General Counsel
New Milford, NJ, USA
Experienced attorney and General Counsel with a background in commercial contracting, litigation, finance, restructuring, and compliance. Currently serving as inaugural General Counsel at SESI Consulting Engineers, building scalable legal frameworks. Also Counsel at Moth+Flame, Inc. Admitted in NJ, NY, MN, and federal courts.
SESI Consulting Engineers
Mar 2025 — Present
Inaugural General Counsel building and embedding scalable processes to support a multi-year growth plan. Advisor to executive leadership on enterprise risk, contracting strategy, and operational governance. Managing day-to-day contracting and litigation oversight while establishing sustainable workflows. Leading cross-functional enablement across the organization.
Moth+Flame, Inc
Feb 2023 — Present
Negotiate and manage commercial and employment contracts (SaaS, NDAs, partnerships, vendors, cloud, marketing, IP, etc.). Advise on product and compliance risk. Built and ran core ops including policies, vendor onboarding, contract lifecycle, insurance, HR/benefits, and invoicing.
Troutman Sanders LLP
Mar 2017 — Apr 2019
Managed and litigated over 200 complex taxi medallion foreclosures and workouts. Documented complex commercial transactions. Specialized in UCC Article 3 and 9 issues. Coordinated team of six attorneys and paralegals in loan portfolio sales.
McCarter & English, LLP
Jul 2014 — Mar 2017
Represented lenders in commercial litigation including secured transactions, foreclosures, and bankruptcies. Served as team leader on e-discovery for multi-million dollar litigation. Defended class actions and negotiated favorable settlements.
Kridel Law Group
Aug 2013 — Jun 2014
Represented consumer and business clients in business disputes, IP litigation, federal tax investigation, matrimonial litigation, and consumer bankruptcies.
Weinstein, Pinson & Riley, P.S.
Feb 2013 — Aug 2013
Represented a national distressed loan portfolio holder in class action suits based on Consumer Protection Law claims including FDCPA and state laws.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court – District of New Jersey
May 2011 — Aug 2011
Judicial Intern to the Honorable Judge Rosemary Gambardella.
JD · Law
? – 2012
BA · Political Science and History
? – 2008