Professional Experience
Secret Sauce LLC
Legal Advisor •March 2023 - Present
Advising and assisting the Founder on new entity creation, brand management, and new employee onboarding. Secret Sauce LLC is a Beverly Hills based consulting firm, specializing in Customer Experience (CX) that provides guidance to start-up companies on how to best scale operational teams, streamline costs, and uncover revenue opportunities with a focus on strategic growth.
McDermott Will & Emery, LLP
Associate •December 2021 - February 2023
• Interpreting and applying the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including Forms 10-K/Q, S-1, F-1, 8-K, 6-K, and Section 16 Forms 3 and 4.
• Working with and responding to SEC and FINRA comments; NYSE / Nasdaq continual listing compliance.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements to support corporate transactions, such as promissory notes, service agreements, NDAs, PIPEs, and underwriting agreements.
• Preparation of corporate governance matters including board minutes and resolutions; supporting investor relations by reviewing marketing materials and disclosures for accuracy.
• Advising cryptocurrency exchanges on new token issuance and marketplace regulatory guidance.
Reed Smith, LLP
Associate •January 2021 - December 2021
(returning 2019 Summer Associate)
• A member of the Special Purpose Acquisition Company ("SPAC") IPO team that lateralled to McDermott in Dec. 2021. From both the Issuer and Underwriter side, successfully closed eight (8) SPAC IPOs in 2021 and three (3) SPAC IPOs in Q1 of 2022.
• Strong familiarity working directly with the C-level executives, financial advisors, and specialists.
• Delaware General Corporate Law (DGCL) guidance; Corporation and LLC formation, bylaw and resolution drafting.
NetScout Systems, Inc
Legal Intern •June 2018 - August 2018
• Implemented the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) workflow to respond to customer data requests.
• Assisted in preparing, reviewing and redlining customer and vendor contracts, NDAs, and subpoena responses.
National Eczema Association
Senior Associate • 2016 - 2017
• Created the company's process to manage real-time social media inquiries related to pending and actual litigation.
• Executed the safety clinical-usage tests on over 70 unique formulations in 6 months.
• Managed the partnerships and certifications with USDA Organic, EPA Safer Choice, USDA Bio Preferred, National Eczema Association, the Skin Cancer Foundation, and PETA Cruelty Free.
Product Associate • 2014 - 2016
• Managed the international export of over 50 products into Canada by overseeing the product label design, which included marketing claim translation and compliance in a foreign market, and overseeing the delivery timeline to ensure the finished product was ready for launch at the retail location.
• Handled FDA/OTC product registration, FTC label compliance, NAFTA import/export tariffs, OSHA Safety Data Sheets, vendor NDA contracts, and created a comprehensive internal product ingredient information database.
• Managed and edited a 200-page Product Catalog to ensure consistency of brand message, grammar, and style.
The Honest Company, Inc
•November 2012 - March 2017
Team Lead & Customer Service Representative • 2012 - 2014
Early employee at the rapidly growing start-up, I started as one of 10 customer service representatives (CSRs), and interacted with up to 100 customer calls a day to handle account services and product questions. After eight months, I was promoted to Team Lead, and over the next nine months grew the department to over 65 CSRs.