Experience

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  Basel Action Network

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Plastic Waste Campaigner

    • May 2023 - Feb 2024
    • Seattle, Washington, United States

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  World Resources Forum

  • Project Officer

    • Nov 2022 - Apr 2023

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  North to Arctic

  • United States

  • Organiser and Participant

    • Jan 2021 - Oct 2022
    • United States

    - Developed a new route, planned safety protocols, prepared food drops for a complex 5 monthslong human-powered expedition through some of the most untouched wilderness of Alaska- Hiked and paddled 2500 km of this route across half of Alaska, on entirely trailless terrain,crossing mountain ranges, glaciers, rivers and large ocean bays without seeing another human -a feat that required perseverance, grit and excellent planning- Gave talks at outdoor festival Discovery Days and smaller eventsFind more information on our website: www.north2arctic.com

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  Basel Action Network

  • United States
  • Environmental Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Certification Director

    • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Program Manager

    • Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

    - Attending the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) conventions, informing and aligning partners to achieve policy objectives, organizing side-events- Drafting legal opinions concerning the Basel Convention- Providing legal advice and drafting legal documents- Translating core documents into French

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  e-Stewards

  • United States
  • Environmental Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Certification Director

    • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Program Manager

    • Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

    Managing the e-Stewards certification program, a certification program for ethical e-waste recyclers which enforces on a voluntary basis the Basel Convention and best recycling practices protecting the environment and human health:- providing interpretation of the e-Stewards Standard and best practices, responsible for customer service, and resolving conflicts- organizing and co-holding trainings of independent third party auditors- organizing and holding stakeholder meetings, presenting at conferences- managing the website, marketing and social media content- drafting the new version 4 of the e-Stewards Standard together with the drafting committee- providing legal advice and drafting legal documents

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  Basel Action Network

  • Seattle, USA

  • Legal Intern

    • Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
    • Seattle, USA

    - Prepared key documents for the Secretariat of the Bamako Convention for the Second Conference of Parties to the Bamako Convention (COP-2)- Specified the definition of which substances are banned under the Bamako Convention by establishing a list of banned chemicals around the world

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  FIFA

  • Zurich, Switzerland

  • Legal Counsel

    • Aug 2011 - Apr 2015
    • Zurich, Switzerland

    - Revised the statutes of selected FIFA member associations in collaboration with the Development Department of FIFA- Participated in meetings at the headquarters of FIFA member associations (in Africa, Asia and Oceania) to improve the legal structure of their association and develop their football activities- Drafted and revised complex contractual matters, mostly for programs to help the less privileged FIFA member associations to develop their football activities, and programs run by NGO's around the world with the purpose of education, conflict resolution and peace building using football- Dealt with and assisted the FIFA member associations in case of a crisis in their association- Dealt with litigation before the international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)- Drafted regulations, guidelines and policies applicable to FIFA and FIFA subsidiaries- Provided legal advice internally and externally (companies and FIFA member associations) - Participated in various FIFA legal projects (data protection, FIFA Congress)

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  Weissberg Gätjens Ziegenfeuter & Associés

  • Lyon, France

  • Jurist

    • Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
    • Lyon, France

    - Handled cases involving international contracts and successions and provided legal advice,- Prepared of drafts of statements of claim,- Translated of pieces of evidence between German, French and English,- Conducted research on French and international doctrine and jurisprudence