On a personal level, my faith is tremendously important to me and I try to keep it at the center of my life. On a professional level, I would love another opportunity to manage all the legal matters for an organization, thinking strategically and collaborating at the highest levels of the organization, but also serving as an excellent technician, handling day-to-day responsibilities like contract drafting and negotiation and setting up legal processes. It would be wonderful to combine my personal priorities with my professional interest by serving as general counsel for a committed Catholic organization.
· Drafted and reviewed various contracts for multiple law firms.
· Reviewed contracts for individual clients.
· Provided a round of editing on a screenplay with intensely Catholic themes in an antediluvian setting, which is being pitched to Hollywood with multiple investors and substantial drafting time.
· Reviewed and modified commercial contracts pertaining to various industries.
· Drafted and reviewed buyer-side mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transaction documents to facilitate the transfer of legacy liabilities.
· Led the legal function, providing comprehensive legal guidance and risk mitigation strategies for a private company offering business intelligence software and professional services.
· Practiced law and protected the organization while accounting for natural law, particularly as understood by the Catholic Church.
· With the assistance of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, fashioned policies that protected the company from state mandates involving concepts from gender theory, without violating Catholic moral principles.
· Identified abortion coverage in company health insurance policies that exceeded state mandates and had it removed.
· Flagged potential irregularities in proposed transactions.
· Advised on legal, regulatory, contractual, and ethical compliance requirements.
· Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated sales, partnership, and vendor contracts for domestic and international deals with private and public (government) counterparts.
· Drafted and negotiated outbound tech agreements, including single-tenant SaaS, traditional on-premises software licenses, and models in between, as well as data privacy/security terms and agreements for related services. Also reviewed and negotiated inbound tech agreements.
· Served as information security officer and established HIPAA-compliant protocols.
· Resolved day-to-day employment issues, such as employee conflicts, employee dismissal, and policy administration, in consultation with outside counsel.
· Created internal policies for all employees. Advised on variable compensation and agreements, such as employment agreements and separation agreements.
· Created, revised, and enforced policies and procedures to ensure consistency, security, and compliance.
· Trained internal staff.
· Selected and supervised outside counsel for representation related to litigation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate governance, and various other legal matters.
· Oversaw resolution of various disputes and litigation, such as customer, partner, and vendor contract disputes; employment disputes; and theft of intellectual property.
· Oversaw protection of copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.
· Advised the Finance Department on contractual billing requirements and helped to establish a collections protocol.
· Attended all Board of Directors meetings, managed agendas, and facilitated bylaws amendments.
· Led the legal function, providing comprehensive legal guidance and risk mitigation strategies for a private company offering business intelligence software and professional services.
· Practiced law and protected the organization while accounting for natural law, particularly as understood by the Catholic Church.
· With the assistance of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, fashioned policies that protected the company from state mandates involving concepts from gender theory, without violating Catholic moral principles.
· Identified abortion coverage in company health insurance policies that exceeded state mandates and had it removed.
· Flagged potential irregularities in proposed transactions.
· Advised on legal, regulatory, contractual, and ethical compliance requirements.
· Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated sales, partnership, and vendor contracts for domestic and international deals with private and public (government) counterparts.
· Drafted and negotiated outbound tech agreements, including single-tenant SaaS, traditional on-premises software licenses, and models in between, as well as data privacy/security terms and agreements for related services. Also reviewed and negotiated inbound tech agreements.
· Served as information security officer and established HIPAA-compliant protocols.
· Resolved day-to-day employment issues, such as employee conflicts, employee dismissal, and policy administration, in consultation with outside counsel.
· Created internal policies for all employees. Advised on variable compensation and agreements, such as employment agreements and separation agreements.
· Created, revised, and enforced policies and procedures to ensure consistency, security, and compliance.
· Trained internal staff.
· Selected and supervised outside counsel for representation related to litigation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate governance, and various other legal matters.
· Oversaw resolution of various disputes and litigation, such as customer, partner, and vendor contract disputes; employment disputes; and theft of intellectual property.
· Oversaw protection of copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.
· Advised the Finance Department on contractual billing requirements and helped to establish a collections protocol.
· Attended all Board of Directors meetings, managed agendas, and facilitated bylaws amendments.