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Burlington, On, Ca

Waterloo, Ontario

- Managed provision of Legal services for specific Sales regions (EMEA from 2020 to 2023 / Americas/APAC from 2023 to 2024 / Government from 2022 to 2024), which included review and negotiation of a variety of agreements including Reseller/Distribution Agreements, Master Supply & Services Agreements, Adoption Agreements, Assignment Agreements, Vendor Agreements, Master Services Agreements (inbound), Apostille work, NDAs, Trial Agreements, DPAs, Export Control Permit Applications- Template Development, including Master Services Agreement, Dimensioning, Anti-Bribery/Corruption & Code of Conduct documentation (External Ethics Questionnaire, Internal Partner Diligence Form, Code of Conduct, Supplier Code of Conduct and Code of Conduct Training), Travel & Expense Policy, Internal Contract Negotiation Approval Matrix, Purchase Order Acceptance/AgreementKey Accomplishments: - Anti-Bribery/Corruption and Code of Conduct Program- Denied Party Screening Initiative- Legal HelpDesk Ticketing System- Automation of Legal Review of Sales opportunities in Salesforce

Waterloo, Ontario

• Manage and oversee customer agreement contracting processes, including managing the Contract Administration team, as well as process improvements and template creation/updates for all Descartes products• Negotiate the majority of customer facing deals, with the more common agreements being:- Cloud Services Agreements- Software License Agreements- Professional Services Agreements- Content Licensing Agreements for both Descartes’ and third party content- Reseller Agreements for both Descartes’ and third party products- Termination Agreements- Data Processing Agreements• Additional Contributions- Review of contracts for M&A targets and risk assessment- Supervising and directing external counsel- Mentoring junior counsel- Customer dispute resolution- Training to Sales team

Waterloo, On

Negotiating and drafting agreements in the following areas: - Descartes Global Logistic Network Cloud Services Agreements- Descartes Software License Agreements- Descartes Professional Services Agreements- Content Licensing Agreements for both Descartes’ and third party content- Reseller Agreements for both Descartes’ and third party products- Referral Agreements for Descartes’ productsAdditional Contributions- Acquisition contract template review and integration- Contract template creation and overseeing contract template development (Descartes Master Terms, Assignment Agreement, Amendment Agreement, NDA, Data Processing Agreement)- Process template development (SOC II Requests, Third Party Code of Conduct)- Supervising and directing external counsel- Mentoring junior counsel

Toronto, Canada Area

• Lead Counsel for mobile and cloud related files from the customer and procurement side• Negotiated and drafted agreements in the following areas:Mobile- Acxsys Token Service Provider (TSP) Agreements for the use of Interac tokens with OEMs (e.g. Google) and financial institutions to facilitate Interac as a payment option in OEM wallets (e.g. Android Pay). Completed TSP Agreements with the “five big Canadian banks” for initial launch of Apple Pay in just over three months following arrival- Outsourcing/Consulting Agreements with vendors- Acxsys Licensing Agreements (Cloud Mobile Debit Application, SDK)- Acxsys/Interac Agreements for customer services (Mobile Debit Service)Cloud- Third Party Cloud Services Agreements• Additional Contributions:- Manage, mentor and train junior counsel- Member of Acxsys Operations Committee- Supervise and direct external counsel- Preparation and presentation of oral and written agreement summaries for review and/or interactive “question and answer sessions” by Acxsys shareholders or Acxsys Shareholder Board

Mississauga, Ontario

Negotiating and drafting agreements in the following areas:- Cloud Services Agreements covering both Public Cloud and Managed Cloud for: (i) Software as a Service; (ii) Platform as a Service and (iii) Infrastructure as a Service.- Consulting Agreements for the aforementioned Cloud Services.- Non-Disclosure Agreements.- Provide training for Sales teams on Oracle's Cloud Services Agreement.- Template development

Waterloo, Ontario

Negotiating and drafting agreements in the following areas:Distribution:- Master Supply Agreements (MSA) for the distribution of BlackBerry products and services and ongoing maintenance of existing MSAs through amendments, including key amendments for the distribution of third party applications, product sell through credits, new product/service offerings, points of sale box modifications, pricing changes, change of control/assignments, with a focus on carriers located in North America.- MSA related agreements such as Test License Agreements, Revenue Sharing Agreements, Subscriber Migration Agreements and Content Filtering Agreements.E-Commerce: - Payments: Payment Processing Agreements to allow BlackBerry to act as Merchant of Record and Carrier Billing Agreements.- Trusted Service Manager (TSM): Service Agreement for Root TSM and SP-TSM services and Root TSM Certification Agreements. - Near Field Communication (NFC): NFC Certification Agreements and NFC Testing Agreements.- Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS): Outsourcing Agreements for internal PCI DSS assessments and assisting in overseeing BlackBerry's PCI DSS compliance initiative.- Web: (i) Hosted Reseller Agreement to allow third party to resell BlackBerry products through and operate shopblackberry.com and related fulfillment distributor MSAs; (ii) launch of and ongoing support of BlackBerry’s enterprise e-commerce store.Additional Contributions: - Template creation and development - MSAs and related key amendments noted above.- Work closely with business stakeholders to provide business and legal advice, risk identification and analysis and solutions. - Supervise and direct external counsel on specific legal issues.- Mentor and train new lawyers, as well as BlackBerry’s Business Affairs personnel.

Waterloo, Ontario

- Distribution: see Lead Commercial Counsel, Distribution NA above, but with focus on carriers located globally.- E-Commerce: negotiating, drafting and/or overseeing key Enterprise E-Commerce projects (development and launch of BlackBerry Enterprise E-Commerce store; Enterprise PlayBook sales; complimentary Technical Support Agreement for BlackBerry software).- Additional Contributions: see Additional Contributions from Lead Commercial Counsel, Distribution NA above.

Waterloo, Ontario

Negotiating and drafting agreements in the following areas: - Non-Disclosure Agreements. - Services Agreements (BlackBerry Enterprise Server infrastructure audits and deployments)- Procurement Agreements (product testing, internal rewards programs, event management services, handheld trade up services). - Marketing (Sponsorship Agreements, Product Placement Agreements, Contest Terms and Conditions, Promotional Offers (coupons, rebates), Branding Guidelines). - Technical (PIN Blast Agreements, Product Safety Guides, Operational Guides, Online Knowledge Base Articles, BlackBerry Product and Service White Papers, Training Materials). - Privacy/Regulatory (Subscriber Migration Agreements, External Reporting Agreements, External Reports, Internal Retention Policies, releases). Additional Contributions:- Review and revise marketing materials (brochures, guides, web content, press releases, surveys).- Work closely with business stakeholders to provide business and legal advice, risk identification and analysis and solutions.- Mentor and train new lawyers on the operation of BlackBerry technology/technical documentation/marketing standards.

Toronto, Ontario

- Researched and drafted legal memoranda on information technology, intellectual property, corporate and privacy issues.- Drafted technology related licensing agreements.- Assisted in corporate matters such as incorporations, revivals, audit enquiries and acted as junior on a share purchase agreement

Toronto, Ontario

Selected, created, edited and published legal update articles covering developments and emerging trends in information technology, intellectual property, broadcasting and regulatory law, particularly as these developments and trends related to the Internet.

Masters Of Law, E-Business

Bachelors Of Law

Bachelor Of Education (B.Ed.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History/Humanities