Senior Managing Counsel for publicly traded semiconductor company. • Advise executives, management and development and design engineers on business transactions.• Work directly with executives, development and field application engineers and product marketing support teams in APAC, Europe and the Americas, in the negotiation of commercial agreements with the largest suppliers, Tier 1s and OEMs in the automotive, consumer, communications, industrial, data center and aerospace and defense industries. • Assisted in the development and implementation of companywide Generative AI/ML Usage Guidelines.• Developed and implemented companywide Open-Source Software Usage Policy.• Negotiate and manage the Company’s in-bound foundry chip fabrication agreements. • Partner with executive management in the implementation of IP protection and total system solutions initiatives focused on the protection of company intellectual property and the push to increase product sales and design-in solutions. • Educate and train employees on the use of generative AI/ML, the use of open-source software and how to negotiate commercial software licenses. • Negotiate SaaS agreements, consulting services, joint project and custom software development agreements. • Manage the Company’s trademark and copyright holdings and trademark licensing. • Assist with and manage various aspects of data privacy protection obligations, mergers and acquisitions and related due diligence and integration following six major acquisitions, including $4b and $10b dollar acquisitions.

Represented companies as outside corporate counsel, including hi-tech and clean-tech companies, real estate investment and construction companies and others in business related matters to include the negotiation of license, supply, distribution, joint venture and joint development agreements as well as consultation on strategic development, growth planning and capital infusion. Handled and managed commercial litigation matters directly and through the firm’s associate attorneys and outside counsel. Protected client trademark, copyright and patent interests via confidentiality, license and cross-license agreements. Worked collaboratively with hi-tech composites company to assess business risks associated with the company’s growth and expansion in commercial and industrial infrastructure repair.

Transactional and Intellectual Property: Reviewed and negotiated joint venture agreements, commercial leases, software license agreements, subscriber agreements, lending agreements and vendor contracts. Assisted with the preparation of residential mortgage loan related closing document templates. Assessed, monitored and protected the company’s intellectual property holdings including trademarks and copyrights.Litigation and General Corporate: Reviewed in-house mortgage fraud investigation files, determined validity and veracity of potential civil claims, approved pursuit of civil litigation, retained outside counsel to file civil claims, supervised and guided litigation to conclusion from coast to coast. Successfully managed to conclusion the largest mortgage fraud recovery obtained by the company. Reviewed, investigated and supervised the defense of civil claims filed against the company. Coordinated and co-managed large-scale residential construction workout project in Phoenix following the real estate market collapse.Regulatory Compliance: Worked with the Compliance Department to address, respond to and manage regulatory complaints, investigations and audits. Guided the Compliance Department in the implementation of regulatory changes company-wide. Assisted with the monitoring, interpretation and dissemination of statutory and regulatory changes relative to the mortgage lending industry.