Michael Tow Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Responsible for contracts, RFPs, leases, and related matters.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Responsible for patents and trademarks; data privacy/compliance (including, among others, PCI, CCPA, and GDPR); negotiation and maintenance of some customer and vendor contracts, and facilitating integration of the Merchant Link business into Shift4 following Shift4's acquisition of Merchant Link in Sept 2019.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

• Established the Legal Department as the company’s first in-house general counsel. Served as Corporate Secretary to the Board. Managed the legal function for a cloud-based payment fintech company (mainly payment gateway, SaaS solutions, and data security solutions). Advised management on business strategies and compliance. • Drafted, negotiated, and managed contracts with customers, suppliers, distributors, landlords, and other business partners.• Supervised the company’s senior contract manager. • Managed company compliance with GDPR, data privacy regulations, and relevant industry standards (e.g., PCI). Handled legal aspects of cybersecurity and related compliance issues.• Counseled the company on US and Canadian employment matters. Advised the company's 401K Plan Committee. Assisted with establishment and update of policies. Managed EEOC claim responses and settled employment claims to avoid litigation.• Other duties included managing outside counsel in litigation and other matters, and maintaining patents and trademarks.

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Served as second-in-command legal officer for a $1.4 billion NASDAQ-listed company selling software, hardware, and services to the hospitality and retail industries in more than 100 countries.- Contracts – negotiated and managed a broad range of technology-related contracts with domestic and international customers (mainly in the hospitality and retail industries), and with domestic and international suppliers of technology and related services. Also reviewed and negotiated company's domestic and international office leases.- General corporate – established and maintained domestic and international company subsidiaries.- SEC filings – primarily responsible for legal review and preparation of required SEC filings for a NASDAQ-listed public company.- M&A – negotiated acquisitions of domestic and international companies, including conducting and managing legal due diligence.- Litigation – selected and supervised outside counsel in domestic and international litigation and conducted litigation in state and federal court in Maryland.- Employment – counseled the company on domestic and international employment matters, including establishment and revision of policies, conducting investigations, and reviewing proposed employee discipline and termination.- Intellectual Property – primarily responsible for management of the company's trademark portfolio, and involved with administration of the company's portfolio of domain names.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

General corporate; Contracts; M&A; Litigation

Towson, Maryland, United States

Legal research and preparation of drafts of judicial opinions

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics