Venture Capital General Counsel | Creator of annual Madrona General Counsel Summit | Legal Community Builder | Practical, Responsive, Legal Advisor to Venture Funds and Startup Companies | Executive Coach

As the General Counsel at Madrona Venture Group, I oversee the legal affairs and promote the venture growth for Madrona's investments in early stage technology based companies. I also mastermind an annual Madrona General Counsel Summit that attracts over 400 attendees and brings the GC legal community together in a meaningful way. My core competencies include providing practical wise legal advice in an responsive and collaborative manner to obtain the best results in each situation. I excel at deal structuring and negotiation, advising portfolio legal issues, and assisting on M&A transactions, venture financings, and corporate governance. I also have extensive background in initial public offerings, corporate governance, contract drafting and review, strategic counseling, venture capital financing, risk mitigation, employment issues, M&A, and intellectual property licensing.