Ami Patel Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

Served as General Counsel for a Francisco Partners portfolio company poised for explosive growth. Supported all outbound and key inbound commercial transactions, evaluated contract risk profile against business objectives and model, and evaluated legal function maturity.

London Area, United Kingdom

• Ideated, developed, and founded a successful boutique professional services firm which provides experienced, cost-effective legal services.• Conduct scoped diagnostics of legal function and key business items for clients; offer expert evaluations of current practices, which includes function and templates maturity, assessing external legal expenses and efficiency, identifying process inefficiencies and gaps, and optimising key supplier agreements; provide strategic legal recommendations on risk management and design effective remediation strategies tailored to each unique aspect or legal scenario.• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations, apply effective risk management techniques, and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues.• Communicate with various external parties, such as external counsel, suppliers, customers, and public authorities or regulators, as necessary, to create relations founded on trust.• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts, and other legal documents to ensure the client’s full legal rights.

San Francisco Bay Area

Served as the Head of Legal and Compliance for this Francisco Partners portfolio company with a magic quadrant product and established customer base. Responsibilities included:• Developed strategic initiatives, managed daily tactical matters, and grew internal legal resources. • Administered all aspects of insurance renewals and coverages while devising and implementing price optimization plans.• Reviewed, assessed, and streamlined templates and processes as well as established vital internal policies, such as the Generative AI Policy.• Conducted end to end litigation management, including notice of claim, counsel selection, internal investigation, case strategy, litigation holds, and stakeholder updates.• Collaborated extensively with the CFO and outside counsel concerning private fund related document management and interpretation.• Originated and carried out measures for achieving partnership and alliance team objectives. • Navigated complex negotiations for key inbound and outbound commercial transactions.

Atlanta, Georgia

• Achieved measurable success in providing services for 2,500 employees, operating both within and outside of HIPAA and other global privacy regulations. • Spearheaded diverse legal and compliance activities at an international level, including licensing, strategic partnerships, supplier transactions, and employment issues.• Administered all aspects of domestic and global regulatory compliance, IP strategy and portfolio management, litigation management, and dispute resolution.• Conducted comprehensive internal investigations, communicated with external counsel management, and oversaw data security related matters.• Trained, mentored, and supported a high performing team, consisting of attorneys, paralegals, a compliance director, and an operations manager.

• Served as Lead Attorney and trusted advisor to the CIO/CTO of McKesson Corporation and Chief Information Security Officer and acted as special legal advisor to the CIO and European IT leadership team, Celesio AG (Stuttgart, Germany). • Engaged with global client stakeholders, Global Vendor Management and Technology Sourcing, and Finance and Business Unit attorneys in the negotiation of buy-side technology and IT outsourcing deals with leading technology vendors, such as HP, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce, Workday, VMware, IBM, Infosys, T-Systems, Cognizant, and GenPact.• Played a vital role in the closing and management of more than 4,000 transactions.• Maintained strong knowledge and understanding of current global laws, standards, and trends associated with privacy and security, while supporting the overall global cybersecurity strategy.• Furthered critical optimization through targeted pre- and post-close acquisition, divestitures, and integration activities.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Seized the opportunity to lead the Vendor Management Office in addition to owning Law Department responsibilities and directing the consolidation of two IT sourcing organizations into a single high-performance organization.• Assessed, evaluated, and hired qualified talent while managing out low performers.• Created, established, and ensured compliance with repeatable and scalable technology sourcing processes and promoted adoption of the same.• Designed and implemented reporting and metrics tools to benchmark the VMO’s level of operational excellence.• Cultivated and fostered strong working relationships between sourcing and the critical support functions, including legal.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

J.D., Law

B.A., English Language And Literature/Letters

Comparative European Literature