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Experience

• Practice focusing on commercial transactions including: mergers and acquisitions, health care regulation, intellectual property, corporate and LLC formation, real estate, business representation, and the review and preparation of contracts
• Advise multi-specialty and single-specialty physician group practices on the impact of health care regulation on both their current practice and any proposed changes, including analysis of Stark regulation and the anti-kickback statute
• Advised medical device manufacturer on federal and state regulatory compliance including the FDA registration process for medical devices
• Researched and drafted response to Office Action from the United States Patent and Trademark Office regarding registration of a trademark
• Represent both buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions
• Facilitate the closing of commercial loan transactions as bank counsel in secured and unsecured term and revolving credit, including refinance and loan modification agreements
• Draft contracts governing real estate purchase and sale transactions
• Aided in advising a company on its obligations under relevant data breach notification laws
• Drafted documents such as Asset Purchase Agreements, Service Agreements, and Employment Separation Agreements
• Conducted legal research and prepared memoranda in the fields of employment, medical device regulation, and health care regulation
• Represented miners and survivors in Federal Black Lung matters including the evaluation of claims, development of evidence, conducting discovery and depositions, the preparation of motions, oral arguments before a Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge, and drafting of appeal briefs

Education

• Washington and Lee University School of Law: J.D. 2008
• University of Virginia: B.A. 2004