Lead Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs, Business Development/Strategy for Disney's Interactive segment along with affiliates Maker Studios, Playdom, Disney Mobile/Tapulous, Playdom, Club Penguin, GameStar (China), etc.

Member of senior executive team, responsible for aggressively driving high-priority agreements, formulating and executing against strategic objectives, managing risk, overseeing litigation, guarding an extensive IP portfolio, serving as new media subject matter expert across all Disney segments

Expertise in structuring and negotiating multimedia (games, software, tech, SaS) development, publishing, licensing, distribution, video production, hosting, platform, evaluation, service, NDA, advertising, promotion, OEM, talent, influencer, rights and contractor agreements, to name a few;

Oversaw Maker Studios YouTube influencer network and advertising across social network platforms;

Lead new media diligence for acquisition of Marvel Entertainment and Lucas Films;

managed acquisition (stock and asset) of eight development studios in the U.S., England, Canada and China;

Tapped by Walt Disney GC to assimilate acquired companies’ legal and business affairs teams based on approachable management style, entrepreneurial spirit, and thoughtful, collaborative, creative, practical problem solving;

Worked closely with Disney Public Policy, State and Federal Government Relations, industry groups, anti-piracy teams, and law enforcement regarding industry issues, Disney’s chief liaison to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), and the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB);assisted developing industry leading best practices for customer relationship management (CRM), privacy (COPPA/GDPR), accessibility, DRM, advertising and marketing (FTC), safety, contests and sweepstakes, TOUs, UGC, e-commerce, content protection and virtual currency;

Managed rights clearance for all interactive and video content.