Jeff Cherry Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

I am engaged through Axiom at a Fortune 100 hi-tech company providing related legal counsel to product groups and business units responsible for tens of billions of dollars in revenue in connection with software development, desktop and mobile computing. Principal duties include structuring, drafting and negotiation of complex technology development, licensing, procurement and other commercial agreements, and providing legal counseling in the areas of intellectual property, technology, participation in standards setting organizations and regulatory compliance including data privacy.

San Francisco Bay Area

Providing practical solutions to compliance problems enabling growth and globalization

San Jose

Responsible for designing and implementing an effective, global, ethics and compliance program for over 5,000 employees doing business in over 150 countries. Advise business on key areas of compliance, such as: anti-corruption, code of conduct and general governance matters, trade compliance, data privacy and protection and product compliance.Conduct third party due diligence evaluations, investigations, and compliance training. Coordinate global and cross-regional compliance projects and initiatives. Participate in regular and situational reporting to the board of directors.

San Francisco Bay Area

I was engaged through Axiom at several Fortune 100 hi-tech companies providing development and compliance related legal counsel to product groups and business units involved in software development, mobile payments, Near Field Communications, and mobile and wearable devices. Principal duties included structuring, drafting and negotiation of complex technology development, licensing, procurement and other commercial agreements, and providing legal counseling in the areas of intellectual property, technology, participation in standards setting organizations and regulatory compliance including data privacy.

1. Increasing levels of responsibility managing company’s world-wide legal support of all corporate functions and business units, including commercial contracts, supply and development agreements, licensing, employment issues, strategic alliances, M&A integration, corporate securities, and litigation2. Formalized global compliance program that successfully passed review by U.S. regulatory agencies targeting key areas such as Code of Conduct and investigations of potential violations, corruption (i.e., FCPA, UK Bribery Act, etc.), anti-competition, export, and data privacy3. Enterprise-wide risk management process developed for risk oversight, compliance and SEC disclosure purposes4. Led cross-functional team addressing global data privacy legal and business requirements

1. Built global legal team to support one of the fastest companies to grow to $1B in revenue2. Fostered a culture of collaboration and empowerment with the business to pursue aggressive growth targets on a global basis with a willingness to accept reasonable levels of risk

Managed team of 10 attorneys and contract managers supporting commercial and federal sales in U.S., Canada and Latin America

1. Divisional general counsel at EVP staff level for AMD/Intel/Microsoft/Linux server group2. A manager of 45 attorney shared services group providing legal support to hardware/software engineering and product groups3. Product group M&A integration lead for large ($2B) and strategic deals4. Drafted and negotiated large and complex direct sales and channel deals and well as in-bound and out-bound licensing transactions5. Lead legal counsel for open source licensing programs such as OSS for Java6. Division lead for every major in-bound licensing and product due diligence policy and process initiative addressing issues including IP rights, open source, indemnification, limitations of liability and third party unsolicited IP contributions

Acting general counsel of American subsidiary and senior attorney for international corporate practice. Sr. VP staff position responsible for all legal support covering sales, distribution, marketing, IP licensing and protection, anti-trust, employment, finance and credit matters. Managed junior attorneys and office staff.

General corporate, securities and intellectual property practice, involving mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and venture financings, SEC periodic reporting requirements, counseling California and Delaware public and private companies on formation, corporate governance, financing and various forms of business combinations.

International corporate practice involving strategic business and trade advice for corporations and multinational production, distribution and sales operations, and counseling foreign and domestic financial institutions on federal and state securities issues and banking regulatory requirements.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: President of Environmental Law Society

Bachelor'S Of Science, Business Administration And Management, General

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