Brian Gallagher Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• CONTRACT NEGOTIATION AND DRAFTING
• Negotiated commercial agreements with global customers, resellers, and strategic vendors.
• Developed and maintained templates for Aspect’s commercial agreements for software, hosted services, cloud services, and resales of third-party products.
• Lead counsel on data security agreements, EU data transfer agreements, and HIPAA business associate agreements.
• Advised business stakeholders, including the product management, finance, and tax teams, on pricing and market trends to help determine Aspect’s customer strategy for cloud and hosted updates and upgrades.REGULATORY.
• Provided regulatory guidance to Aspect’s product management, engineering, marketing, customer support and security teams on the design and architecture of software and networks for global cloud offerings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• CONTRACT NEGOTIATION AND DRAFTING
• Drafted, structured, and negotiated consulting services agreements, lease agreements, and complex commercial agreements with global vendors, resellers, and customers, including one of the world’s then-largest search.
• Protected GeoEye intellectual property rights in commercial partnership, co-development, and product license agreements.
• Developed a standard reseller agreement for international and U.S. resellers and convinced the sales department to adopt a single, worldwide strategy for both that enabled a greater volume of sales.REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
• Created and maintained company policies to ensure compliance with laws and regulations for the operation of GeoEye’s satellites, the use of open source software in product development, and employment practices.
• Assessed FCPA risks among consultants, resellers, and vendors.

Washington, D.C.

• Drafted Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on television broadcasting and distribution issue for the Disability Rights Office.
• Researched and drafted memorandum on options for a revised order as a result of a federal court of appeals ruling.
• Performed research on state broadband initiatives and summarized reply comments on the FCC’s National Broadband Plan.

Houston, Texas

• Researched and drafted memorandum on choice of law and forum selection contract clause issues for an international client defending a claim in the 5th Circuit.
• Assisted in litigation preparation by preparing memorandum on joint and several liability and contribution issues.
• Wrote demand letter on behalf of client to collect unpaid debt and notice of claims letter to insurer in a wrongful death case.

Washington, D.C.

• Assisted in drafting opinions and orders.

Los Angeles, California

• Analyzed legal complaints to identify key economic arguments in health care and intellectual property litigation.
• Performed market analyses and prepared exhibits for multiple presentations to the Federal Trade Commission regarding the proposed merger of two major health care companies.
• Executed valuation and damage calculations involving the insurance, hospital, and health services industries.

Washington, D.C.

• Analyzed federal health care and homeland security legislation and identified opportunities for private sector involvement in homeland security initiatives.
• Wrote and presented reports for clients on the public health and bioterrorism preparedness budgets and plans of the EPA, DOD, USDA, VA, and agencies within HHS.
• Planned multi-state project to identify Medicaid reimbursement policies for home health care and analyzed the feasibility of expansion of home care services in those states.
• Attended and reported on congressional hearings, press conferences, and panel discussions on health care issues.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Symposium & Staff Editor, The Review of Litigation, Volumes 28 – 29, 2008 – 2010

B.A., Economics

• Honors Citation, University Honors Program • Economics Department Achievement Award, 2000 – 2001