Representative Experience
Assistant General Counsel for publicly traded CLEC for over five years, with broad responsibility for commercial contracts and operational matters

Negotiation of customer and vendor agreements for regulated and non-regulated telecommunications services

Negotiation of mergers and acquisitions to develop nationwide telecommunications network

Represented acquirers and targets in mergers and acquisitions in a broad range of industries

Represented lenders and sub debt providers in commercial lending, LBO and restructuring transactions

Represented lessors and lessees in fiber leases, conduit leases, swaps and IRUs, for local and long-haul networks

Development of forms and contracting process controls for enhanced services provider

Prior Experience
XO Communications: Assistant General Counsel, 1998 - 2003

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP: Partner, 1991 – 1998; Associate, 1987 - 1990

Representative Clients
Clearwire Corporation
XO Communications
XO Interactive
Eagle River Investments
Adelphia Communications

Memberships and Activities
Oregon State Bar Association

Education
J.D., Lewis and Clark Law School, 1984

M.A., University of Chicago Divinity School, 1979

B.A., Reed College, 1978