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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Boutique Law Firm focusing on Business, Commercial & Technology Transactions• Review, negotiate and draft complex technology transactions, incl. software development and licensing agreements, implementation and hosting agreements, master service agreements, EULAs, web development and cloud computing agreements, incl. SaaS and IaaS, offshore support, data processing agreements and security addendums, telecommunications agreements, website terms, privacy policies, and more. • Negotiate and draft commercial agreements, including supply chain/procurement agreements, manufacturing agreements, asset sale and purchase, logistics, confidentiality agreements/NDAs, commercial leases, financings, employment agreements, etc. • Draft business/technology/security corporate policies. Provide counsel on legal, regulatory and governance issues. Draft corporate charters and bylaws, articles of incorporation, shareholder agreements, and operating agreements. Handle international legal issues.• Services include fractional and interim counsel. Client List includes businesses of all sizes, from startup to Fortune 500, including CDW, RXO/XPO Logistics, and more.

Deerfield, Il, Us

Fortune 500 Consumer Goods Company (Masterbrand Cabinets, Master Lock, Moen, and other brands)• Lead Technology Counsel. Led negotiation and drafting of technology and e-commerce agreements, including master service agreements, SOWs, software licensing agreements, software development, implementation and hosting agreements, offshore support (India) and project programming agreements, website development and hosting agreements, consulting agreements, software maintenance agreements, cloud computing agreements (SaaS and IaaS), security monitoring and assessment services agreements, third party software licensing compliance audits, telecommunications agreements, open source issues, confidentiality/NDAs, employment agreements, and more. • Negotiated and drafted commercial agreements, including purchase and supply agreements, manufacturing and distribution agreements, acquisition agreements, commercial leases, logistics agreements, employment agreements, and more, and led drafting/updating of legal agreement templates. Worked on spinoff from Fortune Brands, Inc.• Lead Attorney for global GDPR privacy compliance program. Lead Attorney for drafting of enterprise information technology and security policies. Counseled on time-sensitive legal, regulatory and governance issues.• Provided product counseling and advertising and marketing review across Fortune’s portfolio of global brands. Supported digital sales team. Collaborated w/ operations, client support teams and other counsel.

Global Biopharmaceutical and Nanomedicine Company• Negotiated, and drafted a variety of complex commercial and technology agreements, including master purchase and supply agreements, distribution agreements, commercial leases, licensing agreements, employment agreements, master service agreements, consulting agreements, NDAs/confidentiality agreements, online terms, and more. Drafted and updated company legal forms/templates. • Negotiated and drafted pharmaceutical agreements, incl. clinical trial agreement, quality agreements, etc. • Advised clients on a variety of compliance matters, including regulatory compliance with FDA, EPA, U.S. Customs and state franchise laws, advertising/marketing review, environmental compliance, quality assurance issues, dispute avoidance, protection of intellectual property. • Managed recall of a major oncology drug.

Global Beer, Wine & Spirits Company, Acquired by Sazerac• Negotiated, and drafted a variety of complex commercial and technology agreements, including master purchase and supply agreements, importer agreements, distribution agreements, event sponsorship agreements, logistics agreements, customs broker agreements, commercial leases, licensing agreements, employment agreements, master service agreements, consulting agreements, NDAs/confidentiality agreements, technology transactions, telecom agreements, online terms, and more. Drafted and updated company legal forms/templates. • Advised internal clients on a variety of business legal issues, including review of marketing and advertising materials and promotions, compliance with regulatory requirements including BATF, US Customs, and state franchise laws, intellectual property protection, dispute avoidance, and litigation planning. • Directed outside counsel and supervised company litigation. Prepared trademark registrations and supervised corporate management of oppositions/infringement actions.• Worked on acquisition of international Effen Vodka brand. Served as company rep in industry lobbying groups.

Big 5 Global Accounting and Business Consulting Company• Lead Attorney for company’s Southeast Region and company’s Value Solutions Division. • Negotiated and drafted a variety of complex commercial and e-commerce agreements as well as strategic and expert witness consulting agreements, product development agreements, information technology contracts, software maintenance agreements, confidentiality agreements/NDAs, and more. Advised internal clients on business legal issues, protection of intellectual property, and dispute avoidance. • Led high profile global firm projects, including: (i) the development of software-based partner training program for global business consulting partners, (ii) the drafting of the contracting/negotiation training manual for Andersen’s global in-house legal team, (iii) the development of a firmwide Master Service Agreement software database, and (iv) the drafting/updating of global legal forms/templates.• Served on conflict resolution and firm restructuring teams.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Global Full-Service Tier 1 Law Firm• Led large global deals up to $100M, including mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, asset-backed securitizations, securities offerings and financings. • Negotiated and drafted merger, stock purchase, credit, shareholder and employment agreements, offering memoranda, legal opinions and corporate charters and bylaws. • Coordinated input from internal specialists re intellectual property, tax, employment, environmental, and more, and incorporated comments into deal documents.• Notable deals included the $100M acquisition of six international aeronautical firms; $120M asset backed securitization for a Fortune 500 oil and gas company; $115M recapitalization, $150M high yield bond offering, $150M exchange offer, and $125M IPO, all for a privately-owned telecom company.

Chicago, Il, Us

National Full-Service Law FirmFirst- and second-chaired federal and state bench and jury trials, arbitrations, administrative hearings and depositions regarding business and intellectual property disputes, and argued complex dispositive motions. Drafted legal briefs, conducted legal research, and filed and worked on appeals in state and federal court.

Chicago, Il, Us

National Patent Litigation Boutique Member of legal team that represented Jerome Lemelson, one of the most prolific inventors in American history. Conducted patent claim infringement analyses, issued cease-and-desist letters, conducted patent license negotiations, and engaged in patent litigation against Fortune 100 companies.

Juris Doctor, Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics