Alison Haddock Hutton Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia

• First in-house counsel for Wahoo Fitness, responsible for creating Wahoo’s legal, compliance, and privacy functions from the ground up, including designing and implementing corporate policies and procedures such as.
• Responsible for managing legal matters globally for Wahoo’s U.S., U.K., Australian, and German offices, and for Wahoo’s worldwide operations
• Lead internal legal operations overseeing all legal issues for Wahoo Fitness including corporate governance, litigation, employment law, intellectual property matters, contract negotiation, and privacy issues
• Develop and train on the use of standard contracts for all business areas of Wahoo Fitness
• Manage all litigation matters for Wahoo Fitness including IP infringement claims and ADA discrimination claims
• Draft Board policies and procedures and Board compliance programs

• Supervised teams of junior attorneys and paralegals
• Litigated matters in federal and state courts (including first and second chair trial experience and appellate experience), including complex patent litigation matters involving telecommunications, wireless and SaaS.
• Managed fact and expert discovery, including taking and defending fact and expert witness depositions
• Drafted complex discovery, procedural, and dispositive motions
• Developed strategy for and participate in mock trials
• Advised clients concerning various litigation strategy and intellectual property issues

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for all aspects of trial preparation (including four trials to judgment) in cases involving breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, right of privacy, false advertising (Lanham Act), and state.
• Took direct and cross examinations in both federal and state courts; prepared witnesses for deposition and trial testimony; took and defended fact witness depositions
• Drafted pleadings, discovery requests and responses, jury instructions, motions, correspondence, legal memoranda, and direct and cross examinations for trial
• Helped prepare for and participated in mediations, arbitrations, and NAD proceedings
• Winner of Proskauer’s Golden Gavel Pro Bono Award for 2008
• Member of Summer Associate Hiring Committee and Associates Committee

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: • Semifinalist, William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition • Virginia Law Weekly, Managing Editor (2004-2005).

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Public Policy Major, English Minor

Activities and Societies: Recipient of Benjamin N. Duke Full Tuition Scholarship Created and taught half-credit course for fellow students.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Public Policy Studies

Activities and Societies: B.N. Duke Scholar

Certified Industry Privacy Professional--United States