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Admitted to Practice in Texas
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Admitted to Practice in the federal courts, Northern District of Texas
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Certified Information Privacy Professional/US
Education
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Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D.
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St. John’s College, B.A.
Practice Areas
• General counsel and legal function advisory
• Legal department creation and planning
• Legal project planning, development, and management
• Corporate and M&A
• SaaS, IaaS, Software & Hardware Technology
• Corporate Governance & Compliance
• Corporate Securities & Private Placement
Prior Professional Experience
• 14 years private practice representation of software and hardware tech companies and other clients internationally across diverse legal subject areas, serving various industries
• 18 years in-house and outsourced general counsel experience leading seed, venture, private equity, and public companies, making and acting on legal decisions in their national and international operations and subsidiaries.
• 8 years investing in and guiding technology portfolio companies as a private equity fund management company executive and general counsel
• 4 years evaluating and executing M&A transactions as a corporate development executive
• 6 years negotiating, drafting, and signing licensing contracts as contract manager and head of contracts department with a Fortune 200 and 100 company’s software division
• 6 years leadership collaboration as a tech company member of the board with 2 private equity fund portfolio companies, including chairperson responsibility
My Story
THE MISSION: Excellent Legal Service & Complete Client Satisfaction.
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SERVICES: Legal advisory through risk identification, solution development, solution management and implementation. Efficient project staffing with skilled, experienced colleagues.
CLIENTS: Small to mid-size businesses (SMBs).
PERSPECTIVES:
- Every executive’s time is precious.
- "One riot, one ranger" is a favored practice.
- Invest legal budget directly in legal service, not office rent, not training junior lawyers.
- Keep clients informed. "Heads up!" Not "duck!"
I MANAGE CLIENTS' LEGAL LIVES:
- Identify risks and deliver avoidance strategies
- Eliminate potential risks with nonlegal action if feasible
- Plan and lead legal projects
- Give executive direction for your staff attorneys and non-attorney legal staff
- Staff experienced Fulton|Jeang law colleagues for execution and implementation where needed
- Lead M&A projects from pre-offer diligence and planning through post-closing integration
- Lead private funding for operating companies.
- Form business entities and plan governance frameworks for businesses and start-ups
- Manage and update operating contract forms
- Negotiate business agreements
- Review compliance and corporate policies
- Provide software and cyber, SaaS, AI, data, privacy and intellectual property protection.
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US)
Contact
I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.
This episode features Joe Pollard, Sr. and Joe Pollard, Jr., owners and operators of Content Recovery Specialists (CRS) (https://crspackout.com/). CRS specializes in restoring and protecting personal property after disasters. It handles all aspects of recovery process, including packout, cleaning, storage, and return of items damaged by fire, water, microbial growth, or other events. CRS also collaborate with insurance adjusters, restoration contractors, and property owners, with the goal of streamlining the recovery process for everyone involved. The CRS team is equipped to manage everything from small home losses to large commercial disasters. CRS uses a digital inventory system with barcoding, photo documentation, and chain-of-custody tracking to capture every item from packout to return delivery.