I stepped in as General Counsel while the current General Counsel was on maternity leave. I was responsible for reviewing contracts, liaising with outside GDPR counsel, managing the legal aspects of GDPR, managing a busy data request function (e.g. subpoenas, etc.), negotiating Data Protection Agreements, helping various teams work towards creation of new policies and assisting with various issues that arose while the General Counsel was on her leave.

Interim, Outsourced General Counsel•Manage Employment, Environmental and General Business litigation matters•Conduct internal investigations•Provide legal advice to company departments•Provide recommendations on organizational structure and resources•Work closely with Compliance and Risk Management functions•Identify areas for cost savings and implement metrics

• Served as trusted advisor to Board’s Executive Committee regarding corporate governance issues• Managed labor relations, disputes, including mediations, arbitrations and litigation involving vendors, title companies, employees, consultants and customers• Structured, negotiated and drafted settlement agreements with vendors and customers

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary• Played key role in Merger & Acquisition activities, including the acquisition of Scitegic• Successfully achieved client goals by working with executive staff to spin-off 600 employee organization • Advised leadership on Sarbanes-Oxley and corporate governance, product development and commer-cialization, employment matters and IP protection (patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets).

GENERAL COUNSEL - On an Outsourced, Interim & Project basisWith a focus on high-tech clients and SaaS licensing agreements, past and present clients include Adaptive Insights, F5 Networks, Floqast, EIG Services, Inc., Insight Direct, USA, Mitsubishi Electric, NGINX, Niantic Labs, Strava, The New York Times and Western Digital Corporation. • Work with publicly and privately traded technology, manufacturing and retail companies, ranging from $20M to $40B in annual revenue, on an interim, outsourced and project basis• Structure, draft and negotiate worldwide inbound and outbound SaaS (financial planning & budgeting software), OEM, VAR, reseller, software developer, professional services, master purchase, joint development, maintenance, and other technology licensing agreements• Advise on Regulatory Compliance, including Prop 65, data privacy (CCPA, GDPR) and security matters• Counsel marketing teams on branding, promotions, co-marketing and other joint ventures• Design, review, implement and maintain Employee handbooks, policy, bonus and training programs in several compliance areas, including Records Retention, Ethics, FCPA and whistleblower protection • Lead Merger & Acquisition activities and subsequent integration of acquired entities• Advise, influence and collaborate with Boards, CEOs and leadership teams on legal strategies, issues

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary(Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary$550 million publicly traded software provider serving 80+ of the Fortune 100 companies)• Built and managed a 9 member in-house legal department with strong focus on optimizing performance, creating centers of excellence and reducing legal costs• Managed and overhauled the use of outside counsel worldwide, for U.S. parent company and 18 foreign subsidiaries doing business in 90 countries• Negotiated and drafted various international, domestic and internet OEM, VAR, reseller, developer, professional services, master purchase and maintenance agreements, and technology licenses • Managed the revamping of the internal insurance procurement process, resulting in more than $1M in savings in one year; Served as Chief Compliance & Risk Management Officer reporting to Board• Reduced legal costs for trademark protection by 66% in 2 years• Awarded the Professional Service Organization's Award of Excellence for tireless international negotiations on a key customer's series of agreements, resulting in 25% of the department’s quarterly revenue

• Served as sole dedicated in-house counsel to spin-off division• Adapted and scaled policies, procedures, functional programs from large parent company to enable spin-off to be nimble and thrive in the marketplace• Drafted and negotiated international, domestic and internet OEM, VAR, reseller, software developer, professional services, master purchase and maintenance agreements, joint development agreements and technology licenses• Actively participated in corporate branding efforts in conjunction with spin-off from parent company• Teamed with Marketing, Sales and Business Development personnel on key customer and alliance accounts • Formulated and drafted non-standard business agreements including joint marketing, consulting services, and new product licensing models