Responsibilities. Provided legal guidance, corporate governance, advised senior leadership on legal risk management, provided due diligence, negotiated and drafted commercial agreements and contracts, legal researched for regulatory compliance, managed attorneys and commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Ensured compliance with privacy and data security, employment laws and regulations.
• Representative Clients. Banking: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Western Alliance Bank, Bank of Nevada, Nevada State Bank, Community Bank of Nevada, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, First Asian Bank, Pacific Western Bank and The Independent Bankers Bank of George.

, Henderson, Nevada (September 2005 - December 2011)
• Corporate Matters. Provide legal guidance and corporate governance for corporate structure and entity formation, regulatory filings, issuance, registration and exemption of stock, maintenance of corporate books, records, minutes, bylaws, employment contracts and employee stock option plans. (U.S. and foreign).
• Representative Clients. Federal Express, Epson Electronics, Community Bank of Nevada, Southwest USA Bank, Bank of Nevada, The Independent Bankers Bank, FDIC, ABF Freight, CRST, Cashman Caterpillar and The City of Pahrump.

Responsibilities. Structure and manage the company's internal legal function and staff.
Prepared, filed, and maintained corporate and regulatory filings for licensing in twenty states.
Provided counsel and guidance for corporate governance matters. Provided legal advice and representation for business banking lending operations for residential and commercial real estate financing, sales, and escrow more than $90 million dollars in annual transactions. Ensured compliance with applicable state and federal banking laws. Conducted due diligence, evaluated, and negotiated contracts for banking relationships and wholesale lines of credit. Managed multi-
state regulatory examinations and deliverables.

Responsibilities. Advised and provided counsel for corporate and regulatory matters for wireless technology company deploying broadband wireless internet in the United States and internationally. Conducted due diligence, negotiated, and drafted merger and acquisition agreements, joint venture agreements, licensing agreements, software licensing agreements and partnership agreements with strategic partners. Provided legal advice regarding labor and employment issues. Legal advisor on all major business transactions, including acquisitions,
divestitures, and joint ventures.