Experienced attorney with a demonstrated history of leading high-performing legal and compliance teams and supporting senior-level executives as a business partner across a variety of industries. Successfully supported the acquisition of eOriginal by Wolters Kluwer. A goal oriented, cooperative outlook has allowed me to provide practical business advice to CEOs, CFOs and other business leaders when negotiating M&A and commercial and licensing agreements in the wireless technology and fintech ecosystems. I've been the General Counsel of private venture and private equity backed entities and led the transactional legal function of publicly traded companies. Core competencies include:- Software and technology licensing & SAAS agreements, fintech, cloud computing, Internet of things and big data- M&A- Managing compliance teams supporting customer, SOC and regulatory audits.- Venture capital investments- SEC filings and securities compliance- Joint ventures- Corporate governance, including preparation of Board materials and minutes- Corporate structuring- Establishment of compliance and training programs- Enterprise risk management- Research and development partnerships- Credit facilities/debt arrangements- Open source compliance- Content licensing- Terms of use and privacy policies- GDPR compliance- Advertising-related agreements- Vendor agreements- Dispute resolution- HR/labor issues- Representation in regulatory forumsPlease contact me at matthewstevenshawesq@gmail.com