I'm an independent writer, editor, researcher and strategist with 25 year's experience helping clients communicate complex ideas to discerning audiences via the creation of thought leadership publications, topical articles, media relations materials, semi-scholarly pamphlets, e-books, books, custom proposals, requests for proposals (RFP's), marketing material and social media content. I began my career serving as a writer to the President of the United States in The White House. I went on to serve in senior staff roles in the California Legislature, where my focus included legislative affairs & media relations. I later worked as an aide to former British Foreign Secretary & EU Negotiator for the Former Yugoslavia David Owen, where I drafted & edited semi-scholarly publications during the campaign in support of the UK’s continued presence in the EU while remaining outside the Euro currency zone. I then began a focus on international business development & communications for professional services firms in public affairs, legal & financial services while working in the EU, the US & the Asia-Pacific Region. I'm the author of A Comprehensive Guide to the Asia-Pacific Legal Markets and publish AsiaLawPortal.com. I've also been published in the Wall Street Journal Europe, Axial Forum and Beaton Capital Blog. I'm a licensed attorney in the District of Columbia & hold a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law.