1997 — 1999

Preston Gates & Ellis LLP

Associate Attorney

Where the operator's toolkit began — corporate and real estate legal training as strategic foundation.

San Francisco, CA

00 — Scope

What the role actually covered.

Practice Areas

—Corporate securities, finance, and governance work for high-growth companies and investors.
—Intellectual property strategy and employment law matters across a diverse client base.
—Real estate and transactional work for financial institutions, developers, and retailers.

Foundation

—Grounded a later career in operating, founding, and governing high-growth companies with rigorous legal and structured thinking.

02 — Setting

Where it happened.

Corporate and real estate transactional attorney representing companies and investors on matters of corporate securities, finance, intellectual property, governance, and employment law. Clients included start-up technology companies, large financial institutions, real estate developers, and retailers.