Laura Peter
Secretary & Board Member at Conrad Challenge- Claim this Profile
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French Limited working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Mike Brown
Laura is a pleasure to work with. She is very good at managing legal/technical teams. She communicates expectations clearly, and makes sure everybody involved has what they need to get the job done. I would be happy to work with her in the future.
LinkedIn User
Laura was instrumental in working complex contract negotiations and ensuring that a true business relationship was created in our deals. She is excellent at crafting agreements that offer flexibility but maintain all requirements of the organization. Laura agreements were used as ongoing templates to begin negotiations and were widely agreed to as fair yet firm.
Mike Brown
Laura is a pleasure to work with. She is very good at managing legal/technical teams. She communicates expectations clearly, and makes sure everybody involved has what they need to get the job done. I would be happy to work with her in the future.
LinkedIn User
Laura was instrumental in working complex contract negotiations and ensuring that a true business relationship was created in our deals. She is excellent at crafting agreements that offer flexibility but maintain all requirements of the organization. Laura agreements were used as ongoing templates to begin negotiations and were widely agreed to as fair yet firm.
Mike Brown
Laura is a pleasure to work with. She is very good at managing legal/technical teams. She communicates expectations clearly, and makes sure everybody involved has what they need to get the job done. I would be happy to work with her in the future.
LinkedIn User
Laura was instrumental in working complex contract negotiations and ensuring that a true business relationship was created in our deals. She is excellent at crafting agreements that offer flexibility but maintain all requirements of the organization. Laura agreements were used as ongoing templates to begin negotiations and were widely agreed to as fair yet firm.
Mike Brown
Laura is a pleasure to work with. She is very good at managing legal/technical teams. She communicates expectations clearly, and makes sure everybody involved has what they need to get the job done. I would be happy to work with her in the future.
LinkedIn User
Laura was instrumental in working complex contract negotiations and ensuring that a true business relationship was created in our deals. She is excellent at crafting agreements that offer flexibility but maintain all requirements of the organization. Laura agreements were used as ongoing templates to begin negotiations and were widely agreed to as fair yet firm.
Credentials
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Real Estate Brokers License
California Department of Real EstateOct, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
California Bar
State Bar of California -
Federal Circuit Bar
U.S. Courts of Appeals -
Patent Bar
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Qualified Solicitor - England & Wales
Solicitors Regulation Authority -
United States Supreme Court Bar
The Supreme Court of the United States
Experience
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Conrad Challenge
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Secretary & Board Member
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Apr 2021 - Present
• Identified and secured large number of judges and speakers for the Conrad Challenge Innovation Summit, at NASA's Johnson Space Center designed to engage global students from around the world. • Organized and restructured committee charters for the Foundation and kept minutes. • Identified and secured large number of judges and speakers for the Conrad Challenge Innovation Summit, at NASA's Johnson Space Center designed to engage global students from around the world. • Organized and restructured committee charters for the Foundation and kept minutes.
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Quantum Security Grid (QsecGRID)
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New York City Metropolitan Area
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Advisory Board Member
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Jul 2022 - Present
• Advised on strategy of patent portfolio and IP protection as it relates to data security across private commercial networks, cloud providers, and unlimited IoT devices including satellite and 5G. • Advised on strategy of patent portfolio and IP protection as it relates to data security across private commercial networks, cloud providers, and unlimited IoT devices including satellite and 5G.
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Global Intellectual Property Alliance
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of Board of Directors & Executive Committee
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Apr 2021 - Present
• Increased global membership quarterly. • Increased global membership quarterly.
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United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member Board of Directors
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Apr 2021 - Present
• Founding Supporting Member. • Founding Supporting Member.
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Laura A Peter Attorney at Law
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Washington DC-Baltimore Area; San Francisco Bay Area
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Legal Consultant
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Mar 2022 - Present
• Consulted expertise with companies and law firms primarily providing litigation strategy for USPTO adversarial proceedings including strategic agreements, legal research, motions practice, complex sales transactions, transactional drafting, negotiations, business acumen, channel and partner contracting, and management of legal workflow. • Consulted expertise with companies and law firms primarily providing litigation strategy for USPTO adversarial proceedings including strategic agreements, legal research, motions practice, complex sales transactions, transactional drafting, negotiations, business acumen, channel and partner contracting, and management of legal workflow.
