Corporate Counsel at Onebrief, Inc. (2025-12 – 2026-03)
- Reviewed and negotiated inbound commercial vendor, enterprise technology, and professional services agreements as well as independent contractor and consultant agreements.
- Drafted commercial vendor clause library to support end-to-end procurement function; Created templates and workflows for contract legal management system with AI functionality.
- Partnered with People Department to manage routine domestic and international employment matters, including offer letters and recission notices.
- Evaluated emerging tools and technologies for integration into legal department workflow.
Corporate Counsel at Abt Global, LLC (2024-01 – 2025-12)
- Responded to and managed impact of global contract and cooperative award terminations from USAID, Department of Labor, and Department of Education; Drafted termination settlement proposals, request for equitable adjustments, and managed pre-litigation matters.
- Legal representative on internal USAID contract termination team, closing 27 global offices, corporate entities, and separating staff in compliance with local laws and in accordance with the FAR.
- Advised business units on organizational conflicts of interest, ethics guidelines for new employees, consultants, and key management personnel.
- Partnered with Contracts, Procurement, Grant Management, IT, and HR functions in reviewing, updating, and revising various commercial and government agreement templates; Responded to FOIA requests.
- Served as legal representative on Insider Threat working group; Collaborated with Facility Security Officer (FSO) on DCSA audits and name change package submissions to maintain Abt's Top Secret Security Clearance.
Procurement Counsel (Contract) at Peloton Interactive (2023-07 – 2024-01)
- Created "Contracts Playbook" consisting of Master Supply Agreement terms for Procurement Department; Reviewed all supplier/vendor agreements, flagging and revising any inconsistent terms.
Associate General Counsel at Shield AI, Inc. (2021-05 – 2023-04)
- Managed multiple legal facets of a rapid growth late-stage defense startup, including design-build for manufacturing facility, internal investigations, supplier and vendor agreements, and teaming agreements.
- Collaborated on the AI software design roadmap with cross-functional internal teams for U.S. State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) classification; Advised Executive Leadership, Business Development, and Engineering teams on ITAR and EAR export requirements for various products, ensuring paperwork was properly documented for compliance.
- Supported strategic corporate transactions, including two company acquisitions and debt financing deal, by conducting due diligence, reviewing transaction documents, and coordinating post-closing processes.
- Drafted and revised corporate policies, including Code of Ethics, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and Organizational Conflicts of Interest for due diligence.
Associate, Government Contracts and International Trade Group at Duane Morris LLP (2019-05 – 2021-04)
- Drafted compliance manual to comply with export regulations and Controlled Unclassified Information.
- Team member on $100+ million-dollar complex litigation contract claim before Armed Services Board of Contracts Appeals; Assisted clients with various transactional and litigation matters involving the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS).
- Advised transportation company on FAA compliance and procurement guidelines in contract suspension and termination dispute with international airport owned and operated by major city.
- Pro Bono: Represented parent in Hague Convention International Child Abduction Remedies Act in federal court.
Assistant Counsel, Center for Professional Responsibility at American Bar Association (2017-01 – 2019-05)
- Researched, wrote, and developed policy on legal ethics, legal malpractice, law firm risk management, law firm innovation, and the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct; Developed legal education courses and resources on lawyer and law firm risk management, legal malpractice avoidance, and legal ethics; Monitored and reported state law, regulations and industry trends impacting the Committees jurisdiction.
- Served as Project Manager for National Legal Malpractice Conference; Managed vendor contracting process from negotiation and drafting through performance, including negotiation and drafting of sales contracts and statements of work for; Developed and maintained business relationships with sponsors, donors, and outside vendors while managing internal support staff.
Judicial Fellow at The Honorable Loren A. Smith, Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2016-09 – 2016-12)
- Researched and drafted opinions on a wide variety of complex matters, including bid protests, government contract disputes, Fifth Amendment taking cases, and Vaccine Act review cases.
Legal Program Manager at Kinsella Media/Rust Consulting (2015-03 – 2016-03)
- Created and managed work plans and oversight of class-actions, creating notice programs for high dollar product liability and antitrust settlements; Composed declarations and affidavits detailing efficiency and reach of media programs to target audiences used by clients during settlement hearings; Wrote copy for product liability websites, putting terms of settlements into plain language to provide sufficient notice for consumers.
Law Clerk at U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on House Administration (2014-01 – 2014-08)
- Drafted and edited memoranda on federal election and campaign finance legislation and related Congressional hearings for Ranking Congressman and Elections Counsel; Performed email discovery for agencies within committee's jurisdiction to support FOIA requests.
Legal Intern, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Litigation and Compliance at Lockheed Martin Corporation (2013-05 – 2013-08)
- Reviewed, revised and updated hundreds of employment contracts for employees located abroad, using relevant labor law standards within those countries; Researched, developed, and presented recommendations alongside Assistant General Counsel regarding Lockheed Martin's "Bring Your Own Device" policy.
