I am a legal executive with over twenty years of experience at private and public companies as well as law firms. I have focused my legal career on representing emerging growth technology companies over a broad range of industries including cloud computing, cybersecurity, virtualization and information management across the U.S., Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Japan. I have established and led global legal teams and partnered with company executives to manage legal risks while promoting company objectives.I have an extensive background in negotiating agreements with Fortune 500 companies on matters relating to software, hardware, SaaS, OEM, alliances, channel distribution, professional services, real estate and other issues encountered by technology companies with a global presence.Practice areas include:• Strategic planning• Select, train and manage legal staff and contract personnel• Manage dispute resolution and outside counsel• Mergers and acquisitions and follow-on integration• Regulatory compliance• Corporate governance and worldwide subsidiary structure and formation• Structure and negotiate terms on matters relating to licensing, privacy, data protection, human resource and employment law and procurement• Provide internal training and global webinars on legal updates including Safe Harbor, privacy, data protection and anti-bribery