Richard Sharp Email & Phone Number

Plano, Texas, Us

Work with senior management to identify and address corporate legal issues with a primary concentration on high value, strategically important contractual relationships and M&A activity.• Work with Corporate Development team to facilitate internal and external merger and acquisition activities and post-merger integration.• Review, negotiate and approve various agreements including, IT consulting contracts, outsourcing agreements, master services agreements, subcontractor agreements, vendor agreements, business associate agreements, non-disclosure agreements, non-compete/employment agreements, press releases and statements of work.• Collaborate with proposal team to ensure all RFP responses comply with corporate policies and guidelines.• Participate in regular meetings with finance and tax departments to ensure all international related party transactions comply with the applicable transfer pricing rules and regulations.

Plano, Texas, Us

Tokyo, Jp

Milan, It

Advised company and internal clients on a variety of corporate legal issues with a focus on contract negotiation, compliance and risk mitigation.• Negotiated and approved consulting contracts, independent contractor agreements, software licenses, non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements and other required agreements with private entities, public utilities and federal, state and local governments.• Oversaw several Contract Administrators to ensure their work complied with internal corporate contracting principles and approved contracts that exceed the Contract Administrator’s level of approval authority. • Worked with directors, managers and consultants across all companies and business lines within the organization to effectively identify and address contractual and legal issues that arose during contract negotiation or project execution. • Reviewed RFP’s to ensure all proposals were submitted in compliance with corporate policies and standards.• Developed and implemented corporate policies and procedures; drafted and revised standard agreements as needed.

Handled a variety of responsibilities involving contract formation, negotiations, trade licensing, regulatory compliance, human resource policies, and general business tasks. • Negotiated product and service contracts, subcontractor agreements, license terms, proprietary information agreements, non-disclosure agreements, reseller agreements and other required agreements with private and government entities. • Proactively identified contractual issues and developed resolution plans with department managers. • Managed all company trade/contractor licenses including establishing new licenses in multiple U.S. jurisdictions. • Reviewed RFP’s for insurance, billing and risk requirements and responded in compliance with company policies and standards.

Evaluated, investigated and certified contractors to qualify them to bid on public building construction projects in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.• Examined and analyzed contractor requests for certification, including financial statements, bonding capabilities, project performance, construction supervisory personnel experience and legal/administrative proceedings involving the contractor.• Prepared legal memoranda, performed legal research as directed; answered questions from general public and internal staff regarding Contractor Certification.• Assisted in the drafting and promulgation of rules, regulations, and procedures pertaining to the operation of the Contractor Certification Department.• Trained new staff regarding polices, procedures and laws relating to Contractor Certification. • Served as part of the department team with the Joint Task Force on the Underground Economy.

Worked with several firms including, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, LLP and Ropes & Gray, LLP. • Reviewed various custodial communications necessary to further expedite discovery in complex patent infringement litigation, securities litigation, employment litigation and business litigation cases. Developed timeline and understanding of key issues. • Determined responsiveness of client documents to mandatory disclosure requests. Made appropriate attorney privilege claims. Identified witness and issue-specific materials necessary for deposition and trial preparation.

Responsibilities included overseeing all stages of litigation for personal injury, business litigation, contract, 93A, collections, zoning and landlord/tenant cases. • Managed and streamlined firm’s entire personal injury caseload. Evaluated potential incoming cases and delivered recommendations to the managing partner. • Negotiated personal injury settlements and medical lien reductions. Drafted pleadings, discovery requests, legal memoranda, demand letters and client correspondence.• Represented clients at civil motion sessions, pre-trial conferences, case management conferences, mediations and arbitrations. Participated in depositions of clients in civil litigation cases. • Supervised the investigation of claims and delegated the gathering of medical and other records.

J.D., Law

Education record

B.S., Political Science