Teresa Walden Email and Phone Number

Business-focused legal counsel with broad expertise in technology and business law and extensive in-house experience and private practice experience with nationally-renowned law firm.Known for 
*Outstanding listening and communication skills 
*Establishing competency, confidence and trust with Sr. Management and Professionals across diverse organizational functions (finance, engineering, sales, IT, HR, etc.)*Creative problem solving 
*Synthesizing and distilling complex information into key issues to facilitate effective actions 
*Identifying appropriate resources and solutions for complex scenarios*Excellent negotiation and consensus building skills 

Experience includes: Providing legal counsel and strategic guidance to Executive and Senior Management in Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Finance and Business Operations roles related to product development (HW, SW, XaaS) and licensing, professional services, intellectual property, commercial transactions, marketing, privacy and security, business practices and policies, and financial risk. Structuring, drafting and negotiating a wide range of domestic and international customer and supplier transactions involving: customer-facing solutions (hardware/software-SaaS/services) agreements; software and technology licensing; manufacturing agreements; product development agreements; non-disclosure and IP ownership agreements; business process outsourcing agreements; cloud/XaaS agreements; strategic procurement of software, professional services, and information technology solutions; employment agreements; and real estate construction agreements and leases. Reviewing and drafting press releases, product announcements and related go-to-market collateral Reviewing, drafting, implementing and managing contract policies and procedures; drafting a variety of customer and supplier contract forms; and reviewing and drafting employment, security and other policies. Providing legal counsel, strategic guidance, and negotiation support for customer and supplier disputes involving millions of dollars and a variety of legal issues Managing internal and external legal resources, including Paralegal, Contract Manager, In-House Contract Attorney functions, and Outside Counsel. Collaborating with Engineering, Product Management, Finance, Sales, Operations, Human Resources, and Procurement.