Experience

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  Keel Labs

  • General Counsel

    • Nov 2019 - Present

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  Widener University School of Law

  • Wilmington, Delaware

  • Adjunct Professor of Law

    • Jan 2019 - Present
    • Wilmington, Delaware

    Teaching Contract Development and Negotiation and Intellectual Property Law. Contract Development and Negotiation is a hands-on course involving learning the basics of contract drafting, developing contract term sheets and negotiating key terms, and is intended to help prepare students to represent large and small companies in common transactions. Classroom time is split between lectures, discussions and projects focused on key considerations in drafting common contracts, client interactions and negotiation strategies. Projects exemplify real-life transactions and involve students crafting contract term sheets based on client goals, negotiating terms and preparing contracts.Intellectual Property Law provides an overview of patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights.Faculty Advisor to Alternative Dispute Resolution Society (ADR) - February 2023 - present.

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  FMC Corporation

  • Corporate Counsel

    • Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

    Counseling clients and attorneys concerning complex transactions pertaining to purchased DuPont businesses acquired by FMC and providing guidance to legacy DuPont businesses.

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  DuPont

  • Wilmington, DE

  • Corporate Counsel

    • Apr 2000 - Oct 2017
    • Wilmington, DE

    • March - October 2017, General Legal Counsel, Crop Hold Separate Business. Responsible for all legal work for a $1.5 billion plus crop protection chemical business, including managing a worldwide legal team.• December 2011-March 2017, Intellectual Property Team Leader, Crop Protection. Provided strategic business guidance to DuPont’s Crop Protection business, including developing and implementing IP strategy programs and practices, developing FTO strategies, leading a worldwide enforcement program, and regularly negotiating and drafting collaboration, divestiture and licensing agreements. Supervised attorneys and patent agents.• July 2014-July 2015, Special Assignment, Chemours Divestiture.• 2006-2011, Intellectual Property Group Leader, Packaging and Industrial Polymers, Performance Polymers, and Intellectual Assets and Licensing. Managed eight attorneys, seven patent agents and two paralegals, responsible for all IP matters for specialty and commodity chemicals businesses. • 2005, Intellectual Property Group Leader, Bio-Based Materials and Central Research and Development.• 2003-04, Special Assignment, Invista Divestiture.• 2000-04, Corporate Counsel, Bio-Based Materials.• 2004-14, Various Patent Practice, Licensing and Education Committee leadership roles.

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  Hercules Incorporated

  • Wilmington, DE

  • Corporate Counsel

    • 1986 - 2000
    • Wilmington, DE

    • 1999-2000, General and Intellectual Property Counsel. Responsible for all commercial and IP legal work for Food Gums Division and Corporate Marketing VP. Supervised trademark staff and patent search group. • 1998-99, Special Assignment. Managed certain duties of Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property, including overseeing patent and trademark litigation, reviewing and approving in-house and outside opinions, license and joint development agreements, and key patent applications; and preparing outside counsel budget.• 1997-99, Pulp and Paper Division. Managed all intellectual property work for business, including supervising in-house and outside patent attorneys. • 1998-99, Special Assignment. Drafted and negotiated all agreements for forming a joint venture in the People’s Republic of China.• 1990-99, Co-Leader of License Review Committee.• 1992-97, Specialty Chemical Businesses. Managed all intellectual property work for seven business units, including supervising patent attorneys and agent, developing international enforcement and FTO strategies, and negotiating IP agreements.• 1986-92, Various Business Units. Responsible for all patent and licensing work for a variety of business units.• Extensive M&A experience, as Hercules restructured its portfolio.