Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco, California, United States · On-site

• As a member of Adobe's Strategic Partnership team, I help spearhead the legal strategy & execution for the Digital Experience (DX) Exchange business unit, driving strategic partnerships with Fortune 100 technology companies. This includes managing the app ecosystem and providing counsel on product strategies & GTM. I also lead the creation of all partner-facing templates and mentor a high-performance team.

Sep 2015 – Jan 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos · San Mateo, California, United States

• In this multifaceted leadership role, I drove all non-sales-related legal matters for Marketo, a rapidly evolving SaaS company that was publicly traded, then acquired by private equity (Vista Equity Partners) in 2016, and later sold to Adobe in late 2018. I advised C-level executives on business and legal strategies to meet business goals.
• ● Fueled launch of 4 products including industry-leading account-based marketing solution, SMS marketing channel, and AI-based marketing solutions.
• ● Protected company reputation and delivered 9-figure savings by managing all litigation and employment matters. Counseled and led efforts to resolve disputes. Directed & mentored in-house litigation attorney.
• ● Facilitated M&A transactions by drafting board presentations on technology/IP-related acquisition matters and pre/post acquisition strategies. Led material significance post-merger integration and renegotiated significant partnership agreements following Vista Equity Partners and Adobe acquisitions.
• ● Drafted inbound and outbound data licenses related to data enrichment, testing, and usage. Also drafted co-development, API, source code, and technology licenses. Participated in senior deal review process.
• ● Managed trademark portfolio, created trademark strategy, and served as key interface with marketing department. Worked with Product Marketing team on corporate rebranding following Vista acquisition, helping identify new house logo/mark. Counseled marketing team on marketing law questions.

Apr 2013 – Sep 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Santa Clara, California

• IP TRANSACTIONS TEAM: I counseled on general IP strategy (e.g., outbound licensing, co-development, and patent portfolio development) for the Emerging Technologies Group (next generation flash appliance technology, converged infrastructure), and the Enterprise Content Division (content management applications).
• ● Crafted open source legal strategy within EMC and represented EMC legal interests on CoprHD, OpenStack Foundation, EMC Code, Cloud Foundry Foundation, Apache Software Foundation, and other projects.
• ● Represented EMC’s interests in high-level government affairs meetings.
• ● Served as IP counsel for Dell Technologies Capital (formerly EMC Ventures).

Mar 2009 – Apr 2013 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Palo Alto, California, United States

• STRATEGIC IP TRANSACTIONS & COUNSELING TEAM: I was part of the team responsible for negotiating in-bound technology licenses, analyzing IP issues, and developing the IP risk profile associated with licensing opportunities and business decisions. I helped create the IP strategy for HP’s Cloud Services and Enterprise Software Group and for HP's participation in the Linear Tape Open (LTO) licensing program.
• PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - webOS: I oversaw the patent portfolio and associated prosecution budget for the webOS Global Business Unit. My management responsibilities included planning the patent strategy for all wireless handsets and tablet devices within HP, conducting patent assertion and infringement analysis, performing patent portfolio due diligence, and assisting with licensing and cross-licensing opportunities.
• PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - HP Labs: I managed the patent portfolios for the Exascale Computing Lab (ECL), and Business Optimization Lab (BOL) at HP Labs Palo Alto. ECL's focus is high performance computing at the exascale level, while BOL's focus is developing business intelligence and operations related software. Additionally, I managed patent portfolios related to virtualization and GPU orchestration across multi-blade systems for the HP licensing team.

Sep 2006 – Mar 2009 · 2 yrs 6 mos · San Jose, California, United States

• At Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, I was involved in patent prosecution and strategic portfolio development, as well as due diligences for mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions.
• ● Drafted 90+ patent applications in the software and electrical arts. The applications covered technical fields including AI algorithms, networking protocols, and search algorithms. Representative clients included eBay/PayPal, SAP, Cisco, and Adobe Systems.

Nov 2004 – Aug 2006 · 1 yr 9 mos · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• PATENT PROSECUTION: I drafted patent applications in the software, electrical, and mechanical arts. Applications covered such technical fields as hydrogen-electric generation technology and wave-detection algorithms utilized in medical devices.
• REEXAM PRACTICE: I drafted and filed successful inter partes reexam request (95/000,131) against Clear Channel Communications/Live Nation, Inc. resulting in the cancellation of all claims for U.S. Pat. No. 6,614,729.

Jun 2003 – Jan 2004 · 7 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• GENERAL MOTIONS PRACTICE: I drafted various motions including:
• ● Motion to Dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. Pro. § 12(b)(2) & (6) in spam cases,
• ● Motion for John Doe discovery in a copyright case
• ● Motion for Contempt of Court in copyright case
• ● Adversarial Complaint in case involving domain name dispute in bankruptcy
• ● Motion to Compel Discovery under Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 26
• ● Motion in to Opposition to motion to compel discovery
• ● Motion to Set Aside a Judgment under Fed. R. Civ. Pro. § 60(b) in trademark case
• COPYRIGHT LITIGATION: I assisted in drafting various pleadings in copyright cases involving violations of music licensing agreements, and the misappropriation of copyrighted clothing patterns.
• COMPUTER LAW LITIGATION: I assisted in cases defending persons alleged to have sent unsolicited bulk email (spam) into the America Online (AOL) network, allegedly violating the Federal and Virginia Computer Crimes Acts. Additionally, I defended corporations and individuals alleged to have violated Washington State’s anti-spam law (RCW 19.190.020).
• TRADEMARK LITIGATION: I drafted cease and desist letters in cases involving violations of the Anti-Cyber Piracy Act, 15 USC § 1129.