Yvonne comes to Mobilitie with a broad and rich background in real estate, commercial transactions, corporate compliance, international transactions and 20 years of legal experience.

Prior to joining Mobilitie, Yvonne served as General Counsel for a privately held real estate investment company that acquires, syndicates and manages $1.5 billion in real estate where she was responsible for all legal affairs of the company. Before this she was Franchise Counsel for Yum! Brands, the world’s largest quick service restaurant company. In that capacity she was primarily accountable on a national basis for all matters legally related to Taco Bell’s franchisees including transactions, litigation, real estate, and compliance. Earlier in her career, Yvonne was Assistant General Counsel for Fujitsu Business Communications Systems where she was responsible for all legal aspects of the firm’s commercial transactions on a national and international basis.

 

She began her legal career at the prestigious firm of Holland & Knight in Washington DC where she was focused on federal regulatory issues. Yvonne is the Executive Officer of the Private Public Partnership for Legal Reform in Afghanistan, a group comprising of law firms and the U.S. State Department dedicated to educating Afghan lawyers on the rule of law. Yvonne has a Masters in International Law from Georgetown University, a law degree from American University, Washington College of Law, and a B.A. degree in Economics from Trinity College.