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San Francisco Bay Area

• Primarily worked on domestic and international sales contracts with high dollar ($150k - $5M) value.
• Successfully negotiated numerous complex agreements with high profile customers, including major banks, government, and medical institutions, having challenging and specific requirements.
• Single-handedly covered nearly seventy sales reps; worked on over one hundred software-as-a-service (SaaS) deals in a single month at quarter end / year end.
• Advised non-legal internal clients… Show more
• Advised non-legal internal clients on reasons for various contractual provisions.
• Frequently resolved issues regarding personally identifiable information (PII), including those related to state laws, PIPEDA, and the GDPR. Show less

San Francisco, CA

• Provided wide-ranging legal counsel to a SaaS technology corporation, focusing on travel, expense, and spend management.
• Prepared and negotiated various agreements, particularly licensing and sales, in a deadline-driven environment.
• Worked with Finance and Sales to analyze all new customer deals from a business perspective on a weekly basis.
• Handled personnel issues, litigation, collections, and various other matters.
• Performed due diligence for the acquisition of six… Show more
• Performed due diligence for the acquisition of six companies.

Redwood City, CA

• Provided general legal counsel to various high-tech clients, focusing on transactions, licenses, and privacy.
• Performed legal services for feature film productions, primarily inbound and outbound IP.
• Advised, drafted, and negotiated contracts, including NDAs, software licenses, service contracts, partnership agreements, and shrink-wrap licenses.

San Mateo, CA

• Served as general counsel to an enterprise software corporation for all aspects of business and corporate law.
• Prepared and negotiated various agreements, particularly licensing and sales.
• Registered and maintained trademarks and copyrights.
• Handled personnel matters, leases, and a wide range of issues.

Palo Alto, CA

• Drafted, analyzed, and negotiated all manner of agreements for email marketing company.
• Managed and supervised both outside and internal counsel.
• Dealt with consumer privacy issues, trademark registrations, personnel matters, debt collection, leases, and M&A.

J.D.

B.A., Psychology