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Orange County, California Area

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Lake Forest, California

Notestream is a developer of a mobile application platform for educational purposes that facilitates learning by delivering content or ‘note streams’ to mobile devices on a variety of subjects.Provide legal and business counsel on financing alternatives, capital raising strategies, privacy, content licensing and patent, copyright and trademark issues.

Irvine, California

Interush is a privately held developer and marketer of a suite of cloud-based productivity and communications software applications principally for Japanese and Chinese-speaking markets and uses a multi-level marketing distribution model. As General Counsel established the legal, compliance and risk management functions.Instituted the internal and external compliance function for the company and its third party distributors.Supported growth of operations into new countries in the Asian market.Served as strategic advisor to the Board and shareholders in implementing C-Level management changes.

Newport Beach, California

KeyedIn is a developer of cloud based software solutions, including project portfolio management, professional services automation, ERP and development platform for building enterprise cloud applications.Provide legal guidance to company on commercial agreement terms, financing transactions, strategic partner and customer agreements, IP and employment law issues.

Santa Ana, California

Powerwave was a publicly-held global manufacturer and supplier of wireless infrastructure products and solutions for commercial and government markets.Joined as first lawyer and played a direct role in three large acquisitions of public companies/divisions which enabled the Company to expand its product lines and increase its revenue base from $200 million to $900M.Developed the company's compliance program for global operations that increased employee and agent awareness of compliance issues and reduced the risk of improper conduct. Provided legal and business counsel to executive management and the board of directors on a wide range of issues, including business development, joint ventures, international operations, employment law, risk management, IP development and protection, acquisitions, federal securities laws, complex commercial agreements, and regulatory compliance.Areas of Expertise Used in the Role:Acquisitions, analyst communications, bankruptcy, budget management, business development, capital raising, complex commercial agreements, corporate governance, compliance plans and training, dispute resolution, divestitures, Dodd Frank Act, employment law, executive compensation, export laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, mergers, immigration, insurance, international transactions, intellectual property licensing, litigation management, open source software, outside counsel management, patent portfolio development, privacy law and data security, real estate, risk management, restructurings, SEC compliance and disclosure, Sarbanes Oxley, shareholder rights plans, staff reductions, supply chain and manufacturing, staff management, takeover defenses, and trademarks.

Epicor, was a $250 million publicly-held publisher of enterprise resource planning software (accounting, manufacturing, distribution, sales force automation) with US and international operations that went private in 2011.Brought on board at Epicor as first lawyer and General Counsel and completed nine acquisitions of complementary software products or companies in less than one year which enabled the company to expand its software product offerings and increase revenues.Following a restatement of financial results and removal of senior management team, assisted interim CEO, CFO and Board to restructure company by completing several divestitures, settling a shareholder class action and SEC investigation and negotiating new venture capital financing from leading VC firms – all of which enabled the company to generate new customers and survive as a viable entity.Developed and implemented software licenses and the licensing program for the company's enterprise software products as well as formalized the channel partner programs for authorized resellers and consultants.Areas of Expertise Used in the Role:Acquisitions, analyst communications, complex commercial agreements, arbitrations, business development, capital raising, channel marketing and programs, corporate governance, corporate secretary, compliance, divestitures, employment law, executive compensation, export laws, mergers, immigration, international transactions, licensing, litigation management, privacy law, real estate, risk management, SEC compliance and disclosure, SEC investigations, shareholder class actions, shareholder rights plans, software licensing, staff management, stock plan administration, takeover defenses, and trademarks.

Sole attorney for a leading manufacturer of consumer private label tissue products with sales in excess of $125 million and facilities in five states.Lead negotiator in negotiations with the Teamsters union representing over 400 manufacturing employees in California and Oklahoma.Responsible for all legal matters at the company including managing outside counsel and for ensuring compliance with federal, state and local laws for the company's operations in five states.Areas of Expertise Used in the Role:Advertising, bankruptcy, business development, capital raising, complex commercial agreements, corporate governance, corporate law, employment law, environmental law, executive compensation, labor unions, licensing, litigation management, manufacturing, risk management, and trademarks.

Experience in corporate transactional practice including corporate financings (public and private offerings), mergers and acquisitions, SEC reporting, technology licensing, commercial law and general corporate representation of public and private companies.Significant experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements.

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