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Vice President of Sales Canada

Diono is a world leader providing families an expanding line of safe, innovative and high quality juvenile products that exceed expectations at home or on the go. We transformed the car seat industry with the introduction of the Radian Car Seat, the first steel-reinforced folding car seat designed to make travel and storage more convenient than ever. Our products are offered through our retail partners in over 50 countries worldwide. \r\n\r\nWith more than a decade of experience, Diono continues a heritage of excellence that includes more than 50 International Awards from industry and consumer groups for safety and thoughtful design for car seats, travel and stroller accessories.\r\n\r\nDiono(r) is a privately held company headquartered in Sumner, WA with offices in Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, China, UK and France.

15 years of experience working with publicly traded and high-value closely held companies as a trusted advocate and advisor in, among others, the following areas: -- First and Second chair trial experience, as well as National Steering Counsel experience, working as outside litigation counsel and in-house counsel (class actions, complex commercial, general liability, products liability, professional negligence, healthcare, ERISA, labor/employment, intellectual property, business torts, land use, broker-dealer and construction/design/fabrication). --Litigation Management as In-House Counsel: budgeting, managing teams of outside counsel, negotiating long-lead Best Value engagements with outside counsel, leveraging/directing internal litigation support activities, managing E-Discovery efforts in large document/high volume cases. -- Risk Assessment and Risk Management, including communicating Risk/Strategy to Senior Management and Board -- Legal support of robust corporate functions: compliance, export control, labor/employment/HR function, contracting/procurement/supply-chain management, construction and information technology ADMISSION/LICENSE TO PRACTICE: Commonwealth of Virginia (including E.D. of Va.) State of South Carolina (including D. of SC) Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals US Court of Federal Claims Sample of Reported Cases: Newbanks v. Cellular Sales of Knoxville, Inc., 548 Fed. Appx. 851 (4th Cir. 2013); Gressette v. South Carolina Elec. & Gas Co., 635 S.E.2d 538 (S.C. 2006); Peery v. Carolina Care Plan, Inc., 144 Fed. Appx. 300 (4th Cir. 2005).