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Remote, Minnesota

Commercial transaction expert supporting an online AI Service provider with new private equity funding.● Drafted all of the company’s contracting documents including Sales contracts, pricing addendums, partner agreements, amendment templates, NDAs and procurement related documents.● Developed strategies for legal matters and contract negotiation to support 30% revenue growth goals.● Negotiated complex and international commercial transactions related to high-technology research, development, sales, channel sales, procurement, and licensing.● Counseled and mentored international team members on complex commercial contracts, and compliance matters, including vendor risk assessments, security, and privacy.● Drove the standardization of worldwide contract templates and clauses, created contract playbooks, and ensured compliance with procurement policies and procedures.● Advised Senior Leadership on issues relative to substantive law, strategy, drafting, and negotiation.● Collaborated on various team projects with diverse groups of worldwide employees from various functions.

Remote, Minnesota

Spearheaded legal matters and contract negotiation and drafting for the new storage-as-a-service business.- Drafted and negotiated scores of complex and international commercial transactions related to a high-technology research, development, sales, procurement, and licensing.- Counseled and trained international clients on and resolved issues pertaining to storage-as-a-service, contracts, and compliance matters.- Contributed significantly to the standardization of worldwide contractual templates and clauses for use across all types of contracts.- Mentored attorneys and paralegals on issues relative to substantive law, strategy, drafting, and negotiation.- Collaborated on various team projects with diverse groups of worldwide employees from various functions.- Coordinated with global Finance, Privacy, Compliance and Info Sec teams to mitigate risks to the business.- Managed and collaborated with outside counsel where needed.

Remote, Minnesota

Senior legal team member advising business leaders regarding various online data and content services sold globally. Earned IAPP Certification for EU Privacy. Key escalation point for GDPR negotiations in N. America. Work directly with Privacy Counsel and advise team on worldwide data protection and privacy issues. Assisted with California privacy compliance assessment and implementation project.  Responsible for complex commercial contract drafting and negotiation with customers, vendors and partners, including licensing agreements, master agreements, NDAs, and reseller agreements.  Assist with mergers/acquisitions due diligence. Responsible for integration of acquired companies and products. Draft template contract documents and playbooks by coordinating and organizing information from IT, Hosting, Product Development, and Information Security as well as input from other lawyers. Provide commercial legal support to a highly matrixed, global organization and advice to business management.

Remote, Minnesota

Counseled and advised business leadership in support of online services products for this new business unit targeting Governance, Risk, and Compliance business areas. Providing commercial legal support to a $4B business unit in assigned regions and for named accounts.  Responsible for complex commercial contract drafting and negotiation with customers, vendors and partners, including licensing agreements, master agreements, NDAs, and reseller agreements.  Global escalation point for legal and compliance related to SOx, FCRA, software and technology issues for alligned products. Nominated as team liaison to work directly with Privacy Counsel and advise my team on worldwide data protection and privacy issues.  Trusted advisor to business management for general business and legal inquiries, compliance, data security/privacy, and IP licensing as well as dispute resolution and settlement negotiation. Training sales and project management staff on contract issues; conduct internal investigations; collaborate with and monitor outside counsel; lead projects and mange others, all as needed. Development of relationships with global legal resources and other Thomson Reuters divisions and business units; Lead and assist with projects as well as leverage advice on local custom and legal language. Assist with mergers/acquisitions due diligence. Responsible for integration of acquired companies and products. Draft template contract documents and playbooks for related subject matter issues by coordinating and organizing information from IT, Hosting, Product Development, and Information Security as well as input from other lawyers.

Plymouth, Mn And Remote

Software and SaaS expert providing counsel and integrating acquired technology business while supporting rapid sales-growth period.Member of a successful global legal team of 5 (managed from London) supporting a growing technology and information division (17% growth in 2012 - 23% in 2013). Primary legal point of contact responsible for the ACR segment, advising Executive Management on general business and legal inquiries, compliance, data security/privacy, and IP licensing as well as dispute resolution and settlement negotiation.Responsible for global contract drafting and negotiations; Support both procurement and alliance relationships.Conduct training for sales and project management staff on contract issues; Provide compliance training to management; Develop standardize documentation to assist sales (SLAs, Security Addenda, etc.).Proactively build relationships with other legal resources globally; Collaborate on individual deals and contract development projects; Lead cross functional teams to complete assigned projects. Assist with mergers/acquisitions due diligence and integration issues.