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Dallas, Texas, United States

• Negotiated professional services, complex software, SaaS and commercial and procurement contracts. Served as team lead for creation of first SaaS Templates and Security Addendums. Supported Procurement and Sourcing Management on wide variety of agreements.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Completed comprehensive review of company-wide contract templates and created new streamlined agreements, harmonized across the businesses, and up to date with respect to current privacy and security, labor and employment and intellectual property regulations. Developed training materials on new templates for procurement teams. Consulted senior business owners to structure new risk matrices for procurement contracting.• Served as primary legal support for privacy and security… Show more • Completed comprehensive review of company-wide contract templates and created new streamlined agreements, harmonized across the businesses, and up to date with respect to current privacy and security, labor and employment and intellectual property regulations. Developed training materials on new templates for procurement teams. Consulted senior business owners to structure new risk matrices for procurement contracting.• Served as primary legal support for privacy and security, technology, and intellectual property matters for commercial contracts.• Negotiated complex software, SaaS and commercial procurement contracts of large national and multinational corporations. Served as team lead for creation of first SaaS Templates and Security Addendums. Supported Procurement and Sourcing Management on wide variety of agreements. Show less

Plano, Tx

• Provide legal support to US, Canadian and global enterprise accounts for transactions involving sale of hardware, software licensing, service solutions (including maintenance, consulting, and cloud computing (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS), and teaming, subcontractor and reseller arrangements. Negotiate and draft legal documents including master product and service agreements, statements of work, service level agreements, software licenses, nondisclosure agreements, BAAs, and contract templates. Assist in… Show more • Provide legal support to US, Canadian and global enterprise accounts for transactions involving sale of hardware, software licensing, service solutions (including maintenance, consulting, and cloud computing (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS), and teaming, subcontractor and reseller arrangements. Negotiate and draft legal documents including master product and service agreements, statements of work, service level agreements, software licenses, nondisclosure agreements, BAAs, and contract templates. Assist in the review and preparation of RFP and bid proposal responses.• Team escalation point on legal issues and customer disputes, providing leadership on commercial strategy, risk analysis and mitigation. • Serve as a trusted partner to senior business leadership regarding strategies, tactics, and potential risks associated with vendor, client and competitive relationships. Show less

Dallas, Texas

• Responsible for review, drafting and negotiation of agreements primarily in the areas of complex commercial software licensing and intellectual property rights. Contract vehicles include master software license and services agreements, software as a service (SaaS) agreements, statements of work, development agreements, integration of acquisition contracts, partner, software trial, non-disclosure, and assignment agreements.• Negotiation of privacy and security terms in vendor and… Show more • Responsible for review, drafting and negotiation of agreements primarily in the areas of complex commercial software licensing and intellectual property rights. Contract vehicles include master software license and services agreements, software as a service (SaaS) agreements, statements of work, development agreements, integration of acquisition contracts, partner, software trial, non-disclosure, and assignment agreements.• Negotiation of privacy and security terms in vendor and customer agreements, including SaaS agreements. Show less

Round Rock, Tx

Counsel • Privacy and Security: Monitored state, national and international privacy and security regulations; evaluated current and proposed company policies for compliance and conformance across all regions; brought new business initiatives in line with global requirements; consulted outside counsel on developments in privacy, security and e-commerce law. Co-managed PCI DSS compliance efforts. Negotiated security provisions in vendor agreements. Digital Marketing:… Show more Counsel • Privacy and Security: Monitored state, national and international privacy and security regulations; evaluated current and proposed company policies for compliance and conformance across all regions; brought new business initiatives in line with global requirements; consulted outside counsel on developments in privacy, security and e-commerce law. Co-managed PCI DSS compliance efforts. Negotiated security provisions in vendor agreements. Digital Marketing: Advised Marketing and Advertising teams on domestic and global privacy and data protection regulations and guidelines (FTC guidelines, CAN SPAM, EU Privacy Directive, APEC principles, PIPEDA and PIPA, etc.). Analyzed data capture and utilization for social media platforms.Senior Contracts Specialist• Successfully negotiated $1 billion multi-state software contract, $1.6 billion state hardware contract, and $125 million hardware and services contract with private institution of higher education. Contract vehicles included products, services, SAAS, software licensing, marketing, teaming, consortium and re-seller agreements. Managed all public sector, healthcare and higher education contracts in 11 states with yearly revenue in excess of $1 billion. Negotiated new agreements, renewals and scope expansions. Show less

New York, Ny, Dallas, Tx

New York, Ny

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Articles Editor

Diploma, History Of Fine And Decorative Arts

M.Phil, Art History

Bachelor Of Arts, French And Art History