Carista Ragan
VP Legal at Goldman Sachs | Board of Directors at SHPE
- Role
- Associate General Counsel at Csquare
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Carista Ragan
Commercially focused attorney known for providing practical and business focused legal advice as in-house attorney in large corporate and small startup company environments. US and international experience negotiating complex commercial contracts across manufacturing, engineering, and technology industries. Strategic business partner achieving business goals while mitigating risks. Seasoned trainer to business professionals on compliance, commercial contracts, risk management and internal legal policies. Legal department manager who supports legal team while guiding cross-functional teams to balance risk and business needs. Complex commercial contract negotiation; Enterprise Sales, Customer contract and Procurement contract negotiations; Strategic transactions; Mergers & Acquisitions; Operations; Real Estate; Corporate Secretary; Third Party Agent/Sales Rep Agreements; Joint Ventures; SaaS Agreements; Software Licensing; Collaboration Agreements; Manage litigation and outside counsel; Legal Department Management - managed teams of commercial contracts attorneys in Asia, Latin America, Europe, the UK, and North America. Trained executives and sales teams in 15+ countries on Ethics and Compliance, FCPA and global anti-bribery law, GDPR and privacy law, risk management, anti-trust, employment law, and commercial contracts; Speaker for women\'s leadership initiatives; Board Member of Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers; Native American Law section of Texas Bar; Choctaw Nation Education Scholarship Recipient
Experience
Associate General Counsel
Sep 2025 — Present · Dallas, TX, US
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
BA
1989 — 1993
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