13544 Adair Creek Way NE * Redmond, Washington 98053

425-898-9572 *
IN-HOUSE LEGAL COUNSEL - Admitted to practice in Washington State
Senior attorney with eight years' law firm experience, including five years as v
isiting foreign counsel for a Japanese law firm, followed by thirteen years' exp
erience as in-house legal counsel for a manufacturer of state-of-the-art hospita
l patient monitoring devices and systems. Broad-based general corporate counsel
experience in support of virtually all facets of the company's business, with pa
rticular emphasis on contract negotiation and drafting and intellectual property
protection. Conversational language ability in Japanese.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SPACELABS HEALTHCARE, LLC, Issaquah, Washington * 1995-2008
Legal Counsel & Associate General Counsel
Provided legal support for Sales, Manufacturing, Product Development, Marketing,
Finance, Human Resources, Clinical Trial Services, and Regulatory Affairs depar
tments. Primary responsibility for oversight of outside counsel in the protectio
n of the intellectual property assets of Spacelabs and its parent company, OSI S
ystems, Inc. Reviewed and negotiated financing documentation with lenders. Negot
iated and drafted a broad range of documentation, including purchase, sales, lea
sing, OEM, licensing, development, joint venture, telecommunications, clinical t
rials and professional services agreements. Oversaw divestiture of three major b
usiness units (Spacelabs Burdick, Lifeclinic.com/Vita-Stat, and Dolphin Medical)
. Provided employee compliance training in a variety of substantive areas, inclu
ding HIPAA, FDA Compliance, Medicare Fraud & Abuse, Foreign Corrupt Practices Ac
t and Export Control Laws.
LAW OFFICES OF GARVEY, SCHUBERT & BARER, Seattle, Washington * 1986-1995
Associate Attorney
Represented clients of full-service law firm based in Seattle, with branches in
Washington, DC and Portland, Oregon. Initially assigned to represent Japanese tr
awl fishing fleet clients for the firm's Government Regulation & International T
rade Group. Assisted clients operating in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea in i
nteractions with various regulatory bodies, joint ventures, and contractual part
ners. Also worked extensively with the firm's Business Group. Selected for overs
eas assignment with an affiliated law firm in Tokyo, Japan (discussed below).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - CONT'D
LAW OFFICES OF MATSUO & KOSUGI, Tokyo, Japan * 1988-1993
Visiting Foreign Counsel
Assisted in the negotiation and drafting of a broad variety of English language
agreements, including currency and interest rate exchange documentation, loan an
d mortgage agreements, license agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and joi
nt venture documentation. Became the first foreign counsel at the firm to receiv
e multiple requests for extension of service of what was initially an eighteen-m
onth assignment.
EDUCATION
Berkeley Law, University of California, Berkeley, California
Juris Doctor, 1986
Completed special concentration in Financial Instruments & Institutions
Stanford University, Stanford, California
Bachelor of Arts in Japanese, w/concentration in Economics, 1977