Melissa McDonough

About Melissa McDonough

Seasoned transactional intellectual property attorney and corporate generalist with over…

Experience

1. Senior Corporate Counsel

   Riverbed Technology

   Jan 2012 — Present · San Francisco Bay / Pompano Beach, FL, US

   CORPORATE COUNSEL - 2012 - July 2016 - Strategic advisor to executives and senior management on a wide variety of IP and commercial issues in product development and commercial agreements- Negotiate high value agreements with enterprise customers and partners for SaaS, software, and appliance products- Counsel engineering and product teams through all stages of product development and life cycle management. Enable successful Riverbed product launches, including IQ, NPM+, K8s Operator, and Aternity Mobile products- Draft and negotiate a wide variety of inbound and outbound licensing, services, manufacturing, and strategic alliance agreements with OEMs, vendors, and technology alliance partners- Advise on global data privacy laws, including under GDPR and CCPA requirements- Counsel engineering teams on open source usage and compliance; manage compliance engineer reviewing open source requests and address associated legal escalations. Develop and maintain open source policies- Manage senior paralegal and outside counsel overseeing Riverbed corporate governance, board consents, shareholder resolutions, KYC/UBO, and global subsidiary matters- Manage and coordinate M&A and associated integration activities in house and with outside counsel- Partner with internal stakeholders to develop and maintain policies regarding use of Gen AI- Manage external counsel on litigation matters- Partner with external export counsel to advise on export compliance matters, including export classification, customs, and sanctions - Key member of Riverbed Patent Committee that oversees Riverbed\'s patent strategy; set Riverbed Patent Committee meeting agendas; advise other members on patent law matters; manage outside patent counsel and Riverbed\'s patent portfolio- Advise on trademark and branding issues- Mentor and manage attorneys and contracts personnel on commercial and product related legal and business issues

Education

• University of Southern California

  J.D., Law

  2004 — 2007

• University of Southern California

  B.S., Biomedical Engineering

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Software Licensing
• Licensing Agreements
• Purchase Agreements
• Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property
• Service Level Agreements
• Product Development Counseling
• Legal Writing
• Legal Research
• Manufacturing Agreements
• Nondisclosure Agreements
• Intellectual Property Licensing
• Privacy Law
• Strategic Alliance Agreements
• Reseller Agreements
• Distributor Agreements
• Var Agreements
• Channel Agreements
• Sales Representative Agreements
• Patent Licensing
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Open Source Software
• Saas Agreements
• Start-Ups
• Due Diligence
• Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Oem Agreements
• Advertising Agreements
• Technology Transfer
• Licensing
• Asp Agreements
• Research Agreements
• Intellectual Property Counseling
• Open Source Licensing
• Content Licensing
• M&a Experience
• Commercial Contracting
• Development Agreements
• Supply Agreements
• Services Agreements