DEHGHAN BUSINESS & LEGAL CONSULTING LLC
DEHGHAN BUSINESS & LEGAL CONSULTING LLC
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KOOROSH DEHGHAN Attorney at Law Legal Expertise: Contract Drafting, Contract Negotiation, Contract Administration, Licensing & Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, & Corporate Law Other Expertise: Benefits Administration, Basic Accounting, Recruiting & Hiring, Labor Laws, Mentoring & Corporate Training AFFILIATIONS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
EDUCATION University of Houston Law Center -- Houston, Texas Juris Doctor, May 1997 -- Concentration in Intellectual Property and Computer law
University of Maryland -- College Park, Maryland Bachelor of Science, May 1994 -- Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering
EXPERIENCE
Contract Migration/Reissues (CPA): Assisting Computer Patent Annuities Limited migrate hundreds of clients from old/no contracts to new contracts to protect CPA’s interests and create more effective legal/financial controls. In the past 18 months, I drafted, negotiated, and administered over 489 contracts with in-house and outside counsel of many entities, including Fortune 500 companies, law firms, educational institutions, and federal, state and local governments. White Collar Defense Litigation (H&H): Provided 31 months of litigation support to Hogan & Hartson defending Bristol-Myers Squibb against federal and state criminal investigations. Managed 40 contract attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries. Software Licensing Consultant (NASD, Inc): Worked as a consultant reviewing and summarizing over 200 software licensing, hardware, equipment procurement, maintenance, SOWs, and services contracts involving both private entities and the federal government. Provided legal support to the contracts administrator by offering analysis and legal opinions as well as detailed information on contract and payment terms, restrictions, licensing language, and licensed user information. Software Licensing & Contracts: Act as outside counsel for several private IT and telecommunication companies including Phoenix Technology Solutions, ITMX, Universal IT Solutions, VOIP Training, JB Logix, etc. Advise these firms on software licensing, contract drafting, negotiation and administration, procurement, IP, due diligence, corporate and business legal issues. Coordinate setup and incorporation of corp. entities, perform general corporate housekeeping, and negotiate and draft various technology agreements (including software, hardware, and consulting services) for them. Discovery Support: Managed between three to more than forty attorneys and legal support staff on several occasions. Provided discovery support with a focus on mergers, antitrust, class action, corporate criminal investigation, and product liability cases. Performed due diligence, general corporate housekeeping, and real estate lease reviews for VC funding. Provided legal consulting to several top law firms in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, including Akin Gump, Boies Shiller, Finkelstein Thompson & Loughran, Hogan & Hartson, Howrey Simon, Shearman & Sterling, Skadden Arps, and Wilmer Cutler. Provided litigation support and conducted document pulls, document reviews (mostly Hart-Scott-Rodino second requests) and privilege reviews with a focus on mergers, antitrust, and product liability cases. Performed due diligence and real estate lease reviews for venture capital infusion of funds. Worked with several top law firms in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, including Akin Gump, Boies Shiller, Finkelstein Thompson Loughran, Hogan & Hartson, Howrey & Simon, Shearman & Sterling, Skadden Arps, and Wilmer Cutler.
Worked on a five-month contract as a legal consultant reviewing and summarizing over 200 software licensing, hardware, equipment procurement, maintenance, SOWs, and services contracts. Provided legal support to the contracts administrator by offering analysis and legal opinions as well as detailed information on contract and payment terms, restrictions, licensing language, and licensed users information.
Managed all Legal and HR activities at OutReach. Effectively negotiated, prepared, and examined contracts involving licenses, purchases, procurement, sales, maintenance, and employment relationships. Negotiated profitable contracts and arrangements between OutReach, vendors, and customers. Successfully negotiated several outstanding contracts/debts resulting in savings of over $478,000 to OutReach (OutReach's 2000 revenue was less than $2,000,000). Contributed significantly to the bottom line by negotiating aggressive contracts with vendors and settling with collection firms for pennies on the dollar. Reported to the CFO and advised the CEO on legal and HR matters on a day-to-day basis. Promoted after two months from Manager to Director. Integral part of the senior management team at OutReach. Participated in management meetings and minimized risk to OutReach by spelling out various legal issues surrounding decisions. Protected OutReach’s interests and maintained a legally compliant environment. Managed all legal issues with emphasis on intellectual property, contracts, immigration, business, and corporate law. Coordinated incorporation and legal operations in eleven states. Active member of transition team as OutReach sold assets of its divisions to Motorola and Benchmark. Key member of small "shutdown team" that helped close OutReach. Tasked, led meetings, and communicated with outside counsel. Advised management of recommended actions on contract and program issues to optimize profitability/financial performance (e.g., cash flow) and mitigate risk. Resolved problems/issues, executed routine contract requirements, and recommended new courses of action. Ensured timely, complete, and accurate delivery of contract deliverables. Administered and monitored development, approval, and submission of assigned new business responses and provided timely direction to management regarding contract/pricing requirements arising from actions requiring a contract modification.
Advised Xpedior’s management on structuring technology and telecommunication transactions, and negotiating and administering contracts for E-Commerce development services. Provided contractual and pricing guidance and advice to the Director. Performed cost/price analysis as applicable to offers received from potential subcontractors/vendors. Negotiated subcontracts, including terms and conditions. Reviewed and analyzed existing and pending procurement agreements with IT and telecom vendors, including Bell Atlantic, WorldCom, and Nextel. Negotiated contracts with customer attorneys and managers. Drafted various agreements including software, development, SOW, web hosting, NDA, and confidentiality agreements. Recruited, screened, and interviewed over thirty employees in a period of high growth. Participated in several career fairs on behalf of Xpedior and recruited actively on two college campuses. Drafted several Consulting, Employee Retention, and Termination agreements. Worked on various IT and telecommunications projects for the following clients:
Advised technology developers, vendors, distributors, and users in structuring technology transactions and in negotiating and administering contracts for multimedia applications as well as Internet access and service. Administered intellectual property management and Year 2000 compliance programs. Drafted numerous domestic and several international technology transfer agreements including:
SKILLS & INTERESTS Functional Skills: Excellent contract drafting, contract negotiation, contract administration, analysis, project management, and communications skills. Background in intellectual property management and technology transfer law. Significant experience consulting in IT/Telecommunications environments. Software development life cycle and “level of effort” estimation knowledge. Experience with web site design and development, utilizing SDLC methodologies, and noted proficiency in testing and requirements gathering. Fluent in Farsi (Persian). Legal/Non-legal Software: WestLaw, Lexis, Concordance, Applied Discovery Document Frameset, Glacier Systems, Lextranet, Kroll OnTrack ElectronicDataViewer, Windows 2000/XP/Vista, MS Office, MS Project, Word Perfect, Lotus Notes, DBase, Visio, and Internet Explorer. Training/Certifications/Seminars: Completed professional training courses in Employment and Patent Law, Contract Drafting, Interviewing Skills, Sales Techniques, Leadership/Team Effectiveness, Software Development Life Cycle & Telecommunication Bootcamp, MS Project, MS Access, HTML, Cold Fusion, SQL, and Photoshop.
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