Thomas Hall Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Plano, Texas And Fort Collins, Colorado

General Counsel for The Americas, a $3 billion+ regional business unit of Atos S.E., an €11 billion revenue IT services company headquartered in Bezons, France.

Austin, Texas And Fort Collins, Colorado

Delivered corporate and commercial legal services to clients.

Gurgaon, India And Fort Collins, Colorado

Established the initial office of General Counsel for this Series D funded company that provided SaaS contract lifecycle management software and services - digitization, AI-supported authoring, obligation management.Improved functions and coordinated with executives in Sales, Alliances, Product Development, Customer Success, HR and Finance to elevate the company’s legal operations and cross-functional processes to facilitate rapid growth within improved risk profiles and compliance.

Dallas, Texas And Fort Collins, Colorado

KPMG LLP is the U.S. affiliate of the $32 Billion global accounting and advisory service firm, where I lastly reported to the National Operations Lead for the Advisory Practice. Previously, I was in the field, selling and delivering complex B2B contract negotiation services and business process automation assessments. • ran an internal consultancy to assist Strategic Account lead partners with value-based pricing expertise• provided reactive advice to partners facing clients with… Show more KPMG LLP is the U.S. affiliate of the $32 Billion global accounting and advisory service firm, where I lastly reported to the National Operations Lead for the Advisory Practice. Previously, I was in the field, selling and delivering complex B2B contract negotiation services and business process automation assessments. • ran an internal consultancy to assist Strategic Account lead partners with value-based pricing expertise• provided reactive advice to partners facing clients with serious pandemic-related financial issues• conducted training across the U.S. Tax practice to enable proactive approaches to pandemic-impaired strategic accounts• headed outsourcing negotiations and remediation for the Shared Services Advisory group, and mentored professionals on negotiations best practices• negotiated billions of dollars in complex B2B technology and services agreements, and remediated troubled relationships• counseled on IT solutions, back office business services and legal operations, supply chain, AI and data analytics, industry-specific functions, and concatenate legal matters (data privacy and protection, IP, insurance, export control, taxation, industry regulation)• advised multiple global outsourcing service companies’ legal and contracts departments on negotiation best practices Show less

Dallas, Texas

EquaTerra was acquired by KPMG LLP in February 2011. Led the company's group of specialists that provided global transaction and restructuring services to buyers of outsourced IT and business process services, primarily in the form of contract architecture, negotiations and issue resolution. Negotiated billions of dollars in complex IT and business service contracts internationally across numerous industries.

Dallas, Texas

ACS was a global IT and business process outsourcing company acquired by Xerox Corporation.During my tenure, Group revenue nearly doubled to $3.4 Billion, mainly through three years of ~20% year-over-year organic growth, plus the integration of acquisitions.• negotiated the company’s flagship technology and BPO customer agreements• grew a team of attorneys, contract managers and administrative staff, creating career paths for attorneys by service line, driving efficiencies… Show more ACS was a global IT and business process outsourcing company acquired by Xerox Corporation.During my tenure, Group revenue nearly doubled to $3.4 Billion, mainly through three years of ~20% year-over-year organic growth, plus the integration of acquisitions.• negotiated the company’s flagship technology and BPO customer agreements• grew a team of attorneys, contract managers and administrative staff, creating career paths for attorneys by service line, driving efficiencies by segmenting work, streamlining process and forms, and mentoring teammates with best practices• implemented controls in customer contracting by pulling the delivery operations and finance organizations forward into this sales-oriented culture, which resulted in a major decrease in money-losing accounts Show less

Dallas, Texas

Delivered legal services, focused on corporate, commercial and financial transactions. Also founder of Teneo Consulting, LLC, a consulting company supporting clients with strategy and structuring for strategic alliances.

Dallas, Texas

Customer Analytics was acquired by Exchange, Inc., in July 2000. Established the office of general counsel for this high growth Series B funded company, and supported board and executive initiatives with legal counsel. Business development and primary international negotiations for software licensing and consulting services.• Prepared for the company’s anticipated initial public offering, including implementation of an intellectual property (IP) capture and protection… Show more Customer Analytics was acquired by Exchange, Inc., in July 2000. Established the office of general counsel for this high growth Series B funded company, and supported board and executive initiatives with legal counsel. Business development and primary international negotiations for software licensing and consulting services.• Prepared for the company’s anticipated initial public offering, including implementation of an intellectual property (IP) capture and protection program• managed disputes, and converted an inherited IP litigation into multi-million dollar technology licensing agreements, for which I was rewarded with President’s Club as top salesperson• negotiated the company’s software license and services agreements, and product support and vendor agreements• counseled on the merger between ActionSystems and Customer Analytics, and on the sale of the combined company to Exchange, Inc. Show less

Austin, Texas

Delivered legal services, focused on corporate, commercial and financing matters.Also founder and President of Waterloo Communications, LLC, a mobile telephone service business.

Austin, Texas

Winstead Sechrest & Minick acquired Ferchill & Hall in February 1995. Delivered legal services, focused on corporate, commercial and financing matters.

Austin, Texas

While finishing law school and clerking at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, the head of the Corporate Practice asked me to start a boutique law firm with him, which became Ferchill & Hall, PC. The firm helped Classic Communications complete its aggressive acquisition strategy to grow from venture capital backed start-up to the eighth largest cable company in the United States. In February 1995, Ferchill & Hall joined Winstead Sechrest & Minick in advance of Classic Communications’… Show more While finishing law school and clerking at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, the head of the Corporate Practice asked me to start a boutique law firm with him, which became Ferchill & Hall, PC. The firm helped Classic Communications complete its aggressive acquisition strategy to grow from venture capital backed start-up to the eighth largest cable company in the United States. In February 1995, Ferchill & Hall joined Winstead Sechrest & Minick in advance of Classic Communications’ initial public debt offering. Show less

Dallas, Texas

Staff consultant at company formerly known as Andersen Consulting, a division of Arthur Andersen & Co., now known as Accenture.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Economics