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MATTHEW SCHREIBER
Belmont, CA 94002
Matthew_Schreiber@yahoo.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Results-oriented, accomplished Attorney with extensive experience in strategic alliances and global partnerships, technology licensing, distribution and development, sales and marketing, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, litigation management and general corporate and commercial matters for Fortune 500 enterprises, startup companies and leading law firms in the Internet, software, media and hardware industries.

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Spanish with considerable oral and written comprehension in Portuguese and French and extensive experience working in Latin America, Europe, and on international transactions.

EXPERIENCE

Director of Legal Affairs, Assistant General Counsel
JUNIPER NETWORKS, Sunnyvale, CA, 2009 to Present
• Draft and negotiate international and domestic sales, licensing and distribution agreements.
• Create, localize and implement processes and agreements for international operations.
• Handle all Latin America and Spanish language legal matters.

Senior Corporate Counsel
YAHOO! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 2003 to 2009
Negotiate and draft strategic alliances, technology licensing, distribution and development agreements. Advise on and handle issues for product launch and implementation. Transactional and intellectual property matters.
· Drafted and negotiated complex agreements with industry leaders including Microsoft, Verizon, Motorola, Research in Motion (RIM), AT&T, Nokia, Siemens, TiVo, Creative Labs, and Jamdat (now Electronic Arts Mobile).
· Developed and presented in-house seminar on international distribution deals.
· While temporarily managing Strategic Sourcing group, won team award for creating processes that significantly decreased spending on outside counsel fees.
· Manage referral, reseller and developer networks, fraud, abuse and customer care issues and outsourcing and contingent workforce agreements.

General Counsel
HOMEGAIN.COM, INC., Emeryville, CA 1999 to 2003
As first in-house counsel for this 21-person start-up, negotiated and drafted strategic alliance, distribution, technology development and licensing, content acquisition and advertising agreements.
· Business development, corporate law matters, dispute resolution, litigation management and regulatory compliance.
· Supported Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Engineering and Customer Service.
· Established and drafted company policies and procedures.

Associate Counsel and Legal Counsel for Subsidiaries
SIMON & SCHUSTER/VIACOM, New York, Sunnyvale, CA and San Francisco, CA 1993 to 1999
Managed West Coast office of Simon & Schuster legal department and handled matters for its wholly owned subsidiaries Computer Curriculum Corporation and Jossey-Bass Publishers.
· Negotiated and drafted agreements for domestic and international development, licensing, and distribution of interactive multimedia educational and "edutainment" software and related content, Internet services and hardware.
· Negotiated and drafted agreements for strategic alliances; technical and consulting services; publishing and author agreements; handled copyright, trademark, franchise, advertising and libel matters.
· Managed litigation and settlement negotiations in connection with disputes involving distribution, development and copyright infringement. Involved in acquisition and sale of technology and publishing companies.
· Oversaw permissions process for acquisition and use of third-party intellectual property.

Associate
GRAHAM & JAMES (now Squire, Sanders & Dempsey), Palo Alto, CA 1989 to 1993
Transactional and corporate law. Negotiated and drafted, in English and Spanish, agreements and other documents in connection with domestic and international joint ventures, licensing and distribution, intellectual property protection, mergers and acquisitions, issuance, sale and transfer of securities and corporate reporting requirements. Counseled start-up technology companies.

Associate
PILLSBURY, MADISON & SUTRO (now Pillsbury Winthrop), San Francisco, CA 1988 to 1989
Commercial transactions and corporate law.

Special Counsel 1987
DOBSON & ASSOCIATES, Budapest, Hungary
Negotiated with representatives of Hungarian government regarding U.S.-Hungary joint venture. Researched and advised on formation, financing, taxation and regulation of joint venture.

Associate
RAMOS & ARROYO, Barcelona, Spain 1985 to 1987
International commercial transactions. Licensing, mergers and acquisitions and foreign investment. Advised on Spanish and U.S. corporate and commercial law.

EDUCATION

Post-graduate coursework for Licenciatura de Derecho (civil law degree), 1986-1987
UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA, SCHOOL OF LAW

J.D., BOALT HALL SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY 1985

B.A., Spanish Literature and Political Science, Phi Beta Kappa with Honors,
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTON 1981

PRESENTATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
. Globalizing Software License Agreements; American Conference Institute 16th Annual Software License Agreements Conference
· Doing Business in Latin America: Business, Legal and Cultural Considerations; U.S. Small Business Administration; Commonwealth Club of California; Santa Clara Valley World Trade Association.
· Putting the Puzzle Together: Understanding the Challenges of Locating, Acquiring and Financing Multimedia Content Rights; American Corporate Counsel Association; Santa Clara County and San Francisco Bar Associations; San Jose State University.
· Spoke on panels regarding international law and intellectual property matters at organizations including American Corporate Counsel Association, Software Publishers Association, National Public Radio, and California Lawyers for the Arts.
· Member, Association of Corporate Counsel, International Legal Affairs and IT Law & eCommerce Committees; Intellectual Property and International Law Sections of State Bar of California.
· Negotiating A Solar Power Agreement: Rebates, Tax Credits and Contract Issues; Yahoo! Green Team.

PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS

Admitted to practice in California.

PERSONAL
· Avid traveler and scuba diver
. International microfinance enthusiast
· Volunteer teacher of goal-setting and life skills curriculum in bilingual 5th grade class at Galarza Elementary School, San Jose (www.therolemodelprogram.org)
· Backpacked across South America

Matthew Schreiber - Resume