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Director, Product Counsel at Western Union

Location: Kansas City Metropolitan Area, United States 13 work roles 2 schools

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Western Union

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Director, Product Counsel

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Kansas City Metropolitan Area, United States

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45 employees

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David Berson is listed as Director, Product Counsel at Western Union, a with 45 employees, based in Kansas City Metropolitan Area, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for David Berson.

David Berson previously worked as Senior Legal Counsel (Axiom Secondment) at Zing and Senior Legal Counsel at Axiom. David Berson holds Doctor Of Law - Jd from Columbia Law School.

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Seasoned international fintech, business and banking attorney. Experienced in working cross-functionally with product, compliance, risk, marketing, software engineering, and finance teams located in the US, AIPAC and Europe. Versatile attorney that can craft and negotiate sophisticated international payment services agreements, bank partner agreements, client and vendor contracts, EU and UK GDPR privacy and data protection agreements, and API integration agreements. Over a decade of M&A experience, including being a lead attorney for mergers and acquisitions of financial institutions and businesses (including the sale of a software company). Knowledgeable about corporate governance for Delaware corporations, Delaware limited liability companies, US banks, and financial institution holding companies. Highly experienced at working with US regulators, including the FDIC, FRB, OFAC, OCC, SEC, and state bank regulators. Familiar with the payment institution laws of Australia, Canada, EU, Singapore, and UK. Knowledgeable about international blockchain and virtual currency law. Accomplished securities attorney, with experience in assisting in several Rule 506(b) private placements to accredited investors and a successful Regulation A+, Tier 2, public offering of common stock. Experienced as both in-house fintech counsel and as a partner at an AmLaw 200 law firm.Licensed attorney in New York, District of Columbia, and Midwest (Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri).Proficient with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Jira, Confluence, and Airtable software. [International Payments Law - Privacy Law - Fintech Law - Banking Law - Corporate Governance - Contract Negotiation - Securities Law - Money Transmitter Law - Tech and Financial Institution Mergers & Acquisitions - AML/CFT Law - Blockchain Law - Startup Law]

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Western Union

Director, Product Counsel

Kansas City, MO, US

Website

zing.net

Employees

45

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Director, Product Counsel

Western Union

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Senior Legal Counsel (Axiom Secondment)

Current

Zing

Working on international payment and bank regulatory matters with product, compliance, and risk management teams located in Europe and the US.

Feb 2024 - Present

Senior Legal Counsel

Current

Axiom

Feb 2024 - Present

Director, Product And Regulatory Counsel

Nium

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Cross-Functional Support: Worked with product, compliance, marketing, customer service, and software engineering teams located in the US, AIPAC and Europe. Reviewed APIs and UIs for legal compliance with respect to applicable banking and payment service laws. Contracts: Prepared and negotiated sophisticated international payment services agreements, bank partner agreements, client and vendor contracts, data protection agreements, and API technology agreements.Regulatory: Assisted with regulatory compliance in Australia, Canada, EU, Singapore, UK, United States.Privacy: Assisted with preparation of CCPA privacy notices and UK/EU GDPR compliant data protection agreements. Virtual Currency: Assisted in legal scoping of potential international payment flows that utilize USD stable coins to expedite the settlement of payments.

Jan 2022 - Oct 2023

General Counsel

Exodus

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Virtual Currency: General Counsel to a US non-custodial virtual currency software wallet company. Cross-Functional Support: Worked cross-functionally with product, marketing, customer service, software engineering and finance personnel located in the US, AIPAC and Europe. Securities: Worked with outside legal counsel in successful completion of Regulation A+, Tier 2, public offering of common stock.

Feb 2021 - Jul 2021

Partner And Co-Founder

Berson Law Llc

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Co-Founded a boutique law firm that specialized in providing legal services to tech startups, banks, money transmitters, and businesses. Startup Law: Assisted founders of software companies and small businesses in the formation and growth of their companies. Mergers & Acquisitions: Lead seller's M&A counsel for the sale of a software company and several US community banks. Contracts: Advised in the negotiation and preparation of business contracts, API technology agreements, vendor contracts, loan and lease agreements, employment agreements, and consulting agreements.Bank and MSB Regulatory: Advised money transmitters and banks on new activities. Advised banks in troubled condition and their D&Os with respect to the resolution of enforcement actions and the proposed assessment of civil money penalties by regulatory agencies. Virtual Currency: Advised virtual currency and blockchain businesses in the preparation and negotiation of complex API technology agreements with respect to virtual currency software development, crypto asset exchange services, securities token services, and alternative trading system (ATS) services.AML/CFT Compliance: Advised companies in complying with AML/CFT regulations and OFAC sanctions requirements. Prepared AML/CFT compliance policies for fintech startups. Corporate Governance: Advised directors and officers of corporations, banks and 501(c)(3) non-profit corporations about their fiduciary duties. Prepared certificates of incorporation, bylaws, board and stockholder resolutions, and other corporate governance documents. Securities Law: Prepared Private Placement Memoranda, Subscription Agreements, Simple Agreements for Future Equity, Convertible Notes, and Restricted Stock Agreements for the issuance of restricted securities. Advised clients on the restrictions on the resale of securities under SEC Rule 144 and Section 4(a)(7) of the Securities Act.

Dec 2007 - Jan 2021

Partner

Stinson Llp

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Bank Products: Assisted banks in developing and integrating non-deposit investment products (such as securities and insurance) into their product lines. Worked with federal and state bank regulators to receive their consent to new non-deposit product activities. Bank Charters: Assisted in the formation and receipt of required regulatory approvals for a new federal savings bank and a new national bank, from start to finish. Contracts: Advised in the negotiation and preparation of business contracts, vendor contracts, loan and lease agreements, employment agreements, and consulting agreements.Mergers & Acquisitions: M&A counsel for the sale of several US banks and non-bank affiliates. AML/CFT Compliance: Prepared enterprise-wide AML/CFT policies for bank holding companies and a US money services business. Privacy: Prepared GLBA privacy notices for banks. Corporate Governance: Advised directors and officers of corporations and banks about their fiduciary duties. Prepared certificates of incorporation, bylaws, board and stockholder resolutions, and other corporate governance documents. Securities Law: Prepared Private Placement Memoranda for the issuance of restricted securities.Structured Finance: Assisted in the issuance of over $1 billion in mortgage backed securities.

Jan 2001 - Dec 2007

Associate

Stinson Llp

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Mar 1998 - Dec 2000