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• Co-Founded the business law firm Puritan Faust, PC to provide business clients with fast, practical, and usable legal advice modeled on in-house practice at technology companies.• Experienced with all types of contracts (including US Government, enterprise software licensing, & Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)), revenue recognition, taxation, mergers & acquisitions, labor & employment, intellectual property (IP), dispute resolution, and litigation. • My clients include many former employers such as Emptoris, IBM, Blackhawk Networks, and HubSpot Inc.• Interim Legal Services: Step into vital legal positions to immediately fill a sudden or temporary need for legal counsel including general counsel, contract negotiation services, enterprise software licensing, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), regulatory compliance (including data privacy), project & litigation management.

Coral Gables, Fl, Us

Allvue Systems LLC (FinTech) Miami, FL | Associate General Counsel 2021 - 2022• Negotiated and closed SaaS agreements, enterprise software licenses, professional services transactions, and other enterprise-wide documents.• Drafted and negotiated commercial contracts of all types including master agreements, statements of work, business associate agreements, subscription agreements, distribution agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and settlement agreements.• Advised leadership on contract risk management and technology licensing best practices.• Negotiated alliance agreements with “Big Four” accounting and other influential consulting firms.• Provide advice and service to the daily processing and closing of customer orders and company procurement requests.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

HubSpot, Inc. (Inbound Marketing) Boston, MA | Interim Technology Counsel 2018 - 2019• HubSpot provides business services to its CRM customers from hosting to marketing and everything in between. I negotiated for these services with global technology service providers for document management, security, access control, publishing, financial services, translation, insurance, background checks, telecommunications, and services of all types.• Drafted and reviewed commercial documents of every variety (e.g., contracts, non-disclosure agreements, distribution agreements, marketing & insurance documents, etc.).• Counselled management on copyright & trademark usage, especially regarding software.• Counselled project managers and negotiated contracts for global meeting events such as HubSpot Academy in Boston and similar shows in Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore & Stockholm.

• Assist with the sale of Achievers, Inc., (an employee engagement and retention SaaS provider) to Blackhawk Networks. • Negotiate SaaS and enterprise software agreements with Fortune 500 customers. • Created database of alternative contract clauses for quick swap-out of frequently disputed contract clauses empowering contract administrators to do more on their own.• Reviewed & approved marketing materials and publications prior to their release.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Member of the Emptoris team that sold Emptoris to IBM. Managed the virtual data room and due dilligence exercises for numerous potential buyers. • Draft and negotiate multi-million dollar software-as-a-service (SaaS), software licensing and professional service agreements with Global 2000 companies.• Draft and negotiate partner, joint venture, reseller and other agreements with global technology companies and service providers.• Prepare standard SaaS, license, and professional service agreements as well as alternate acceptable clauses and procedures to expedite contract closings and empower sales professionals’ ability to close sales with minimal support.• Draft, implement, and manage Emptoris’ policy on data protection and privacy of personal information to comply with the EU Data Protection Directive, the U.S. Commerce Department Safe Harbor framework and HIPAA/HITECH.• Review and support requests for proposals (RFPs) and resulting negotiations.

Santa Cruz, California, Us

• Resolved disputes, accelerated transactions, renegotiate lease portfolio and help turn-around and prepare troubled company for sale (Due Diligence, SEC, etc.) • Assistant Corporate Secretary managing global subsidiaries and related corporate entities. Assisted with SOX, SEC, Justice Department and other regulatory matters.• Created a contract management department, managed a staff of four and advised the purchasing, facilities, HR and IT functions.• Hired and managed outside counsel for a variety of business disputes. Managed litigation and directly assisted with major trials involving e-commerce development.• Managed Due Diligence programs for mergers and acquisitions including the ultimate sale of PictureTel to PolyCom (PLCM).• Negotiated early termination of real estate lease portfolio and facilities agreements.• Drafted and negotiated multi-million dollar domestic and international teaming agreements, joint development alliances, enterprise software & licensing transactions.

• Negotiated strategic joint venture and teaming relationships with domestic and international telecommunication companies including Akamai, SingTel, Alcatel/Lucent, Siemens, Parix, Intel, Equant.• Negotiated international co-location and cooperation agreements to support Genuity’s deployment of its global fiber-optic (Black Rocket) network and PoP build-out.• Negotiated domestic and international technology licenses for hosting, security & VPN.

Ll.M., Law (Taxation)

Jd, Law

Bsba, Finance