Outside General Counsel and Business Counseling
Serves as outside general counsel to a St. Louis-based fintech payments company, providing ongoing legal counsel from its founding through its Series A financing and beyond. The company now manages payments for more than 9,000 retail locations and has advised on payment ecosystems with more than $60 billion in annual payment volume
Serves as outside general counsel to businesses in industries including third-party logistics, mechanical contracting, and skin care
For more than 11 years, has provided ongoing legal support to the sales and customer relations departments of a national product manufacturer with $1.5 billion in annual sales, including contract drafting, representation in litigation and arbitration, and employee training
Contracts, Commercial Relationships, and Risk Management
Drafts and advises on affiliate marketing arrangements with online influencers, software licensing agreements, NDAs, restrictive covenants, independent contractor agreements, warranty disclaimers, liability limitations, website terms and conditions, and privacy policies
Advised a billion-dollar product manufacturer on the deployment of arbitration agreements to its nationwide network of independent wholesalers, with agreements deployed in 40 states and accepted by nearly 85% of wholesalers
Employment, Restrictive Covenants, and Trade Secrets
Advises and defends businesses on employment issues including discrimination, retaliation, leave, accommodation, reductions in force, employee discipline, and termination
Represents clients in disputes involving noncompetes and other restrictive covenants, trade secret misappropriation, and related business torts
Resolved numerous class and collective actions on behalf of businesses facing claims alleging unpaid wages and worker misclassification
Litigation, Investigations, and Crisis Response
Resolved a federal whistleblower retaliation action alleging waste, fraud, and abuse against a Georgia community service board
Represents businesses in government investigations and enforcement matters, including helping a food producer resume operations following a health department shutdown order
Leads rapid crisis response for clients in matters involving threats of workplace violence and motor vehicle accidents
AI and Emerging Technology
Regularly advises and speaks on artificial intelligence, emerging technology, and workplace risk, including client presentations and media appearances