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Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Providing comprehensive, business driven legal counsel for a variety of public and private clients. Areas of focus:-SaaS agreements-Service agreements-Technology licensing agreements-Data Privacy & Security Policies-Trial use agreements-Development agreements-Enterprise Contact Center agreements-Hardware/Software reseller agreements-Nondisclosure agreements-Subcontractor agreements-Vendor agreements-Referral agreements-Independent contractor agreements

Member of Executive Leadership Team – focus on overall strategic direction of the organization* Spanlink Board of Directors, Assistant Secretary – appointed December 2008* Comprehensive legal counsel for sales, marketing, channels, consulting, distribution, finance and human resources* Litigation activities and management related to employee claims, intellectual property issues, customer and partner disputes as well as negotiation and drafting of settlement and release agreements * Acquisition and integration of a foreign entity – including transferring ownership of intellectual property assets, facilitating and implementing human resource integration and drafting and negotiating a definitive purchase agreement* Negotiating and drafting agreements for the sale of intellectual property assets while retaining certain intellectual property rights to allow for ongoing customer project fulfillment and support* Negotiating and revising loan and security agreements* Create Channels distribution program – including actual partner distribution agreements and support plans* Manage Intellectual Property portfolio – including Trade/Service mark and patent searches, registration, assignment and defense

Reported to the Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel. Worked extensively with senior management. Provided daily direction for other departments’ staff members. * Comprehensive legal counsel for sales, marketing, channels, consulting, distribution, leasing and human resources* Draft and review consulting, subcontractor, distribution, channel partnership, license, alliance, referral, independent contractor, software pilot, asset purchase, joint marketing and sales agreements, as well as finance and equipment leases* Draft and negotiate vendor and customer settlement agreements and employee separation agreements* Manage Intellectual Property portfolio – including Trade/Service mark searches, registration, assignment and defense* Manage organizational re-branding effort including US and Canadian tax and state/province registrations and intellectual property transfer issues * Draft, review and negotiate merger and acquisition documents* Manage relationships with outside counsel across the United States and in Canada covering a wide variety of issues including litigation, harassment charges and mergers and acquisitions* Manage and participate in Union contract negotiations * Draft and review Human Resources policies and procedures and compensation plans* Develop and present legal training to sales personnel as well as contract administrators* Lead contract support team in the development and centralization of organization wide contracting policies and procedures – including subcontracting

* Participation in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors* Evaluate and draft confidentiality agreements* Negotiate ownership of work product and intellectual property issues * Generate and review contracts, create and analyze engagement letters* Generate and review subcontractor agreements * Review and evaluate employment and non-compete agreements

Jd, Law

Mba, Business

Ba, Economics

Undergraduate Studies

Certificate In Cybersecurity And Privacy Law