Legal & Operations Advisory
I bridge the gap between legal obligations and operational execution.
Growth-stage companies move fast, but their contracts, IP records, and operational workflows rarely keep pace. I partner with leadership teams to get that infrastructure sound, compliant, and ready for what’s next.
What I do
Contract Lifecycle & Compliance
CLM setup and implementation. I turn static legal documents into tracked operational data, so no renewal, milestone, or payment obligation gets missed.
Transaction Readiness
VDR setup, contract organization, and investor-facing summaries, getting your data room in order before a financing round.
IP Portfolio Readiness
Making sense of a scattered or unmanaged IP portfolio, organizing it for diligence, and translating its status into plain terms for your leadership and investors.
Finance Operations Support
Procurement and vendor onboarding workflows, invoicing and payment process setup and management.
Presentation & Content Production
Turning existing slide decks and scripts into polished video content using Articulate Storyline, whether for training, internal communications, or external presentations.
About
I started my career as a patent paralegal, spending over 13 years at a national law firm, the last year and a half leading the IP paralegal team. I then moved into operations at a clinical-stage biotech, where over seven years I grew from IP support into contract management and finance operations, including CLM implementation and pre-IPO due diligence support. In 2025, I founded ACWC Advisory to bring that range of experience directly to growth-stage companies.
I offer hands-on support across contract operations, IP portfolio organization, transaction readiness, and finance operations, whatever your team needs to get infrastructure in order.
- 13+ years as a patent paralegal, including 1.5 years leading the IP paralegal team at a national law firm
- 7 years in operations at a clinical-stage biotech, spanning IP, contracts, and finance
- CLM implementation experience (ContractPodAi)
- Pre-IPO due diligence support for a clinical-stage biotech
- Based in Ottawa, serving growth-stage companies across Canada
I also build the tools I wish existed. Covora is a legal asset management platform I built for life sciences companies to track contracts, IP, and payment obligations in one place.
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