As counsel to start-up online media company. Helped negotiate transfer of core intellectual property from prior employer of stockholders; structured stockholder buy-sell agreement, registered company trademarks; enforced IP in marks; and represented company in eventual multimillion dollar sale to Penton Media.
Counsel to education technology company. Negotiated content license from nation’s leading Hispanic ESL educator; assisted in formation of new joint venture entity; drafted innovated contracts with large school districts for online access to content; and represented company in eventual multimillion dollar sale of ESL business to Pearson Education.
General counsel to commercial finance company over period of eight years from inception to liquidation. Helped organized and structure company, developed innovative factoring agreements, advised company on aspects of UCC law and day-to-day legal issued; closed three multimillion dollar lines of credit; and negotiated complex inter-creditor and workout agreements.
Corporate counsel to information technology consultant in connection with internal stockholder dispute, general corporate matters, and eventual merger with Mind Over Machines to form one of the largest IT consulting firms in the Baltimore-Washington area.
Counsel to hedge fund in connection with initial structuring of fund and capital raise to provide vehicle for trading in options using systematic techniques developed by founder; drafted investor agreement and private placement memorandum; advised fund on securities compliance.