Experience

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  Voxpop USA, LLC

  • Newburyport, MA

  • General Counsel

    • Apr 2013 - Present
    • Newburyport, MA

    Responsible for the oversight and management of the legal affairs of the Company and its related entities. As a member of the senior leadership team, I report directly to the President, play a strategic role in the company's management, and am primarily responsible for oversight of all of the legal affairs of the company, including advising the senior leadership team on strategic, tactical and operational issues, the management of corporate and regulatory compliance, employment-related matters, contract negotiation and administration, litigation, intellectual property, advising the board of directors, and management of outside counsel.

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  McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A.

  • Of Counsel

    • Apr 2010 - Apr 2013

    General corporate, business and transactional attorney, with experience in bankruptcy law, workouts, and commercial litigation. Former general counsel for several software companies, with expertise in software licensing, strategic alliances, supporting sales and professional services organizations, contract law, trademark and copyright law, and corporate governance

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  Colucci Norman LLP

  • Partner

    • Apr 2009 - Apr 2010

    I concentrate my practice in the areas of general corporate, business and commercial law, and represent businesses in all facets of bankruptcy and workouts. I have served as general counsel for two privately-held software companies and as the legal director for the Business Intelligence division of a major international technology company. That previous experience as in-house corporate counsel, and my current role as outside counsel to a number of privately-held companies, has provided me with a comprehensive and practical understanding of the broad range of legal and business issues regularly confronted by both emerging and established businesses. I am comfortable in the role of “virtual” general counsel of my clients’ management teams, offering the benefit of my experience in such diverse areas as sales and marketing, strategic planning, licensing and distribution, intellectual property matters, mergers and acquisitions, Human Resources, contract preparation and negotiation, corporate governance, bankruptcy and insolvency, and other complex transactions. Representative Business and Legal Advisory Experience• Co-Founder and General Counsel of Intellidex Systems, LLC, a software development company acquired by Sybase, Inc. in 1998• Director of Legal and Business Operations of Sybase’s Business Intelligence Division• General Counsel of Entopia, Inc., a San Francisco-based multinational software development company• Currently representing several software companies, including preparation and negotiation of technology agreements, support of internal sales and professional service/consulting organizations, trademark registration and management of portfolio of intellectual property

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  Andrews & Updegraph, PC

  • Partner

    • Mar 2004 - Mar 2009

    Partner in Salem, MA law firm with a practice concentrating in general corporate, commercial and bankruptcy law.

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  Entopia, Inc.

  • General Counsel

    • 2004 - 2006

    I served as General Counsel for this early-stage Knowledge Management software company based in the San Francisco area. I was responsible all in-house legal functions, including contract negotiation and drafting, software licensing, managing the company's IP portfolio, advising senior-level management, managing outside counsel, and supporting the company's internal business operations.

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  Sybase, Inc.

  • Director, Business Operations

    • 1998 - 2004

    I served as Director of Legal Operations for the Business Intelligence Division of this major international software company, providing legal and operational support to the division's managing officer and the division's several internal organizations, including Sales and Marketing, Engineering and Development, and Finance.