About
Dual-qualified US and UK solicitor with experience spanning Big Law, in-house technology companies, and federal financial regulation.
This practice brings together over 18 years of legal and advisory experience built across New York, London, Amsterdam and Singapore — offering a rare convergence of private practice depth, in-house operational fluency, and regulatory insight.
A career grounded in Big Law at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher provided rigorous training across complex securities offerings, cross-border M&A, project finance, private equity, and corporate governance matters. Working from both New York and London offices built a natural fluency in transatlantic transactions and multi-jurisdictional deal structures.
Transitioning in-house as Commercial and Privacy Counsel at Mixpanel — a venture-backed, late-stage data analytics company — sharpened an understanding of how legal advice lands in practice. Negotiating hundreds of enterprise SaaS agreements, building contract workflows, and managing GDPR compliance across APAC and EMEA regions developed a business-first approach that stays with every engagement today.
From there, a move to Singapore as Executive Director at HM Strategy provided a further dimension: advising early-stage startups and acting as external general counsel in the Asia-Pacific region. This experience — working at the intersection of corporate law and strategic business planning — remains central to advisory work with growing companies today.
Most recently, as a Compliance Lead Examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the practice has taken on a uniquely regulatory lens. Conducting firm-specific and horizontal examinations of systemically significant financial institutions, assessing remediation work against enforcement actions, and presenting supervisory findings to senior management and other regulatory bodies provides a vantage point that few private practitioners possess.
The result is an advisor who can speak the language of regulators, in-house teams, and business leaders alike — and who brings that full perspective to every matter.
Career History
Federal Reserve Bank of NY
Compliance Lead Examiner
Conducting firm-specific and horizontal examinations to evaluate compliance risk management practices of large financial institutions. Building and maintaining relationships with supervisory teams across the Federal Reserve System and other agencies. Developing supervisory assessments and presenting examination results to institutions, Federal Reserve management, and other regulatory authorities.
ZwillGen
Legal Director
Drafted, negotiated, and advised on technology licensing agreements, DPAs, vendor agreements, and SaaS arrangements. Researched emerging issues including the use of AI tools in the context of existing licensing agreements and counseled clients on associated legal and business risks.
HM Strategy
Executive Director
Acted as strategic adviser and external counsel to early-stage startups and small businesses across the Asia-Pacific region. Partnered with executive teams to develop long-term strategic objectives, evaluated business practices, assessed operating gaps, and advised on risk management and compliance alignment.
Gunderson Dettmer
Venture Capital Associate
Represented companies and investors on cross-border venture capital investments in the Asia-Pacific region. Managed the full transaction lifecycle from pre-seed to growth equity, including share purchase agreements, shareholders' agreements, cap tables, and due diligence reports.
Mixpanel Inc.
Commercial and Privacy Counsel — APAC & EMEA
Served as in-house counsel for a venture-backed data analytics company, advising on SaaS contracts, NDA and vendor negotiations, GDPR compliance, data processing agreements, cookie policies, and privacy documentation. Created operational policies and contract workflow systems to support the global sales team.
Gibson Dunn
Corporate Associate — New York & London
Advised on securities offerings, cross-border project finance, real estate, M&A, and private equity transactions. Managed workstreams, supervised junior associates, and coordinated with local counsel and bank advisors. Advised clients on corporate governance and compliance matters including board-level presentations for pre-IPO readiness.
Accenture
Risk Management Consultant
Evaluated and assessed business processes of Fortune 500 companies, identified risk and data governance issues, and developed recommendations to address deficiencies. Examined regulatory codes for financial services clients and analyzed existing processes to identify compliance gaps pursuant to OCC consent orders.
Education
Columbia University School of Law
J.D. — May 2014 · New York, NY
Duke University
B.A. — May 2006 · Durham, NC