Senior Corporate Counsel

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Senior Corporate Counsel
The candidate will be reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including customer, vendor/procurement or sales/service agreements, non-disclosure and distribution agreements. Assisting internal clients with contract negotiation, as well as providing guidance and practical solutions. Providing advice and counsel to management on intellectual property matters, including managing company patent and trademark portfolio and proactively protecting the company brand and inventions. Developing and improving the company’s compliance program and providing strategic leadership for all aspects of the compliance program including developing training and communications programs to promote the awareness and understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related company policies and procedures and to promote a culture of compliance. Monitoring the contract process to ensure contracts are not only provided in a timely manner, but also in compliance with legal, regulatory, and organization policy and assessing their commercial risk. Assisting in corporate mergers and acquisition transactions, including, drafting documents and agreements, and organizing and performing due diligence. Monitoring and managing corporate and regulatory compliance for the company and its affiliated entities. Supporting internal clients on legal issues. Educating associates about emerging and developing areas of the law and legislation affecting the industries our companies operate in. Performing legal analysis and making recommendations on legal, contractual, risk, and compliance issues. Assisting with other legal and risk management matters as requested, including with respect to legal operations, corporate governance, acquisitions, insurance, or litigation matters. Should have 5-12 years of experience with technology transactions in a corporate in-house legal or well-regarded law firm environment. A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and bar admission (Arizona preferred) is required. Strong corporate athlete with a strong work ethic whose experience includes reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of contractual agreements (e.g. vendor/procurement, sales/service agreements, licensing, distribution), intellectual property law, regulatory law (telecom and data privacy preferred), advising on employment law matters, and assisting with M&A transactions. Superb attention to detail and ability to ramp up quickly in new environments and teams.

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