Carolyn Adler
General Counsel
- Role
- VP, General Counsel, Legal Business Services at OpenText
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Carolyn Adler
Highly accomplished lawyer focused on practical legal strategies supporting product development and commercialization. Excellent blend of analytical and strategic capabilities, strong leadership and communication skills.Experienced leading legal support for Software, SaaS and Services sales, both direct and indirect, product development, and for strategic alliances and partner programs. As business, intellectual property and general counsel for start-up and established companies, I have particular expertise in developing legal strategies for product lifecycle, transactions and portfolio management that serve business and development goals. Expertise also encompasses drafting and negotiating complex technology transactions, collaborating with clients on the development of cloud, open source and software business models; privacy and data security; research and development support; product sales and marketing; compliance; patent, trademark and copyright portfolio development; and litigation issues. Execution and results oriented.
Experience
VP, General Counsel, Legal Business Services
Jan 2023 — Present · Santa Clara, CA, US
Education
Brown University
Bachelor’s Degree, Law and Social Policy
1977 — 1981
Southwestern Law School
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Attended SCALE, the accelerated two-year J.D. program
1981 — 1983
Skills
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Privacy
- Lifesciences
- Patent Portfolio Management
- Technology Product Development
- Cloud Computing
- Management
- Enterprise Software
- Intellectual Property
- Saas
- Leadership
- Privacy Law
- Collaboration
- Commercial Litigation
- Trademarks
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Technology Transactions
- Research
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Cyberlaw
- Start-Ups
- Legal Process Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Patents
- Licensing
- Copyright Law
- Pro Bono
- Team Management
- Patent Litigation
- Software Licensing
- Life Sciences
- Data Privacy
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Conflict Management
- Due Diligence
- Mediation
- Negotiation
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