Chris Brewster Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

Senior Legal Counsel, Legal and Government Relations (Top Secret, SCI Clearance). Provide legal transactional support for direct and channel sales of Adobe products and services (on-demand, managed and professional) to federal, state and local governments, and foreign governments. Strong compliance, data privacy and cybersecurity focus. I leverage my Capitol Hill experience to develop Adobe’s Congressional strategy and ensure solid lines of communication between Adobe’s executive team and key Members of Congress, to include the Office of the Speaker of the House.- Draft, negotiate and advise on transactional and technology agreements with U.S. Federal, state and local customers including Software as a Service Agreements (SaaS), Terms of Service, NDAs, OTAs, subcontracts, licensing terms, and professional services agreements.- Liaise with cross functional business units within Adobe to ensure contract compliance, revenue generation and business goals are meet.- Counsel and advise business clients on a broad range of public sector compliance matters including cybersecurity, privacy, ethics, employment, contract disputes and various government regulatory requirements.- Develop and conduct customized trainings on various public sector ethics and product compliance topics. - Serve as a legal liaison to the public sector Contracts Management and Pursuit and Capture teams including advising on requests for proposals, deal escalations, certifications, and flow-down terms.- Develop Congressional strategy and outreach to Members of Congress and key staffers.

Washington, Dc, Us

Administrative Counsel to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, Phil Kiko (Top Secret, SCI Clearance) – General Counsel for the business arm of the House of Representatives. - Managed 3 attorneys, 1 paralegal and 4 support staff. I lead, manage, counsel, develop, train and support my staff in their positions and profession.- Provide legal counsel for a 700 person, 130-million-dollar organization that handles all business matters for the House of Representatives. Practice areas included commercial contracting, appropriation law, constitutional law, regulatory compliance, employment law, real estate law and employment law. Provided counsel to Members of Congress and staff of relevant government ethics rules and election law. - Legal oversight of contracting and procurement functions, developing and approving in excess of $300 million annually for both technology support and service contracts with private sector firms utilizing both government contracting principles (FAR/DFAR) and private sector commercial law. - Reviewed and negotiated a broad range of complex technology contracts to include Software as a Service contracts (SaaS) and End User License Agreements (EULA). - Cybersecurity Counsel for the House of Representatives. Work in concert with the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Information Security Officer to secure the House’s computer network. Strong understanding of the regulatory environment and cybersecurity laws and regulations including liability under CA Consumer Privacy Act, EU General Data Protection Regulation and other cybersecurity regulations. Worked with federal law enforcement in the event of data breaches or spillage and investigations.- Managed a portfolio of over 1,000 commercial real estate leases used by Members of Congress as district offices nationwide. - Managed outside counsel for litigation and compliance support. (See Brewster v. Sun Trust, 742 F.3d 876 (2014).)

Washington, Dc, Us

- Maintained various high-level staff and management positions over a 10-year active duty career. - Recent assignment as a staff officer on the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington D.C. - Served with the Marine Corps’ Next Generation Logistics Division (NEXLOG) and was a key player in incorporating artificial intelligence concepts into Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)/drone development and next generation technology solutions for the Marine Corps.- Deployed to the Middle-East post 9-11 in support of the War on Terror.

Washington, Dc, Us

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Sacramento, Ca, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Jd, Law

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Bs, Finance