Experience

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  Redzone

  • Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

  • General Counsel

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

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  Diebold Nixdorf

  • United States
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Director, Commercial (Global)

    • Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  • General Commercial Counsel (North America)

    • Jan 2017 - Aug 2022

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  Wincor Nixdorf

  • Legal Counsel, North America

    • Jul 2015 - Jan 2017

    General counsel for the U.S. and Canadian operations of a $2.8B global banking and point-of-sale retail hardware and IT services company (FWB: WIN). Negotiate commercial contracts, including a wide range of sales, software license, maintenance, reseller, OEM, and service agreements. Advise on regulatory compliance, employment and litigation matters. Assess and resolve IP, employment law, personal injury, contract and other disputes.

  • Asst. Division Counsel, North America

    • Dec 2013 - Jun 2015

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  Diageo North America, Inc.

  • Norwalk, CT

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    • Mar 2011 - Oct 2013
    • Norwalk, CT

    Review, draft and negotiate sales, procurement and real estate agreements in the United States, Canada, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including database and software licenses, capital expenditure agreements, service contracts, real property leases and subleases, and supply agreements in various categories. Manage the activities of numerous outside legal counsel within established budgets, including with respect to pending contract disputes.

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  Dickstein Shapiro LLP (from Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP)

  • Stamford, CT

  • Associate

    • May 2006 - Mar 2011
    • Stamford, CT

    Key team member of a broad transactional practice. Advised on various business acquisition and divestiture transactions, including asset purchases, stock purchases and mergers. Coordinated the supporting legal review of specialist attorneys, including with respect to intellectual property, tax, environmental, real estate, immigration, ERISA and employment law. Drafted, reviewed and negotiated various documents for lending transactions, including credit agreements, security agreements, pledge agreements and legal opinions. Represented startup and emerging-growth companies in their financing, organizational and corporate governance matters. Negotiated website hosting and software licensing agreements, both as the service provider and as the customer. Conducted due diligence on customer license agreements and intellectual property assets of target companies.

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  Self-employed

  • Danbury, CT

  • Attorney

    • Mar 2003 - May 2006
    • Danbury, CT

    Successfully practiced in various areas of law as a solo general practitioner with a strong emphasis on serving Spanish-speaking clientele. Handled real estate, bankruptcy, immigration, criminal defense and family law matters. Collaborated with other solo and small-firm attorneys to serve clients having multiple legal needs. Hired and managed the work of two paralegals together working 32 hours a week.

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  Paul Hastings

  • Stamford, CT

  • Associate

    • Aug 2000 - Mar 2003
    • Stamford, CT

    Represented emerging-growth companies in private equity and debt financings. Conducted due diligence in connection with pending transactions and bankruptcy matters. Advised public and private companies on complying with federal securities laws and state corporate laws. Prepared and filed various SEC forms for publicly-held companies. Drafted a broad array of commercial contracts, including employment and equity compensation agreements.