Andre Brunel

About Andre Brunel

I have focused my entire professional career on advanced technology, with the last two…

Experience

1. Managing Partner

   Reiter, Brunel & Dunn, Pllc

   Jan 2006 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Throughout my career, I have worked on every type of technology transaction, from complex software licensing deals to cutting-edge cloud computing transactions, involving a wide range of technologies, e.g, social, software, Internet, hardware, and photomasks, in a broad array of industries, such as mobile software, software games, Internet portals, media (including content providers, entertainment, and broadcasters), hospitality, semiconductors, hardware test & measurement, ruggedized laptops, finance, IT outsourcing, and education.In my General Counsel role, I have managed the full gamut of legal challenges faced by technology companies with facilities throughout the world, especially in Europe and Asia. Examples of typical G.C. legal challenges include labor disputes, transfer pricing, tax abatement, corporate board matters, startup financing, mergers and acquisitions, marketing communications, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, patent troll extortion, patent and trademark portfolio management, RIFs, trade secret compliance programs, crisis management and public relations, software copyright registration, open source software, executive compensation, ethics compliance, corporate privacy policies, employee benefits, annual audit letters, domestic antitrust and EU competition analysis, real estate leases, insurance litigation, starting up, expanding, and winding down foreign facilities, and E.U. privacy compliance.More details may be found at:

Education

• Georgetown University

  B.A., Government and Philosophy

  1981 — 1985

• Queen Mary University of London

  LL.M., Intellectual Property, Corporate, and International Law

  1990 — 1991

• The University of Texas at Austin

  MPA, Master in Public Affairs

  1985 — 1990

• The University of Texas School of Law

  J.D., Intellectual Property and International Law

  1987 — 1990

Skills

• Mediation
• IT Law
• Software Licensing
• International Law
• Data Privacy
• Litigation Management
• Cyberlaw
• Copyright Law
• Outside General Counsel
• Legal Compliance
• Fcpa
• Competition Law
• Trade Secrets
• Acquisitions
• Privacy Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Strategy
• Intellectual Property
• Corporate Transactional
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Law
• Litigation