Allen Seto Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, US

Santa Clara, CA, US

• Led Silver Peak through its sale to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company for $925 million.
• Grew the Company from 200 to over 400 employees in two years while advising the executive team and board of directors on all legal matters including corporate strategy, equity, and debt financings.
• Managed the entire commercial contracts function including drafting and negotiating complex distribution agreements, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and enterprise software licenses.
• Resolved commercial, intellectual property (IP) and employment litigation and disputes.
• Guided intellectual property (IP) strategy focusing on patents, open source, and trademarks.
• Supported human resources department on labor and employment matters such as internal investigations, arbitration clauses and employee classifications.

Kanata, ON, US

• Led ShoreTel (over 1,100 employees) through its publicly announced year-long strategic review process which resulted in the sale of the company for $530 million to Mitel Networks Corporation.
• Advised board of directors and executive team on all legal matters including hostile takeover offer, shareholder activism, and executive turnover.
• Collaborated as a member of the executive team on corporate strategy including the transformation to a recurring revenue business model with hosted revenue exceeding 50% of total revenue and 22% compound annual growth.
• Led worldwide legal function overseeing five-person department across three locations.
• Oversaw all regulatory compliance matters including SEC, FCC, and privacy.
• Managed litigation strategy for all commercial, intellectual property and employment disputes.

Dublin, CA, US

• Advised Taleo through its $1.9 billion sale to Oracle Corporation.
• Served as legal lead in all strategic transactions, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Reviewed SEC filings, earnings releases, and public communications.
• Created Taleo’s first Enterprise Risk Management Plan and overhauled the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
• Negotiated and drafted all strategic partnership agreements.
• Maintained corporate governance and subsidiary management.

Austin, Texas, US

• Served as legal lead in acquisitions and strategic transactions.
• Negotiated all aspects of the confidentiality agreement, letter of intent, merger agreement, disclosure schedules and all ancillary agreements.
• Coordinated all aspects of legal due diligence in domestic and international transactions.
• Advised on antitrust compliance, integration, and global subsidiary management.

Fremont, CA, US

• Negotiated and drafted all contracts including commercial licensing and real estate agreements.
• Drafted and reviewed public securities filings with the SEC and the NYSE.
• Developed corporate policies and procedures regarding insider trading, privacy, social media, and record retention.
• Maintained corporate governance of domestic and international subsidiaries.

New York, NY, US

• Represented clients in corporate and securities law matters involving mergers, stock and asset sales, tender offers, venture financing, restructurings and public offerings and private placements of debt and equity.
• Counseled companies regarding general corporate matters including Exchange Act filings, board minutes, committee charters, and proxy statements.
• Advised financial institutions in providing fairness opinions to boards of directors.

Bachelor Of Arts, High Honors In Economics And Honors In Rhetoric

Juris Doctor, Business Law Program