• Serve as strategic legal partner to ownership and senior leadership, aligning legal strategy with business growth goals across product, commercial, and operational functions. • Lead all contract, IP, and compliance activities—protecting proprietary technologies and managing domestic and international agreements with licensors, vendors, subcontractors, and distributors. • Direct intellectual property protection, licensing, and enforcement in collaboration with R&D, Marketing, and external counsel to safeguard brand and innovation. • Drive efficient contracting from bid evaluation through negotiation and execution, ensuring clear risk allocation and business alignment. • Oversee post-signature performance, compliance, amendments, and dispute resolution to maintain operational integrity and strong partner relationships. • Manage outside counsel in dispute resolution, intellectual property, tax, and insurance matters. • Ensure ongoing compliance with domestic and international regulatory frameworks covering registration, licensing, tax, importing, and employment.

• Oversaw all corporate legal operations, with a focus on contracts, compliance, and employment law. • Designed and implemented HR policies, employee manuals, and compliance programs supporting a high-performance culture and minimizing organizational risk. • Partnered with leadership to address employee relations, compensation, training, and policy development in alignment with evolving labor and data privacy laws. • Enhanced workplace satisfaction and productivity through proactive compliance and clear communication between HR and executive teams. • Negotiated, instituted, and tracked adherence to all insurance policies, ensuring coverage consistency and risk mitigation across the organization.

• Advanced company-wide legal strategies supporting growth, IP protection, and risk management across international operations. • Directed outside counsel on IP enforcement, licensing, and disputes; advised on trade secrets, advertising, and media matters. • Strengthened contract management systems, ensuring precision in negotiation, documentation, and dispute resolution. • Partnered with Finance and Accounting to mitigate financial exposure and resolve complex payment disputes. • Expanded oversight of compliance with international licensing, tax, and import/export regulations.

• Managed all legal operations for a fast-scaling manufacturer and importer of proprietary architectural products. • Built IP protection and licensing frameworks from the ground up, ensuring compliance and competitive differentiation. • Created standardized contract templates and established a comprehensive record retention and compliance system. • Provided counsel on entity formation, licensing, and tax compliance across U.S., Canadian, and international markets.