Kevin Lara

About Kevin Lara

Seasoned public global tech legal executive with a proven track record of developing and leading global legal teams through change. Results focused trusted business partner to senior executives, able to contribute sound legal analysis and judgment to the development and successful execution of company objectives. Readily moves between topics and legal disciplines to provide clear, practical, risk-balanced advice. Proven problem solver and advisor who performs under pressure with the utmost integrity, while maintaining perspective and a sense of humor.

Experience

1. VP, Assistant General Counsel, Assistant Secretary, COO Organization

   Autodesk

   Mar 2022 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Lead a 55 member global team of legal professionals helping establish Autodesk as the premier provider of cloud based design and collaboration tools, trusted to secure customer data and protect privacy rights. Serve as legal business partner and advisor to Autodesk’s Chief Operating Officer, and his team including Autodesk’s CRO, CSO, CMO, CIO, CDO and VP of Global Revenue Operations. Deeply engaged in driving key initiatives including the transformation of our GTM programs and customer experience, and the use of data/analytics to help customers achieve their desired outcomes and support Autodesk’s growth.

Education

• University of Miami

  BA, Marine Affairs

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  MBA

• Boston University School of Law

  JD

Skills

• Copyright Law
• Corporate Law
• M&a Experience
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Intellectual Property
• Enterprise Software
• Saas
• Negotiation
• Software Licensing
• Privacy Law
• Trademarks
• Joint Ventures
• IT Law
• Business Alliances
• Cloud Computing
• Management
• Licensing
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Strategic Partnerships
• Litigation
• Program Management