Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I assist clients with their use of social media, emerging technologies, data security and other information technology policies as well as with outsourcing agreements, licensing, securities law compliance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate compliance. I have worked with a variety of clients including special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), technology services companies, governmental entities, and other public and private companies. I am also the head of social meadia for the Firm's Art+Law+Blog and contribute to the bankbryancave.com website.

Work History

• Bryan Cave LLP (f/k/a Powell Goldstein LLP)
• Associate
• September 2007 to Present

• As an Associate with the Firm's Technology, Entrepreneurial and Commercial Practice Group and Internet & New Media Team, I assist clients with the design of policies and approaches to emerging technologies, data security and brand protection. I also assist with general corporate matters including mergers & acquistions, securities filings, corporate governance and general corporate compliance. Internally, I also work with attorneys to develop personal branding strategies using social media.

• Powell Goldstein LLP
• Summer Associate
• May 2006 to July 2006

• As a Summer Associate with the Firm, I worked with attorneys on a variety of matters ranging from corporate law review to legal research to legal drafting for both corporate and litigation matters.

• District Attorney General of Nashville
• Legal Clerk, Child Sex Abuse Division
• May 2005 to July 2005

• As a clerk with the District Attorney General of Nashville, Tennessee, through a grant program from the Vanderbilt Legal Aid Society, I conducted legal research and prepared background information for a variety of cases relating to child domestic violence and abuse.

• The Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center
• Plant Pathology Research Assistant
• May 2003 to August 2003

• As a Research Assistant with The Ohio State University's Agriculture Research and Development Center, I managed a study on the efficiency and effectiveness of various organic pesticides using tomato plants and conducted a small study on plant germination rates under stressed conditions, including presentations of the findings of these studies.

• Epcot Science, a Division of the Walt Disney World Resort
• Plant Science and Communications Intern
• June 2002 to January 2003

• As a Plant Science and Communications Intern, I worked with the Epcot Science team to research and maintain various tropic plant species in a large hydroponic facility as part of the Living with the Land Boat Tour at Epcot's The Land pavilion. I also hosted walking tours for guests through the facility answering questions and demonstrating how the facility operated and how the techniques could be applied to modern agriculture worldwide.

Education

• Vanderbilt University Law School
• J.D.
• 2004 - 2007

• Senior Symposium Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law; Vanderbilt Academic Excellence Award, Constitutional Law II; Vanderbilt Law Ambassadors, President

• DePauw University
• B.A., cum laude, Biology, Organizational Communication and Rhetoric, Philosophy
• 2000 - 2004

• Presidential Rector Scholar; Science Research Fellow; DePauw Alumni Board of Directors Member; Greek Man of the Year 2004; Order of Omega; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, President