Beth Pollard Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Managing Counsel for Global Business Services organization, supporting technology, procurement and other corporate services for leading global provider of professional information, software solutions and services.

Northbrook, Il

*Commercial Transactions: Lead technology counsel with global responsibility for structuring, drafting and negotiating on-shore and off-shore complex technology related contracts including software licenses, SaaS agreements, master service agreements, collaboration and development agreements, data process agreements, hosted service agreements, subscription agreements, hardware purchase agreements, evaluation agreements, non-disclosure agreements and a host of other vendor agreements. *Privacy: Created and rolled out enterprise process for designating contracts within scope for GDPR. Drafted DPA templates and negotiated amendments to numerous domestic and international vendor agreements. Created GDPR and DPA playbook used to train junior attorneys for ongoing GDPR compliance. *Information Security: Draft, educate and manage compliance with Information Security Standards for Allstate Suppliers and numerous internal information security and technology related Standards & Policies. *International: Lead counsel responsible for counseling international affiliates in India and Northern Ireland on all applicable international laws for compliance purposes. *Open Source: Created, educated enterprise and rolled out policy and process regarding use of open source code in development of new innovative products. *General Technology Counseling: Global responsibility for counseling Allstate and its international affiliates through the numerous legal issues involved in transitioning into the world of innovation, commercializing technology, developing mobile applications, developing open source, and serving as a technology service provider, both in the U.S. and internationally.

Long Grove, Il

* Commercial Transactions: Lead counsel responsible for drafting and negotiating a wide variety of technology related software, hardware and cloud related agreements, including software licenses, professional service agreements, outsourcing agreements, maintenance and support agreements, non-disclosure agreements, telecommunication purchase agreements, end-user license agreements and a host of other vendor agreements. Drafted and negotiated asset purchase agreements and transition service agreements, including IT transition service agreements and claims services agreements for M&A deals. Served as primary counsel for drafting and negotiating general corporate contracts.*Litigation: Effectively managed and negotiated settlements on claims relating to compliance with tech related contracts, including software license compliance matters.

Long Grove, Il

*Litigation: Extensive experience in managing litigation arising from issues concerning intellectual property, technology errors and omissions, employment related practices and employee benefits. Successfully negotiated complex settlements, policy buy-backs and multi-party cost sharing agreements.*Management: Managed team of attorneys in analysis and drafting of coverage positions for lawsuits filed nationwide concerning issues of bad faith, intellectual property, technology E&O, employment related practices and employee benefits.

Rosemont, Il

*Litigation & Management: Managed team of in-house attorneys and outside counsel in analysis and handling of lawsuits filed nationwide concerning reinsurance, environmental, mass tort and asbestos liabilities, as well as bad faith exposures.

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Jd, Law