Seasoned legal professional and general counsel. Expertise derived from nearly 30 years of global experience providing legal and commercial counsel to C-suites, Boards of Directors, product development, operations, sales, alliances, and corporate support functions. Thomas has spent his career managing and delivering the highest quality professional services as a legal business leader and as a senior business consultant. He has added value in corporate and commercial capacities, through management, operational and mentoring roles. His international experience spans five continents and his industry experience is diverse. A proven change agent in high growth environments, with the skills to support growth while improving risk profiles.DIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTS• Entrepreneurial ventures (early series funding)• Mature businesses (multi-billion dollar growth)• International B2B (selling and buying at Global 2000)• Technology licensing, AI, SaaS, ITO, BPO and professional servicesGENERAL COUNSELManagement and Guidance• Counsel Boards of Directors, C-suites, product development, operations, sales and alliances• Corporate governance• Manage outside legal counsel, in-house legal teams, and contract management• Mentoring legal staff, sales and solution support, and contracting personnel• Executive oversight of client relationships• Improve processes and tools to drive efficiencies into legal operationsSubject Matter Expertise• Raise the performance of growing teams• Facilitate sales within risk and compliance profiles• Structure and negotiate customer agreements for buyers and sellers• Negotiate alliance, marketing, product and supply agreements• Capture, enhance and defend the value of intellectual property (IP)• Manage, negotiate and remediate disputes and litigation• Support international personnel, HR, real estate and virtual offices• Optimize legal operations• Oversee global data privacy and data protection• Address compliance• Deliver corporate governanceCOMMERCIAL CONTRACTINGContract Structuring and Negotiations• Commercial contracts, on behalf of buyers and sellers (Technology licensing, AI, SaaS, ITO, BPO, and professional services)• Alliance contracts (Marketing, Sales, and IT development and cultivation)Commercial Remediation• Traditional outsourcing (including commercial/operational/governance expertise)• Alliance and collaboration relationships • Other business services (including SaaS, software and business services)