Dennis Chi Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

Served as chief counsel for the InvenSense subsidiary of TDK Corporation from November 2017 onward. Responsible for managing all legal and intellectual property matters for InvenSense’s multinational fabless semiconductor design business, including counseling executive leadership, developing and licensing its patent portfolio to protect its core business, negotiating major commercial and strategic transactions, addressing employee and compliance matters, and managing a team of attorneys and patent professionals.Further provided in-house legal support to TDK's corporate venture capital arm, TDK Ventures, from its founding in Apr 2019 through Apr 2022.PREVIOUSLY:Sr. Director, Legal (February 2018 - July 2020)Director, Legal (October 2017 - February 2018)Sr. Counsel & Mgr. of Legal Operations (October 2014 - October 2017)

• Established and operated an online retail business selling original science-related artwork; Our works have been exhibited at the Science Museum in London and the Chemical Heritage Foundation Museum in Philadelphia and featured in numerous publications, such as Guru magazine, the American Chemistry Society magazine and others.• Represented Prim and Plush in copyright dispute with competing company, resulting in successful takedown of infringing works across numerous internet retail portals.

Palo Alto, California, Us

• Drafted and negotiated a wide variety of inbound and outbound contracts for Broadcom’s mobile business, including cross-border software licensing agreements, marketing agreements, master supply and services agreements, customer and vendor purchase agreements, supply continuance agreements, and NDAs with counterparties and internal clients located in the United States, Finland, China, France, and Russia.• Collaborated extensively with marketing, sales, engineering, finance, and legal management to close deals on a timely basis.• Collaborated with and provided guidance to staff attorneys on contracts and internal process improvement projects, including contract template revisions, click-through agreement policy revisions, and third party IP policy revisions.

Houston, Texas, Us

• Drafted and negotiated over 50 customer transactions involving software licensing, cloud subscription services, eDiscovery services, software support and implementation services, and hardware sales. • Collaborated extensively with sales, finance, support, engineering, and legal management to close deals on a timely basis. • Established and managed software escrow process and procedures for software contracting across all Autonomy products within Hewlett-Packard.

• Joined Axiom Law team of in-house consulting attorneys as an M&A specialist.• Lead team of eight attorneys in performing legal due diligence in a proposed acquisition onsite at Flextronics International Ltd.; Coordinated and participated in drafting and negotiation of transaction documents by internal business proponents and outside counsel.

• Established solo practice focusing on contracts and corporate law.• Represented solar startup in drafting and negotiating solar equipment sale-leaseback and consulting agreements and assisted in resolution of customer disputes.• Assisted a seafood trading company in planning and executing a tax-free corporate restructuring.

Washington, D.C., Us

• Worked closely with client management and in-house counsel to gather and analyze facts in support of a wide variety of multi-million dollar contract negotiations; these agreements included, among others, NDAs, MOUs, complex financial and loan documentation, leases, and asset and stock purchase agreements.• Analyzed company contracts and operating budgets for cost saving opportunities and negotiated contract terms to reduce costs and manage risk for client companies.• Drafted agreements and obtained federal court approval for complex stock and asset sales in chapter 11 proceedings; managed a team of several attorneys in reviewing and analyzing 200+ objections to the sale of Chrysler’s assets to Fiat.• Performed due diligence and drafted agreements and other documents in connection with several mergers and acquisitions transactions for the M&A and private equity practice groups.

Researched and wrote memoranda to assist Judge Holly Clemons in determining the appropriate disposition of court cases.

Washington, D.C., Us

Performed due diligence for multi-million dollar M&A deals and drafted auxiliary documents for stock and asset purchase agreements.

Washington, D.C., Us

Performed research and participated in business development for M&A deals between American, Chinese, and Taiwanese companies; translated and analyzed Chinese contracts.

Performed research in support of bioethics research and publications via library and internet research, designed and maintained the institute’s website, and edited papers for publication.

Worked with the director of the Center to code and design a multimedia instructional software package for use by language instructors; performed Chinese-English translation and edited Chinese lessons.

Translated technical manuals for Taiwanese technology companies from Mandarin into English.

J.D., Law

B.A., Philosphy, The Writing Seminars

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