Risk and Compliance Project Manager - HDF Services - Houston, Texas
(2023-01 - 2026-03)
Led multiple compliance programs, including planning, executing, and monitoring progress to ensure successful delivery of IT project within time and budget.
Document Review Attorney - Consilio Services Inc (Covington and Burling)
(2023-02 - 2023-06)
- Produced documents in line with lawsuit against major commercial organization.
- Coded for responsiveness, Attorney-Client and Work Product privileges, and sensitive business information using Relativity software
Contract Attorney - Innovative Driven (Susman Godfrey LLP)
(2022-09 - 2023-01)
- Produced documents in line with lawsuit against major news network for defamation.
- Coded for Attorney-Client and Work Product privileges.
- Redacted privilege materials and PII in preparation for production.
Contract Attorney - Innovative Driven (Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP)
(2022-04 - 2022-08)
- Produced documents in line with lawsuit against major integrated health care consortium for unlawful termination of employment contract.
- Coded for responsiveness, Attorney-Client and Work Product privileges, confidentiality, sensitive medical information, and PII.
- Redacted privilege materials and PII in preparation for production.
Contract Attorney - Consilio Services Inc (Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz, LLP)
(2022-03 - 2022-03)
- Part of a team in a second request DOJ investigation of a proposed merger and acquisition
- Conducted Privilege review to assert Attorney client and Work Product privilege.
- Coded for responsiveness and anti-trust conduct.
Contract Attorney - Innovative Driven (White & Case LLP)
(2021-12 - 2022-02)
- Produced documents in line with formal, internal investigation relating to possible discrimination in Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) products and services in a global investment field.
- Coded for responsiveness in line with set protocol, and identified possible Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign.
- Conducted Privilege review to assert Attorney client and Work Product privilege.
Attorney - Law Office of Jody-Ann Greenwood
(2021-03 - 2021-11)
Handled multiple immigration cases in Personal Injury and Immigration Law Firm.
- Provided advice in political asylum cases, citizenship, travel and work visas, business and personal immigration, and immigration proceedings.
Contract Attorney - Haystack ID LLC (Baker & McKenzie LLP)
(2021-01 - 2021-02)
- Part of a team in a second request civil investigation demand by FTC.
- Asserted Attorney Client, Work Product, Common Interest and Joint Defense Privileges.
- Prepared Privilege Log for identified privileges.
- Redacted Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Privilege materials.
Contract Attorney - Consilio Services Inc (Paul Hastings, LLP)
(2019-10 - 2021-01)
- Part of a team in a US DOJ and UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation.
- Reviewed documents for responsiveness to allegations of fraud, bribery and export control violations.
- Reviewed company practices in line with compliance standards.
- Conducted Privilege review to assert Attorney client and Work Product
Contract Attorney - Innovative Driven LLC (Wilmerhale LLP)
(2019-05 - 2019-09)
- Part of a team in a second request review of a DOJ anti-trust investigation.
- Prepared Privilege Log and asserted Attorney Client, Work Product, Common Interest and Joint Defense Privileges.
- Redacted Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Privilege materials.
Head, Legal Unit - Zinox Technologies Limited - Lagos, Nigeria
(2011-07 - 2018-10)
Led corporate legal and compliance team in delivering government and commercial compliance programs, collaborating with third-party vendors and government agencies to meet regulatory requirements.
- Oversaw all aspects of merger and acquisition (M&A) compliance programs, from pre-acquisition diligence to post-acquisition integration, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with strategic business goals.
- Facilitated corporate secretarial and governance activities, including the meetings, preparing draft meeting agendas, notices of meetings, meeting materials, whitepapers, resolutions, consents, and minutes. Ensured proper maintenance of all corporate records.
- Managed corporate ethics and trade compliance programs, upholding standards of conduct and ethical relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, and communities.
- Fostered cross-functional collaboration between business partners and key stakeholders, including legal, internal audit, procurement, change management, human resources, and information technology, to achieve program objectives for multiple compliance programs.
- Maintained open communication with senior leadership to report progress on company-wide compliance initiatives, decisions, and resolution to major risk issues.
