Manages product counseling legal team for Reality Lab's Metaworks and Portal product lines. Counsels executive, product and engineering teams on a wide range of product issues including consumer protection, privacy and data protection, artificial intelligence, intellectual property rights and competition.

Product Counseling• Provide policy, product, engineering, and other business teams with legal advice across many subject areas including U.S. and international content liability regimes, consumer protection laws, and data protection laws and regulations• Coordinate with legal team members, public policy and communications colleagues on external communication, policy development, and law enforcement decisions• Analyze product, policies and initiatives to provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies for products across multiple jurisdictions Transactions • Provide commercial transactional support for products, which includes drafting and the negotiation of partnerships and strategic commercial agreements and guidance regarding the interpretation of these agreements, (e.g. software licenses, content creation, advertising and promotional agreements) considering legal, business and relationship risks. Collaborate in developing and maintaining commercial templates.

Lead attorney for Global Mobile Business Development Team• Led contract negotiation and counseling for business development and product teams on domestic and global mobile agreements with app developers, original equipment manufacturers and mobile operators. • Drafted and negotiated licensing, advertising and platform agreements, and other strategic transactions for search, mail and other emerging mobile products. • Advised executives and business development and product teams, on legal issues and risks including intellectual property, privacy, company policy considerations and complex deal structures. • Provided strategic business and legal advice to develop a comprehensive, long-term approach to our relationships with key partners.• Oversaw the creation of form legal agreements for mobile application distribution and integration of Yahoo technology within partner mobile software.• Managed outside counsel and junior attorneys.Lead attorney for Broadband Partnerships• Oversaw negotiation of transactions and drafting of agreements and ongoing legal counseling on complex partnerships with one being worth over $150 million in annual revenues.• Counseled executives, business and product teams on a variety contract issues including terms of service and privacy policies, customer care, revenue recognition and contract breach issues.

• Drafted and negotiated search partnerships transactions including mobile agreements. • Advised clients on intellectual property, privacy, network and data security, among other issues.• Developed and implemented legal department policies and initiatives for inbound contracting.• Created and delivered innovative legal training for lawyers and internal clients.

• Drafted and negotiated search partnerships transactions. Lead attorney for Global Strategic Sourcing Team specializing in software, SaaS and hardware transactions:• Advised clients on intellectual property, privacy, network and data security, among other issues.• Developed and implemented legal department policies and initiatives for inbound contracting.• Created and delivered innovative legal training for lawyers and internal clients for software and SaaS contracting.

• drafted and negotiated commercial and technology agreements

Engagements:Yahoo! Inc.Commercial Contracts and Technology TransactionsSupporting Yahoo!’s Global Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Team:Reviewing, drafting and negotiating in-bound agreements including: marketing, co-branding and promotional services agreements; software licenses; and outsourcing, consulting and hardware purchase agreements.Supporting marketing, engineering and business executives by providing advice on legal matters in connection with the operation of an internet-based commercial business.Partnering with international counsel on commercial issues in foreign jurisdictions.Drafting form agreements and negotiation playbooks; training non-legal employees on contract negotiations; and providing legal support for requests for proposals. Atmel CorporationPublic Company Securities and Corporate GovernanceCounseling and advising with respect to federal securities laws and corporate governance issues including, corporate governance policies, tender offer filings, Section 16 filings, insider trading policies, restricted stock transfers and stock incentive plan administration.

Commercial Contracts and Technology TransactionsAssisted finance, e-commerce, marketing and retail departments with drafting and negotiating agreements, including: license, joint venture, distribution, purchase, marketing services and consulting agreements; credit facilities; and leases.Drafted the privacy policies and terms of use for company websites and consulted with employees on privacy, trademark and copyright law as applicable to e-commerce and website liability issues. Trademark and Patent Oversaw trademark and patent portfolios including, outside counsel’s work on applications and intellectual property strategy in the U.S. and abroad.Advised art, marketing and packaging departments on trademark and patent issues.Reviewed and negotiated trademark license agreements. Marketing and Sales Regulatory ComplianceAdvised marketing and sales departments on advertising and marketing programs and created legal guidelines for programs meeting Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and state requirements.Oversaw compliance employee’s work including applications for federal and state wine label approval and state licenses.

Public Company Securities and Corporate GovernanceCounseled and advised with respect to federal securities laws and corporate governance issues including, board of director’s and committee resolutions, corporate governance policies, press releases, Section 16 filings, insider trading policies, restricted stock transfers and stock incentive plan administration. Assisted finance group with drafting Securities Exchange Act reports including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and proxy statements. Commercial Contracts and Technology TransactionsDrafted and negotiated agreements including: content licenses; advertising; marketing and co-branding services and consulting agreements. Oversaw outside counsel with respect to contract issues in foreign jurisdictions. Privacy, Trademark and CopyrightResponded to claims in connection with copyright and trademark infringement. Counseled and advised employees on user content, privacy, trademark and copyright issues as they apply to Internet and website liability issues. Drafted the privacy policy and counseled employees on legal issues pertaining to the privacy policy and terms of service. Oversaw outside counsel with respect to the registration of trademarks in the U.S. and in foreign jurisdictions.