Trade Associations & Coalitions

Representative Experience

• Organized a coalition and represented technical service providers, including Nelnet Inc., TD Ameritrade, U.S. Assets, Home Instead, Nannonation, Hudl and Nebraska Global to achieve passage of a corporate apportionment formula and sourcing rules for sales of intangibles and services.
• Achieved passage or defeat of legislation or regulatory initiatives on behalf of industry associations, national and international corporations and a major Nebraska political subdivision.
• Represented the Nebraska Bankers Association as associate general counsel and registered lobbyist.
• Serve as outside general counsel for trade association and manage all aspects of government advocacy on priority issues before FDA, USDA, and USTR.
• Established coalition to represent organic nutrient crop input proponents to ensure appropriate representation before National Organic Standards Board and National Organic Program.
• Negotiated, drafted, and managed trade association contracts, nondisclosure agreements, licensing agreements, and other documents.
• Assist in completing and filing PAC reports with Federal Election Commission.
• Serve on team advising international food and agribusiness importers and suppliers, including trade organization, on geographic indications and labeling of food imports.
• Develop advocacy strategy for priority issues of trade associations and coalitions before the FDA, USDA, USTR, and Congress.
• Represent trade association on cross industry coalitions to ensure specific interests of group represented by coalition advocacy.
• Oversaw various trade association committees, task forces and working groups that covered topics such as genetic engineering, food waste, and date labeling and environmental and workplace safety.
• Served as legal counsel to trade association by overseeing active litigation, handling in-house discovery, monitoring association activities for antitrust issues, and managing trade association trademarks and intellectual property.