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California, United States

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Meta Platforms Technologies (formerly Oculus VR) is a leader in cutting edge AR & VR technology and is currently building the Metaverse. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Provide comprehensive legal support and advice to the Oculus Publishing function, including supporting the Developer Relations Engineering, Developer Support, Developer Strategy, Developer Ecosystem, and Oculus Store teams. Also provide legal support for Oculus Studios first and second party development teams, including Beat Games, Ready At Dawn Studios, Sanzaru Studios, Downpour Interactive, and Twisted Pixel Games. COMPLEX COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS: Work with Business Development to draft and negotiate complex third party license and development deals, include two of the largest deals ever signed by Oculus.PRIVACY AND POLICY: Front line support for privacy and policy support including CCPA, GDPR, and EU Platform to Business Regulation

El Segundo, Ca, Us

The IE Law Group is the premier boutique law firm servicing clients within the games and interactive media sector. Responsible for providing strategic guidance an counseling clients, as well as reviewing, drafting, and negotiating various agreements. www.ielaw.net

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Head of worldwide legal and compliance for a high-growth multi-national, SaaS based, mobile technology start-up, assuming full responsibility for requirements of the company across all practice areas. STRATEGIC LEGAL GUIDANCE: Deliver comprehensive legal support on a broad spectrum of matters in close collaboration with product, engineering, and business teams including on worldwide intellectual property, open source, product development, trade secret, HR, immigration, marketing, and litigation matters. COMPLEX COMMERCIAL CONTACTS: Key legal advisor on all major business transactions including drafting, negotiating and providing legal advice related to SaaS and software technology licensing, partner & OEM agreements, data privacy and security addendums, and other commercial agreements, including high-impact enterprise agreements with customers and partners such as eBay, Electronic Arts, Activision, Microsoft, Emirates Airlines, Salesforce, Verizon and Samsung. REGULATORY & PRIVACY: Develop global legal policies and procedures and provide general regulatory advice. Spearhead of company’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) compliance program. Draft Privacy Policy and Provide critical legal advice to executive management, product, engineering, and security teams, on changing international privacy laws and other relevant regulatory frameworks, including with regard to privacy by design, EU-US data transfers, and COPPA.INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Provide legal advice on IP matters, including creating and managing an IP docket, enforcing existing IP rights, and working with external counsel to extend trademark and patent protections. Work with software development teams to track and review use of open source and similar softwareAlso, provide legal support for M&A activities and D Round funding; manage and direct any litigation matters; manage effective use of outside counsel resources, reducing overall costs by 70%; and acting as interim head of HR.

Redmond, Washington, Us

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Provided comprehensive legal advice and services to Havok Group of companies worldwide. As a member of Havok business unit’s executive management team, acted as a strategic business partner within the organization and forged critical relationships with counterparts inside and outside of the company.COMPLEX COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS: Key legal advisor on all major business transactions including drafting, negotiating and providing legal advice related to software technology licensing, partner & OEM agreements, content development, end-user licenses, strategic partner, and other commercial agreements. Provided legal support to the Microsoft Windows & Devices team, primarily related to the Havok technology and post-acquisition integration.M&A: Lead Business Unit Attorney for sale of Havok by Intel and integration into Microsoft, including legal organizational integration, harmonization of policies and procedures, wind down of certain business units, assignment of ongoing legal matters, and driving a shared vision for the role of legal for Havok post-integration. Lead M&A attorney for the Rocketbox GmbH acquisition by Havok, drafted and negotiated share purchase agreement, ensured closing conditions were met, and managed integration of all legal processes.COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL SUPPORT AND ADVICE: Advised relevant departments related to a wide range of topics, including marketing, international regulatory compliance, anti-trust, privacy & security, worldwide labor and employment matters, US immigration, export controls, and intercompany agreements.INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Provided legal advice on intellectual property including creating and managing an IP docket, doubling size of trademark portfolio by expanding marks, adding filings in new jurisdictions worldwide, and working with external patent counsel on pending applications. Provided legal advice on use of open source software.

Irvine, California, Us

Designed and ran the legal department to its maximum effectiveness with management of a cross-functional team of three attorneys. Provided comprehensive legal support across all practice areas, as well as advised the Japanese parent company with regard to US operations. Trained employees on legal and compliance matters, and mentored and coached junior attorneys. Drafted and negotiated software licensing, content licensing, product development, vendor agreements, publishing and distribution, marketing and promotion, employment, and professional service agreements. Managed litigation and internal investigations, including cases based on claims of patent infringement, copyright infringement, consumer complaints, complex financial/ securities issues, discrimination and wrongful termination. Reduced outside legal costs by over a $1 million annually while increasing the volume and competency of the department across all business functions. COMPLEX AND NON-STANDARD COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS: Drafted, negotiated, and closed complex deals with social, content and platform providers, social media, and mobile operators, such as Apple, Google, Sony, Microsoft, Toei, Warner Bros., MTVN, DreamWorks, Universal, Qualcomm, Amazon, EA, Facebook and Twitter.IP LICENSING: Managed the business and legal aspects of the North American license-out business (for non-video game related products) for PAC-MAN and related properties and increased it in terms of both revenue and licensing categories.PRODUCT AND MARKETING: Advised product and marketing teams on copyright clearance, OSS, privacy by design, press releases, packaging, marketing materials, promotions and online contests to ensure ongoing legal compliance.INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Managed the trademark portfolio of over 1,000 trademarks and copyrights in North America, including managing complex issues and supervision of day-to-day prosecution and protection of the portfolio and of worldwide trademark.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Contract attorney for large scale electronic document production in Intellectual Property infringement cases. Responsible for detailed review of documents for privilege, responsiveness, and confidentiality; creating a privilege log; and special research projects. Duties included: Project Management: trained other attorneys on use of the software; performed quality control on the work of other attorneys; supervised paralegals; liaison with litigating attorneys and e-discovery vendors. Foreign Language review & translation: Spanish & German.

San Jose, California, Us

Developed a strong understanding of a broad spectrum of intellectual property issues, including copyright, trademark and patent licensing agreements, trademark and copyright transactions and litigation, patent transactions, and research. Collaborated with individual and corporate clients in evaluating, revising and submitting responses to various claims and USPTO office actions.Selected Highlights:Played a key role in drafting and researching persuasive and effective opening and reply briefs in software copyright infringement case before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.Proficiently handled case management, compiled Excerpts of Records, counseled clients on copyright, trademark and trade secret protection and enforcement, and drafted and filed copyright and trademark applications.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Intellectual Property Law

Master Of Arts, German & European Studies

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science/Spanish; Political Science / German