Direct provision of legal services to the company including selecting and managing outside counsel. Provide legal counsel to corporate executives on a broad array of commercial deals. Support sales team on sell-side transactions including standard terms and conditions of purchase, software licensing, professional services, equipment maintenance, and SaaS agreements. Also negotiate global distribution, consignment, collaboration, contract manufacturing, white-label, supplier and non-disclosure agreements. Corporate governance lead. Employment matters. Work with logistics on export compliance. Global compliance team member. Member of Trademark & Copyright Compliance Team. Ethics and Compliance Committee member. Privacy Committee member. Company Secretary. • Provided legal advice on the outsourcing of the company’s manufacturing operations to contract manufacturers in China and the United States.• Member of a team that performed a global risk assessment and implemented policies and procedures to strengthen the company’s risk profile. • Headed team that rewrote the Ethics and Compliance Committee Charter, updated the company’s Anti-bribery Policy and adopted the company’s Forced Labor & Human Trafficking Policy.• Responsible for working with the Ethics and Compliance Committee on the launch of a new company Code of Ethics and Business Conduct.• Teamed with the company’s IT department to create and launch a company contracts database.• Formed the Trademark & Copyright Compliance Team.• Successful in defending an age discrimination complaint against the company. . • Assisted with due diligence and closing requirements for two business acquisitions and the acquisition of the company by Lectra S.A.• Achieved 30% reduction in outside counsel expenses. • Reopened sales negotiations resulting in a $235,000 equipment sale

Managed provision of legal services to the company including selection and oversight of outside counsel. Provided legal counsel to corporate executives and sales personnel in connection with various commercial transactions. Focused on sell-side transactions, software licenses, SaaS engagements, and service and profit sharing arrangements. Also negotiated distribution, outsourcing, white-label, equipment maintenance and non-disclosure agreements. Specialty areas included commercial law, employment law, litigation, compliance and GDPR.

Advised business and global supply chain sourcing leaders on commodity purchases in the areas of Labor, Travel & Fleet, Maintenance, Repair & Operations, Professional Services and Learning & Development. Also negotiated consulting agreements, content agreements, event contracts, statements of work and non-disclosure agreements. Collaborated with experts in finance, tax, privacy, data protection, etc., to ensure contracts meet business needs and legal requirements. Worked with other Global Operations Sourcing attorneys to standardize contract templates. Co-counsel to GE’s litigation attorneys in resolving contract disputes.

Co-founded a private law firm focusing on corporate law, commercial and civil litigation and appellate practice. Corporate work included drafting of commercial contracts, commercial real estate leases, promissory notes and non-disclosure agreements. Litigation involved representing both plaintiffs and defendants in negligence and family matters. As assigned counsel for the Office of the Chief Public Defender, appellate work included case review, research, drafting motions, briefs and reply briefs and arguing many cases, including criminal matters, before the Connecticut Appellate Court.

Represented two business units in negotiating commercial transactions, including raw material and equipment purchases, promotion, sales, consulting, treasury, web development and hosting engagements. Reviewed product labeling to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Worked with the marketing teams to create legally compliant promotional websites. Collaborated with marketing, research & development and product safety specialist on new product launches and advertising claims substantiation. Member of a team that established packaging guidelines for New Zealand and Australia. Co-taught a contracts basics training course.

Advised strategic sourcing leaders on enterprise-wide agreements with software and equipment suppliers, outsourcing providers and consultants. Also advised real estate executives on all types of commercial leases, subleases and related transactions. Counseled executives on amendments to extend term and increase/decrease space, tenant improvement letters, subordination and non-disturbance agreements, guarantees, estoppel certificates and termination agreements. Member of the intellectual property group concentrating on open source software issues.