Chris G. Shaw

LexSpot shepherds consumers through their legal experience.

Helped build the brands presence for the SCVNGR and LevelUp platforms. My role was a combination of sales, marketing, legal and biz dev in a blender.

★ Completed sales from pitch to close with Cathay Pacific Airways, Pendaflex and Chrysler.
★ Navigated litigation strategy
★ Worked collaboratively with the brands team to bring in record sales revenue.

Wrote about the Kansas City / Silicon Prairie tech scene briefly before moving to Boston to work at SCVNGR.

I concentrated on employment law. Specifically, I represented clients with wrongful termination, discrimination (Title VII), and retaliation claims.

I consult with and train clients in the areas of investigative research, social media and tech trends for the legal community.

★ Worked with large for-profit and non-profit media organizations.
★ Webbmedia Group's clients include ABC, NBC, Time Inc., People, Entertainment Weekly and the United States State Department
★ Beta tested and gave UI/UX product feedback
★ Provided digital strategy for increasing conversions, reducing bounce rates

Provided operational and product strategy to for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Developed the Online News Association's (ONA) 5-year strategy plan grow revenues from $1m to 1.7m and diversify ONA's revenue sources. Also re-branded the journalism.org homepage and streamlined operations.

★ Built monetization strategies for numerous online businesses
★ Provided brand-management strategy for building online reputation
★ Counseled on corporate formation / capital strategy

Edited legal articles and student notes published in two volumes.

★ Wrote a law review note on Kivalina v. ExxonMobil climate change litigation in the Northern District of California.
★ Redesigned the Iowa Law Review's website.

★ Participated in mock arbitration led by RKMC partners.
★ Researched consumer lease laws for Best Buy's new technology buyback program.
★ Wrote an appellate brief for a medical malpractice case concerning juror biases and challenges for cause in the state of Minnesota.

★ Coached the nationally ranked Colorado College debate team.
★ Top team reached the National Final Four.
★ Hosted the NPDA National Tournament, which consisted of booking catering and hotel agreements and site arrangements for hundreds of people from dozens of universities all over the world.

★ Lectured for two introduction to speech courses.The class focused on both the content of speech writing and the mechanics of public speaking.

Juris Doctor in Law
Activities: ★ Iowa Law Review, ★ National Moot Court Team, ★ Moot Court Board, ★ Dean Search Committee

B.S.B.A. - Finance in Finance
Activities: ★ Debate Team

Company Website, Personal Website

Professional NFL (National Forensics League) Final Round Judge Policy Debate - 2007 Public Forum Debate - 2007 Duo Interpretation - 2010 Law School @ University of Iowa Boyd Public Service Honors - High Honors National Moot Court Team - Best Brief Region 14 First Year at Iowa New Student Mentor University of Missouri National Dean's List President of the Missouri Debate Team Mizzou Debate recognized as Best Academic Student Organization Other Kansas City Star - Best Young Carrier Award NFL National Qualifier Lincoln-Douglas Debate State Champion Reader's Theater as a cast member in The Laramie Project

Technology, Politics, Law, Behavioral Economics, Reading, Sales, Marketing, Sports, Playing Basketball, Pop Culture