Experience

InSight Public Affairs

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  - Helped build and manage the Coalition Against Patent Abuse, a campaign to lower drug prices through targeted patent reform. - Advise clients on various issues related to IP, antitrust, tech policy and the political landscape for these issues. - Construct advocacy campaigns which often include both Congress and public facing objectives. - Assist clients with constructing politically viable policy objectives. - Helped build and manage the Coalition Against Patent Abuse, a campaign to lower drug prices through targeted patent reform. - Advise clients on various issues related to IP, antitrust, tech policy and the political landscape for these issues. - Construct advocacy campaigns which often include both Congress and public facing objectives. - Assist clients with constructing politically viable policy objectives.



MCLANE CONSULTING LLC

• United States

• Owner

  • Oct 2017 - Mar 2019

  - Assisted clients with complex questions involving competition and IP law and policy. - Advocated on behalf of policies that impact the interplay of IP rights and competition, like the proposed CREATES Act. - Assisted clients with complex questions involving competition and IP law and policy. - Advocated on behalf of policies that impact the interplay of IP rights and competition, like the proposed CREATES Act.



Law Offices of David Balto

• Associate Attorney

  • May 2012 - Oct 2017

  - Authored amicus briefs to the Supreme Court and circuit courts, public comments to the FCC and FTC, and policy papers on competition and IP issues - Organized consumer groups to weigh in on important legal cases and policy issues in health and technology - Spearheaded a team that organized the consumer opposition to the proposed mergers of Aetna/Humana and Anthem/Cigna - Advised corporate clients on IP and competition policy issues and provided solutions tailored to their needs - Wrote articles in a variety of styles and sophistication levels on technology, health, and competition issues - Led the firm’s document review and deposition preparation in large and complex multi-district antitrust litigation - Coordinated with the FTC and DOJ to promote client interests on matters related to investigations, consent decree review and merger opposition Show less



University of Florida (Professor William Page)

• Research Assistant

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  - Updated Kintner’s Federal Antitrust Law treatise under Professor William Page - Researched decisions and assisted in selecting important case law to include in the treatise - Updated Kintner’s Federal Antitrust Law treatise under Professor William Page - Researched decisions and assisted in selecting important case law to include in the treatise



Barfield & Associates

• United States
• Accounting

• Trainee Appraiser

  • Apr 2006 - Aug 2010

  - Started the firm’s commercial appraisal division and built the firm’s reputation - Created a new product – insurance appraisals - Started the firm’s commercial appraisal division and built the firm’s reputation - Created a new product – insurance appraisals