Business and Legal Experience

HANDSPRING, INC. (2000 – 2003)

Responsible for law, public policy and stock administration for a publicly held provider of handheld computers and smartphones.
Selected accomplishments include:

As executive staff member, contributed to the company’s operational and strategic decisions.
Managed all legal work relating to the merger of Handspring and Palm, Inc.
Led restructuring negotiations of a $350 million real estate commitment.
Negotiated a major operating software license agreement with PalmSolutions, Inc.
Oversaw all legal aspects of the company’s relationships with wireless telecommunication carriers.
Implemented a patent filing and intellectual property protection program and managed patent litigation.
Managed compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance reforms.

Responsible for law, public policy and stock administration for a publicly held provider of broadband Internet access, Internet media services, and targeted advertising and email solutions.
Selected accomplishments include:

Served on executive staff providing both business and legal counsel.
Managed a 22 person legal organization.
Closed three private financings, an initial public offering, a secondary public offering and two debt offerings raising approximately $1.25 billion.
Managed all legal work to acquire Excite, Inc. ($6.5 billion deal value) and combine the operations of the two companies.
Established public policy function and led company’s opposition to open cable access initiatives in Congress, the FCC, state legislatures and local municipalities.
Negotiated distribution agreements with 23 cable operators worldwide.
Managed a wide variety of litigation matters including a novel trademark cases relating to the sale of search words.

Responsible for all legal matters for a publicly held manufacturer of computers, graphics cards, digital video products, displays and other Macintosh based products.
Selected accomplishments include:

Drafted key inbound and outbound technology licensing agreements, including one of the first MacOS licenses.
Managed all legal work to acquire SuperMac and combine the operations of the two companies.
Served on the Board of Directors of Portrait Display Labs following its acquisition of Radius’ pivot technology.
Completed sales agreements for domestic and international resellers, distributors and OEMs.

General corporate and commercial law practice representing start-up and high-growth technology companies.
Extensive experience in venture capital financings, intellectual property protection and dispute resolution.