Eileen Evans Email & Phone Number

United States

Richmond, California, Us

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Lead a team of seven leaders, overseeing 42 senior attorneys and professionals. Serve on the company’s executive leadership team and oversee all legal and policy matters, including corporate governance, compliance, privacy, commercial transactions, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, regulatory, and public policy.𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Oversee all aspects of the company’s corporate governance. Serve as the Corporate Secretary. Participate in all board and committee meetings. Regularly interface with the Board of Directors and advise them on all legal matters.𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Following the M&A transactions of Maxeon Technologies’ spin-off and the sale of the company’s global commercial business, the company continues to maintain legal entities, legacy operations, and legacy litigation matters in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Responsible for overseeing legal support for these activities.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

In addition to serving as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors, serve on the Finance & Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.

Denver, Co, Us

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Led and developed the company’s legal, human resources, and government relations teams, and served on the company’s executive leadership team.𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Served as the Corporate Secretary. Developed and implemented public company readiness policies and processes. Began to operate the Board of Directors in accordance with NASDAQ rules. Participated in all board and committee meetings.𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Jointly with the Chief Financial Officer, steered the company through all aspects of the initial public offering process.

Newbury, Berkshire, Gb

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Built, led, and developed a team of seven leaders, overseeing 65-75 senior attorneys in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Transformed and re-built the company’s worldwide legal team, including hiring and developing legal executives and attorneys responsible for supporting commercial transactions, product development, intellectual property, litigation, compliance, employment, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate secretarial matters.𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Served as the Corporate Secretary of Micro Focus, LLC, the predominant operating entity of the company. Served as a board director of FOCI-mitigated Micro Focus Government Solutions.𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Responsible for worldwide legal support across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, including the areas of commercial transactions, product development, intellectual property, litigation, compliance, employment, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate secretarial matters.𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗠&𝗔 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Following the close of HPE Software’s $8.8 billion corporate M&A spin-merge transaction with Micro Focus, led all aspects of the legal integration.

Houston, Texas, Us

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Built, led, and developed a team of nine leaders, overseeing 95-105 senior attorneys and professionals in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Responsible for worldwide legal support across the U.S., Europe, and Asia for the company’s Cloud and Software business units, including the areas of commercial transactions, product development, and intellectual property. 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗠&𝗔 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Led Software business unit through the legal aspects of its $8.8 billion corporate M&A spin-merge transaction with Micro Focus, including the Form S-4 registration statement. Led business-unit legal support of numerous buy-side M&A transactions and legal integrations of the same.𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Held a dual business role as the Vice President of HP’s Open Source Program Office (2012-2017). Led, developed, and implemented HP’s open source strategy. Managed a team of 15-20 engineers, program managers, and marketing professionals. Collaborated with 15 global technology companies to create the OpenStack Foundation.

Houston, Texas, Us

𝗩𝗣 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹, 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 (𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮 – 𝗔𝗽𝗿. 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯), 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗿. 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 (𝗦𝗲𝗽. 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟬 – 𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮): Led and managed a team of 20-25 senior patent attorneys responsible for (1) supporting worldwide, strategic intellectual property transactions; (2) counselling HP on the development, protection, acquisition, sale, and exploitation of intellectual property; and (3) supporting the company’s Cloud business unit.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Led and managed a team of 8-10 commercial and technology attorneys. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Led legal support for commercial and intellectual property transactions for the company’s hardware and software business units.𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Stationed in Brussels, Belgium, guided complex anti-competition and open source discussions with governmental bodies (e.g., the European Commission and the European National Competition Authorities) to close Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems.𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗠&𝗔 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Participated in complex buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions. Led legal integration of multiple buy-side M&A transactions.

Us

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠&𝗔 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Counseled clients on, and drafted transactions for, the development, acquisition, and exploitation of intellectual property and technology.𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Drafted and negotiated various intellectual property, hardware sales, software licensing, and partnership agreements.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

Doctor Of Law - Jd