Conflicts Specialist

Daniel Hwang

**** ****** ******* ******, ********* 1706, Tysons Corner, VA 22182

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EDUCATION:

Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, Virginia December 2017 Master of Law, L.L.M

Handong International Law School, Pohang, South Korea December 2017 Juris Doctor, J.D.

o Regent University School of Law 2015: Center for Global Justice, Human Rights, Rule of law Grant Recipient The Ohio State University, College of Arts and Science, Columbus, Ohio May 2012 Bachelor of Arts

o Majors: International Relations and Diplomacy and Korea o Minor: International Economics and Social Development LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP, Washington, D.C. Oct. 2019- Present Conflicts Specialist

o Responsible for providing contextual analysis and critical assessment of new business intake (and other) matters with specific conflicts clearance responsibilities; providing direction, professional development, training, and review of work product of conflicts team. o Providing guidance and implementing department administrative objectives as needed, overseeing and serving as a department and Firm resource for Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs), Requests for Proposals

(RFPs), lateral conflicts checks, and ethical screens; and actively participate in decision making in connection with conflicts resolution, business clearance and related ethics matters. o Independently identify research needs, effectively utilizing third-party business resources as relevant to the situation or topic. Plan library or electronic research, pacer, IP database, conflicts database, wall builder database, adobe acrobat, or other conflicts-specific or electronic workflow-specific training for teams as needed. Participate in the hiring process for Conflicts Team including evaluating potential candidates, resumes, interviewing; and providing recommendations. o Monitor new business and conflicts trends, remaining current with respect to both individual practice areas and the Firm as a whole.

o Communicate and disseminate conflicts of interest information verbally or in writing to the Business Intake Approval Committee (BIAC); communicate with all levels of firm personnel on a variety of conflicts of interest issues and procedures. Monitor, evaluate, and effectively manage clearance e-mail dialogue for the BIAC as needed. Provide concise, timely, and accurate communication of clearance-related issues to appropriate parties as needed.

Defense Government Contracting International Corporation (DGCI), McLean, VA July 2018- Oct. 2019 Associate Analyst, Corporate Compliance

o Maintained all SAM, DUNS, JCCS accounts for DGCI and subsidiaries. o Drafted, and negotiated JV agreements, TA agreements, NDAs, MSAs, Employment Agreements, Subcontractor Agreements.

o Managed SBA ASMPP with both of DGCI’s proteges.

o Supported the Business Development teams with all Contracts to maintain compliance. o Integrated the Contracts process throughout DGCI’s platforms (Box, Salesforce, Conga, DocuSign, NetSuite, Navex, Ethics Point).

o Drafted GAO protest, Formal debrief letters, REA, T4C. o Managed DGCI’s 1600+ Vendor/ Suppliers. Conducted all due diligence with DGCI’s vendors/suppliers. o Drafted equipment sales orders for contracts with values as large as eight million dollars. o Provided support on contracts with the DLA, USACE, DOS and Foreign governments. o Assisted with the build out of DGCI’s contracts department by creating a new best in practice contract process.

o Spearheaded internal and external audits. (ISO 9001: 2015) o Worked side by side with DGCI PMO on all active projects to maintain best in class QA/QC. Paul Strauss and Associates, PC, Washington, D.C Spring/Summer 2018 Legal Fellow

o Assisted in the preparation of court appearances, of attorneys and clients, in the District of Columbia Superior Court.

o Drafted and edited preliminary pleadings and motions to be filed with the District of Columbia Superior Court and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. o Studied landlord/tenant, family, and personal injury law in the District of Columbia. o Appeared before the District of Columbia Superior Court as an aid to Managing Partner, Paul Strauss. Bhatt Law Offices, PC, Columbus, OH Winter 2016

Legal Intern

o Reviewed and revised a wide variety of legal documents, including those related to: Divorce, Child Custody, Criminal, Tax, Franchise law, Lease Agreements, NDA, Employment, Licensing. Reviewed and revised preliminary pleadings and motions to be filed with the Franklin County Municipal Court. o Acquired case management, research, and drafting experience while handling case review and finding of facts on multiple cases including child custody, and franchise law. o Assisted in creating trial notebooks on cases including: Divorce, Tax, and Franchise Law. LANGUAGES & BAR ADMISSION

o Languages: Native English, Fluent Korean

o Bar Admission: District of Columbia-Pending

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