Experience

Nifty Games

• United States
• Mobile Gaming Apps
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Managing the legal needs of an aggressive start-up in the mobile games space. Focus on license agreements, contracts, business development, employee issues, curating and protecting intellectual property, and regulatory and corporate compliance.



Whitney Peterson & Associates

• Principal

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  Law firm specializing in commercial and intellectual property litigation, employment and labor law, corporate law, corporate governance, contracts, licensing and entertainment law. Case examples: Represented client who sold business in multi-million dollar sale;Obtained seven-figure patent and trade dress settlement in favor of client who had sued to protect its flagship product from patent infringement; Obtained multi-million dollar real estate settlement in favor of clients; Obtained large settlement for contractor who sued for breach of contract regarding the construction of a water-treatment plant for a California state agency; Obtained dismissal of case for defendant client who was sued for breach of real estate contract; Negotiated numerous license agreements relating to high-profile intellectual properties, including NFL, NBAP and NBPA; Representing several film production companies with projects in production.



Mad Catz

• China
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SVP Business Affairs, General Counsel, Secretary

  • 2013 - Feb 2016

• VP, General Counsel

  • Jul 1998 - Feb 2016



Latham & Watkins

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Attorney

  • Jan 1993 - Jun 1998