 2001 - Aug 2002

  • Worked alongside anchors, producers and directors in CNN studio on production of network newscasts, fed video via satellites from international bureaus, watched and logged live international events, assisted national desk in collecting video clips for run-of-day shows. • Worked alongside anchors, producers and directors in CNN studio on production of network newscasts, fed video via satellites from international bureaus, watched and logged live international events, assisted national desk in collecting video clips for run-of-day shows.