Daniel Rodriguez

About Daniel Rodriguez

Over 20 years of professional experience as a law firm and in-house corporate attorney representing public and private companies in various stages of development on a variety of corporate and securities matters.Specialties: Corporate and Securities, Public Company Reporting, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions

Experience

1. Vice President, Corporate Legal and Assistant Secretary

   Dolby Laboratories

   Jul 2020 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Lead Dolby’s corporate legal function, including oversight of corporate and securities law, corporate governance, employment law, M&A, stock administration, legal and regulatory compliance, real estate, and subsidiary management.• Counsel board of directors and management on compliance, corporate governance, executive compensation, M&A, and securities law matters.• Legal oversight of Dolby’s SEC reporting and disclosure, including earnings releases, Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q, Forms 8-K, Forms 4, and proxy statements.• Support board and board committees, including drafting of meeting agendas, materials, presentations, minutes, and resolutions.• Oversee Dolby’s legal and regulatory compliance efforts, including the development of programs designed to mitigate risk.• Administer various corporate policies, including the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Insider Trading Policy, and Related Person Transactions Policy.• Counsel Human Resources group on executive compensation matters and applicable legal requirements. Collaborate with Human Resources to produce Compensation Committee agendas and materials.• Oversee stock administration function, including reviewing Section 16 filings, equity grants to foreign and domestic employees, and Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.• Advise Corporate Development and Strategy group on strategic investment and M&A matters. Support the business in all stages of strategic transactions, from NDA to LOI to definitive documentation and closing. Draft and negotiate transaction documentation.• Negotiate real estate transactions, including transactions with the Dolby family.• Lead Dolby’s annual governance shareholder engagement and program/coordinate annual shareholder meeting.• Monitor best practices, legal and regulatory developments and assess impact on Dolby. • Manage departmental budget.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  B.A., Double Major in Biological Anthropology and French Literature

• University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

  J.D.

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Intellectual Property
• Corporate Law
• Corporate Governance
• Securities Offerings
• Ipo
• Mergers
• Securities Regulation