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Perfect Day
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head of Global Legal and General Counsel (Interim)
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Jun 2021 - Oct 2021
• Negotiated revenue agreements while simultaneously spearheading multiple deals. • Collaborated cross functionally with CEO, CFO, executive sales leadership, international, and production core teams creating commercial agreement templates, patent licensing, international JVs, as well as hundreds of licensing agreements. • Hired, cultivated an extended legal teams of 17 including in-house and corporate attorneys, outside counsel, and patent attorneys identifying development and performance management to deliver organizational success. • Organized and planned Series D Funding Round for the start-up. Show less
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USPTO
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director
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Nov 2018 - Jan 2021
• Ran a billion-dollar budget across all business units specifically CFO, PTAB plus the Chief Judge, TTAB plus the Chief Judge, unemployment, patent, trademark examiners, and commissioners. Presided as Judge over 7 cases before PTAB and TTAB. • Oversaw employee collective bargaining agreement strategies (CBA) strategies steering 3 unique union negotiations. • Influenced billion-dollar IT infrastructure upgrade including hardware, software, AI and 30+ AI tools. • Established a cross organization “One Voice One Message” communication through the implementation of organizational key business processes while ensuring consistency and compliances. • Forged stakeholder relationships including lobbying groups INTA, HTIA, US Chamber of Commerce, MPAA, IPO, AIPLA, LES, and Innovation Alliance. Co-chair of working group for National Council Expanding American Innovation (NCEAI). Show less
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A10 Networks, Inc
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United States
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Software Development
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400 - 500 Employee
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Deputy General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel
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Sep 2012 - Oct 2018
• Generated multi-million-dollar annual revenues through the strategic execution of cloud in network security influencing new business development initiatives, innovative payment models across medical, automotive, mobility, entertainment, 3D, and measurement application industries. • Drove processes and systems for IPO readiness and subsequent IPO in collaboration with business and finance teams. • Grew intellectual property portfolio 3-fold including global brand vetting, protection, registration, and patent issuance by powering the legal strategy for all major licensing negotiations and litigations. • Collaborated with business team and engineers to appropriately protect assets via patent, trade secret, copyright, and open-source strategies. • Completed M&A transactions, including diligence and integration of software companies. • Oversaw all outside counsel, including litigation, securities and prosecution matters. • Crafted commercial agreements for innovative technologies, business models, including cloud-provisioning, software ‘rental’ models, SaaS, IaaS, and APIs. Show less
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Global General Counsel
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Founder & Principal
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Sep 2008 - Oct 2018
• Energized start-up and mid-sized growth by providing strategic business development initiatives and optimized financial returns for 30+ companies and governing organizations such as Silicon Image, Myotest SA, Novasentis Inc, and HDMI Licensing LLC for standard essential patents (SEP) with a responsive team of 30+. • Influenced cost reduction by driving collaborative strategic plans with business managers to promote IP asset augmentation, business growth and the optimization of financial returns. Show less
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Immersion Corporation
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President – General Counsel – Assistant Secretary
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Jan 2005 - Aug 2008
• Built and coached extended teams of comprised of in-house legal, litigation, outside lawyers, sales, finance, product management, CTO spearheading depositions, discovery, patent litigation, licensing, technology, and new product agreements. • Led the Immersion Corporation v. Sony Federal Circuit Court jury award winning patent infringement case as a result of prudently shaping the legal strategy. • Shaped, executed board governance charters and corporate policies in collaboration with Finance, HR, Facilities, Purchasing, and Data Security. Show less
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Education
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University of London
LL.M., International Business Law -
Santa Clara University School of Law
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University of Chicago
A.M. -
Cornell University
B.S., Engineering -
The Hague Academy of International Law - Académie de droit international de La Haye
Certificate, Private International Law -
Harvard-Westlake School
High School Diploma -
The Carlthorp School
Elementary School
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