Michael Hartman Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Lead Elekta’s Americas Legal function and supervise team of 18 attorneys, contracts managers and data privacy professionals. ● Member of Americas management team and chief legal adviser to Americas EVP and executive team.● Provide leadership, strategic direction, legal support and coordination on all legal matters impacting Elekta’s legal entities in North and South America. ● Assess all known and anticipated risks to Elekta for corporate strategic planning process. Create and implement risk-based legal strategy and templates to manage risk and negotiate advantageous contracts while growing sales and revenue. ● Extensive experience in a variety of commercial transactions, including negotiating and drafting software (SaaS and traditional), service, licensing and vendor agreements, various banking transactions, sales, IT, legal document preparation, and intellectual property contracts. Partner with operations and sales teams in negotiation and drafting of complex, multi-million dollars deals. ● Manage Americas litigation portfolio. Retain and manage outside counsel on a wide variety of complex transactions, litigation, and M&A activity while controlling costs.● Responsible for all corporate legal analysis, advice and governance for Elekta's Americas legal entities, including serving on board of directors and acting as Corporate Secretary.● Successfully developed and implemented a standard set of global commercial terms and conditions, including a standardized system for negotiating commercial contracts, risk identification and approval escalations.● In coordination with Government Relations department, established Elekta's political action committee; ElektaPAC. ● Supported Elekta’s traditional software business in its transformation to a cloud/SaaS offering.● In 2017, promoted to lead Americas HR team (2017 – 2020).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Chairman of the Board of Directors for Elekta PAC - Elekta's Political Action Committee.

Alpharetta, Ga

Served as Senior Counsel and Lead Division Attorney for Siemens’ U.S. Industry Automation Division (approx. $1.6B Annual Revenue). ● Led and developed a team of 21 attorneys, paralegals and contract managers who focused on providing legal counseling and legal advice while managing risk throughout the organization.● Provided strategic direction and helped launch Siemens’ U.S. Solar Inverter business. Negotiated and closed several large, complex solar distribution deals.● Served as Corporate Secretary and main point of contact for corporate governance of division’s U.S. entities. ● Acted as General Counsel for joint venture pertaining to large, NYC-based public works construction project.● Managed and provided strategic oversight (often through outside counsel) all litigation, mergers & acquisitions, transactional law, sales and licensing and investment activity. ● Handled legal advice pertaining to division's federal government contracting and public policy issues.● Successfully handled contract negotiation, policy development, litigation, and various legal issues including, transactional law, procurement, manufacturing, construction, real estate, M&A, corporate governance, government relations and compliance. ● Developed and delivered legal, compliance and employment training to more than 2000 U.S. based employees.● Participated in Siemens High-Potential/Leadership Development Program and winner of Top+ Award for innovation.

Norcross, Ga

Served as first General Counsel and Compliance Officer for venture-backed / private equity SaaS HR Information System (HRIS) company.● Provided legal support, strategic direction and transactional law counseling to Company’s CEO, executive team and board of directors. ● Built company’s legal and compliance functions from scratch while facilitating sales and revenue growth, product development, compliance monitoring and adherence with laws and mergers and acquisitions activity. ● Advised business on a variety of legal matters, including general legal advice pertaining to HRIS SaaS offering, venture capital funding, government and public relations, M&A, corporate governance, contract negotiation, employee relations and EEOC claims, employment practices, transactional law, labor laws, software agreements, data privacy, risk management, regulatory, Sarbanes-Oxley and compliance.● Managed Company's intellectual property portfolio, including patent litigation and prosecution.● Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated sales, license, software development, and employment agreements. Resolved commercial disputes involving sales and license agreements, business partnerships and building and equipment leases. ● Handled company’s M&A efforts, including the ultimate sale of company to ADP at a high valuation.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

In-house employment counsel for US-based, 40,000+ employee Fortune 500 company.

Atlanta, Ga

Law firm employment attorney. Provided proactive counseling to a number of employers. Employment litigator.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Law Review

Ba, English

Activities and Societies: President, Delta Kappa Epsilon

Izmir, Turkey