Services
Contracts
I have extensive experience writing, negotiating, and interpreting contracts and dealing with contract disputes. As general counsel for ten years for a consulting firm with operations in multiple jurisdictions, I was responsible for legal issues involving the company’s contractual relationships with financial institutions, employees, customers, technology providers and other vendors. My experience includes drafting, negotiating and renegotiating contract terms for publishers and authors and resolving disputes between them.
Regulatory compliance
Experience dealing with regulatory issues across jurisdictions, including:
- General business law and regulations for multiple entities
- Privacy and data security law and regulations
- Employment law compliance
- Financial services law and regulation.
Employment issues
My experience includes dealing with employment contracts, non-competition, and non-solicitation issues, as well as general employment law for companies with employees in multiple jurisdictions. I have extensive experience representing both employers and employees.
Acquisitions
I have extensive experience dealing with the due diligence involved in the purchase or sales of businesses and business units to ensure that the opportunities, risks and legal concerns for all parties are evaluated and understood.
Business Policies & Procedures
I played a key role in developing, drafting, and implementing business policies and procedures and amending them as business conditions changed and new opportunities and risks evolved.
Business law
My position as general counsel for a firm with a presence in several states gave me a broad range of experience handling legal issues in numerous business-related service areas, including human resources.
Rights involving publishing and protection and use of intellectual property
As an attorney, a publisher and an author myself, I have extensive experience analyzing and protecting the intellectual property rights of authors, creators, publishers and content owners.
Dispute resolution
Dispute resolution was a major focus of my work as general counsel and remains a priority in my legal practice. My goal is to avoid disputes by providing clear terms and guidance so that all parties understand their obligations and can meet them. Disputes are inevitable, however, and resolving them can be difficult. While litigation may be unavoidable, effective negotiation, mediation and arbitration can often avoid the time and expense involved in trials.
