Areas of Concentration
- Commercial Agreements
- Technology Agreements
- International
- Corporate Finance & Corporate Transactions
- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Securities Law Compliance
- Intellectual Property Counseling
- Strategic Alliances
Practical Experience
- Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary - Centillium Communications, Inc., a global semiconductor company in the DSL, VoIP and optical network markets.
- Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary - ZiLOG, Inc., a global semiconductor company.
- Senior Corporate Counsel - Inktomi Corporation, a software company primarily focused on web search, caching, and associated Internet technology.
- Director, Senior Vice President and General Counsel - BHP Power, Inc., a subsidiary of BHP Billiton (fka BHP) created to pursue global independent power projects and create symbiotic opportunities for the parent company’s oil and gas, mineral, and steel operations.
- Special Counsel - O’Melveny & Myers in New York and Hong Kong, specializing in domestic and international corporate and project finance/banking areas.
- Associate - Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York and Australia, specializing in domestic and international corporate and project finance/banking.
Over 20 years experience in vibrant in-house legal departments and world class law firms assisting technology companies, banks, developers and other organizations with drafting and negotiating agreements and technology licenses, securities law compliance (including '34 Act documents), VC and financing matters, mergers and acquisitions, complex global transactions, IP matters, corporate compliance and governance, HR matters and general corporate law.
Education
JD from Columbia University (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)
BA in Political Science, from Columbia University
Professional Associations and Community Involvement
Member of the State Bars of Texas, California and New York
2003 Chairman: Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel