Brian Keys Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Global Head of Intellectual Property Law, Privacy Law, Cybersecurity Law and Technology Transactions (Procurement Law).Advise senior leadership nd product development teams regarding corporate and operational matters relating to intellectual property, privacy and cybersecurity laws, including SaaS, data analytics, eCommerce, artificial intelligence / machine learning, and litigation. • Chief Intellectual Property lawyer responsible for providing legal and policy advice regarding all technologies used by the Company, including for the development of numerous commercial products and internal operations that leverage Cloud Services and Generative AI. • Developed and implemented a GDPR-centric data privacy law governance framework and cybersecurity law compliance program for operations in more than 45 countries. • Oversaw all legal work in support of Company’s Procurement and Sourcing Group, with respect to a wide variety of software tools and services, including SaaS, in-bound data, hardware purchases, and professional services. • Manage team of 12 lawyers and a Trademark Manager. • Manage and enforce global trademark, patent, and copyright portfolio.

Newark, Nj

Provided legal advice relating to digital technologies, data analytics, data privacy and other initiatives that leveraged technology to transform business operations from traditional brick and mortar to an online, digital sales experience.• Drafted and negotiated agreements for software licensing, data acquisition, social media, digital marketing, mobile application development, data privacy, information security, and intellectual property. • Supported Pru’s “Digital Law Office” where all new uses of technology, such as for Cloud, SaaS and data analytics, where reviewed for legal and compliance assessment and advice.

Greater New York City Area

Corporate attorney within Citi's Operations and Technology legal group. Primary area of legal responsibility is with regard to Citi's digital communications strategy, including internal/external websites, social media and mobile applications initiatives. Duties include setting global social media policy, ensuring compliance with respect to digital content acquisition and distribution, data privacy, data protection and marketing laws.

Responsible for the Legal department of leading advertising and entertainment content company engaged in a broad range of legal matters such as network distribution rights, content licensing, advertising sales, technology procurement, software licensing and development, outsourcing, trademarks and general commercial contracts. Legal duties also included negotiating and drafting agreements for the Company's numerous M&A activities, including acquisitions, asset purchases and sales, strategic partnerships, and collaborative marketing relationships. Supported 200+ person sales team that generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue annually.Structured and negotiated the procurement and installation of more than $100 million of digital content distribution and exhibition equipment, as well as the hardware and software needed to build a proprietary content management and distribution platform. Also served as Head of Business Development where I successfully led the acquisition and integration of the 3rd largest cinema advertising company in the United States, allowing Screenvision to become the largest cinema advertising company in 2007. Responsible for all due diligence and documentation related to the transaction. Expanded business into new areas, such as Gas Station pump-top digital advertising.Reduced Legal department's annual budget by 30% by increasing staff in order to perform more legal services in-house, and by improving the efficiency and supervision of outside legal counsel. Corporate Secretary duties include providing legal counsel to the officers and directors of the Company; attending and preparing Board of Directors minutes and corporate governance documents; developing and implementing corporate governance "best practices;" and managing all Federal and State regulatory filings, including municipal, federal and state agency compliance across 48 States.

Nearly 10-years of service as Corporate / IP attorney for Time Warner's corporate headquarters and two of its operating divisions (America Online and Warner Music Group).Expertise includes media content production, distribution and licensing; technology licensing and development; joint ventures; corporate governance; mergers and acquisitions; executive compensation; employment contracts; and general commercial contracts.Skilled negotiator with a history of closing sophisticated and mission-critical transactions.Strong business acumen – experience providing Business Affairs and Business Development duties.Proven leader with strong interpersonal relationships skills.

Corporate attorney recruited from within Time Warner to assist in the operational design and launch of collaborative procurement group accountable for over $6B in annual spend. Charged with managing the legal department of PSO. Provided legal services in collaboration with divisional GCs, CFOs, and CIOs to define and drive strategic global direction leveraging best practice processes and technologies. Primary duties included structuring, negotiating and drafting complex commercial contracts relating to the procurement of goods and services utilized by Time Inc, AOL, Warner Bros., HBO, Warner Music Group and Time Warner Cable. Secured hundreds of millions of dollars in annual savings by leveraging scale to negotiate improved economic terms and by implementing internal best practices programs.

Provided legal and business affairs services for AOL’s entertainment content strategy, which included the licensing and syndication of music, movies, sports, television, comedy and live events/ticketing, as well as the acquisition of technologies needed to enable AOL's entertainment product offerings. Duties included negotiating and drafting agreements for ad sales, content distribution, live events, gaming, software licensing and development, contests and sweepstakes. Also provided legal services for AOL's international affiliates in the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Canada and Latin America. Drafted and negotiated commercial contracts generating billions per year in revenue.

Duties included negotiating and drafting agreements relating to M&A, content production and distribution, digital content licensing, executive compensation, and various commercial contracts.

Corporate Securities / Banking Associate. M&A, public and private securities offerings, IPO, debt instruments, technology contracts, FINRA / SEC regulatory compliance and governance.

Jd, Law

Ba, Business Administration (Finance)