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Attorney | Employment Law, Corporate Governance, and Compliance
Sushi is a corporate and employment attorney with a soft spot for clean contracts, compliant workforces, and cap tables that actually make sense. She helps U.S. startups and LLCs—whether it’s one founder or a full-blown team—build the right legal foundations for growth. From employment agreements to equity plans, Sushi speaks fluent labor law and founder chaos—bringing clarity, compliance, and calm to fast-moving businesses.
Known for her approachable style, sharp eye for detail, and ability to turn legal jargon into practical action steps, Sushi helps companies stay deal-ready, audit-proof, and confident that their team structures are legally sound.
Core Areas of Focus
Employment Law & Workforce Compliance
Drafting offer letters, contractor agreements, handbooks, performance review policies, option plans, and non-competes—with a clear, founder-friendly style that protects the business and supports scaling teams.
Contracts & Corporate Governance
Helping clients draft founder agreements, operating agreements, board resolutions, and other corporate documents that keep governance clean, compliant, and growth-ready.
M&A Due Diligence & Post-Close Support
Diving into employment and corporate documents to flag risks early, organize disclosures, and support smooth transitions in mergers and acquisitions.
Compliance Audits
Providing “legal health checks” to spot red flags in workforce policies, corporate records, and compliance frameworks—offering clear, action-oriented fixes instead of audit panic.
Career Highlights
Partnered with startup founders to draft tailored operating agreements, flagging key provisions around control, ownership, and governance.
Worked closely with HR teams at medical and tech startups to build employee handbooks, performance review frameworks, and onboarding policies that make labor law practical, not painful.
Drafted and negotiated employee agreements, independent contractor agreements, and non-competes for employers in California, Texas, and Delaware—always balancing legal compliance with business practicality.
Reviewed and negotiated vendor, value-added reseller, and referral agreements for startups, helping clients secure fair and leverage-conscious terms.
Organized and maintained corporate records for U.S. startups, keeping companies audit-ready and investor-friendly.
Supported M&A readiness efforts by scrubbing employment contracts, option plans, and compliance records to reduce risk during diligence.
Bar Admissions
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (2022)
Education
J.D., San Sebastian College Recoletos–Manila (2021)
B.S., Fisheries, University of the Philippines (2015)
Beyond the Bar
Sushi grew up in Cagayan de Oro City, where she learned that both mangoes and multitasking can be world-class skills.
In between work and sleep, she’s deep into a true crime podcast, lost in a historical documentary, or parked at a quiet beach doing absolutely nothing—and proudly calling it productive.
Known on the Unified Law team as the one who color-codes her to-do list—and yes, she probably made one for you too (you’re welcome).
