Native to New York City, I grew up as a city kid, but I wasn't limited to just being a provincial Manhattanite. I had opportunities to travel about -- to visit Paris, Nice, Geneva, Zurich, Venice, Toronto, Moscow (shortly after the wall fell), and other great and proud cities and towns of the world between.  My studies included international business and law, but my route in my career was not the road most taken.  In college, I split time between being an intern for the Discovery Channel (in post production) and interning for my State's Senator, Daniel Patrick Moynahan.  During law school, I worked at Paramount Pictures, not just on legal matters, but on content production.  Then, when my scholastic career was at an end (just as 9/11 was foisted upon us), I started working with independent film producers and productions, helping with the business of film making -- organization, and (most importantly) finding and securing production funds.  

When I converted into a legal practice, my association with creative types in entertainment led me to introductions to creative types in technology.  A whole new world opened up to me -- of startup venturers who instilled in me such inspiration that I eventually partnered up with a few other like-minded individuals and ventured into my own startup.  After reaching an exit in my entrepreneurial venture, I went back into private practice, where I dove into a whole new realm of the law - litigation.  The lessons learned there were invaluable, and extremely useful to me and to the many entrepreneurs, VCs  and private investors I represented in my firm, Hilton Legal Group.  

I worked with and represented startups, early stage and small-to-midsized companies as retained in-house or general counsel.  I also had clients that included VCs, SFOs and private investors involved in various sectors. For all of them, I was more than just their lawyer.  I had greater insight and understanding for what they all do having been an entrepreneur myself - so I knew exactly what each of them were trying to accomplish, and how they wanted to go about building whatever it is.  More than that, I understood what is involved in the day-to-day, and all the costs therefrom. In time, I built a reputation for efficiency, innovation and team building, which inevitably led to my being recruited in-house at a major technology group.

I miss private practice, and the diversity of clients that I had, but I’ve moved into an exciting role with a dynamic group. I may be nostalgic, but I have no regrets. I love working for a large corporation and I couldn’t be happier.

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