Experience

• Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

  Special Counsel

  • Advised boards of directors, management, and in-house counsel on complex matters, including business entity selection and formation, strategic planning, corporate finance, employment law issues, and investor relations.
  • Drafted and reviewed agreements and documents for, and negotiated with opposing counsel on, a wide range of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, and employment matters.
  • Drafted disclosure for SEC registration statements and other documents for biotechnology and other companies making initial public offerings and secondary offerings on the stock market.
  • Coordinated and oversaw client, underwriter, and in-house and opposing legal counsel involvement in the drafting of SEC registration statements and other documents.
  • Assisted public company clients in preparing annual and quarterly SEC reports, proxy statements, and press releases, and in responding to shareholder proposal requests.
  • Guided and assisted junior associates in their work on corporate client matters.
  

• University of North Carolina School of Law

  Visiting Assistant Professor

  Contracts and Corporate Law

• University of Missouri School of Law

  Visiting Associate Professor

  Contracts and Corporate Law

• Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

  Assistant General Counsel

  • Review disputed tax assessments and refund denials, working with taxpayers, auditors, and other Comptroller personnel to resolve disputed tax issues and claims.
  • Represent the Comptroller in administrative proceedings to address unresolved taxpayer issues and claims.
  • Prepare filings for hearings, including position letters, responses to replies, discovery requests and responses, briefs for hearings, and motions to dismiss, motions for rehearing, and other motions as cases required.
  • Prepare and deliver presentations to Comptroller personnel and/or the public to educate them on taxability or procedural issues of tax administration.
  • Recommend, analyze, and/or draft tax legislation and rules.
  

• Seattle University School of Law

  Visiting Assistant Professor

  Contracts