Norman Petty
General Counsel | Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
- Role
- General Counsel and EVP, Business Affairs at Noom
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Norman Petty
Legal & Business Executive Leader with passion for new tech product innovation and commercialization. My special skill is building and rebuilding legal teams and processes. My background includes leadership experience across corporate governance, regulatory/privacy, intellectual property, litigation, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), high-profile negotiations, and commercial transactions. Executive colleagues value my counsel regarding legal and business policies, practices, and strategies in all business areas. Successes at THE MEET GROUP and DOW JONES (largest division of NEWS CORP) include: STRATEGIC DEALS (Meet Group): Managed multiple internal executive viewpoints and led high-profile negotiations to deliver strategic licensing contracts with leading apps. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (Meet Group): As Corporate Secretary of USA-based The Meet Group, delivered corporate governance within reporting structure with 2 German-based primary shareholders including a global private equity firm and ProSiebenSat.1 Media, a publicly traded media company. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)(Meet Group): Initiated efforts to patent/protect live streaming video IP. Developed enhanced IP strategy, built out patent portfolio, and instituted monthly patent committee meetings to identify valuable IP. MISSION-CRITICAL NEGOTIATIONS (Dow Jones): Nominated as Lead Attorney by parent company News Corp on multiple well-publicized negotiations with high-profile Big Tech companies, including- Apple- Google- Facebook- Amazon- and others. INNOVATION LEADERSHIP (Dow Jones): Lead Attorney to support Dow Jones and News Corp global innovation programs. Advised on development/ launch of new mobile, VR, and AI products. FRANCHISE MODEL (Dow Jones): Lead attorney for development of strategy and deal playbook for franchising WSJ and Barron’s worldwide. DE FACTO GENERAL COUNSEL, NWS DIGITAL ASIA (Dow Jones): Served as sole lawyer for Singapore-based subsidiary of News Corp whose mission was to monetize digital sports video clips in APAC. Instrumental in building and then selling company.SPECIALTIES: Social Media / Digital Media / Internet LawTrust & SafetyInnovation / Tech / Data & Data ProtectionDigital & Programmatic AdvertisingLicensing / IP / Joint Ventures / AlliancesCross Border Transactions
Experience
General Counsel and EVP, Business Affairs
Oct 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US
Education
Duke University School of Law
JD, Law
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA, Chemistry
Skills
- Online Advertising
- Licensing
- Strategic Partnerships
- Cyberlaw
- Digital Media
- Intellectual Property
- Corporate Governance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Joint Ventures
- New Media
- Corporate Law
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