Experience

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  Portfolio (Portfolio General Management Group, Inc)

  • Irvine, CA

  • Corporate Counsel

    • Nov 2013 - Present
    • Irvine, CA

    • Advise and assist company business units, training and supporting on the functions and role of legal.• Counsel executive members of the company regarding corporate business matters, including corporate structuring, governance, and potential acquisitions.• Manage and collaborate with outside counsel for resolution of corporate issues and legal actions.• Responsible for the review, revision, drafting and negotiation of all intercompany agreements and third party contracts, including administrative, vendor, distribution, service, consulting, confidentiality and other related agreements.• Prepare and maintain corporate governance documents for all organizational entities. • Research and advise management regarding legislative and regulatory updates, ensuring compliance of company F&I product offerings (service contracts, limited warranties, debt cancellation agreements, theft deterrent devices, and surface protection products).• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes to the automotive industry as a whole, reporting effects to dealer clients, including FTC and CFPB compliance.

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  Leonard, Sciolla, Hutchison, Leonard and Tinari LLP

  • Philadelphia, PA

  • Associate

    • Dec 2011 - Jul 2013
    • Philadelphia, PA

    • Conducted contract review and negotiation, including drafting Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements, Non-Solicitation Agreements, and Agreements Not to Compete. • Consulted in corporate and general business matters, including corporate formation, structuring, governance, dissolution, and preparation of organizational documents such as Articles of Incorporation, Amendments, By-Laws, Annual and Special Meeting minutes, and Resolutions.• Worked independently in residential real estate transactions including tax sales, tax sale law research and analysis, and deed preparation.• Assisted in commercial real estate transactions including the review and negotiation of loan documents, leases, title reports and surveys; drafting and reviewing subleases and SNDA agreements.

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  Dechert LLP

  • Washington, DC

  • Paralegal, Finance and Real Estate

    • Mar 2006 - Aug 2007
    • Washington, DC

    • Assisted attorneys in the review, revision and organization of deal documents.• Maintained correspondence between client companies regarding transaction issues.• Coordinated closings for residential mortgage-backed securitization transactions.

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  Goodwin Procter LLP

  • Washington, DC

  • Intern

    • Jan 2005 - Mar 2006
    • Washington, DC

    • Assisted paralegals in the management of active asbestos class action matters; organized, reviewed and indexed pleadings, correspondence, and discovery material.