Paul Skjerven
Transaction Attorney/Senior Legal Counsel skilled at complex commercial transactions and IP Licensing for semiconductor, SaaS and hardware industries/ Cal Bar #153,383
- Role
- General Counsel at Ecsite, Inc
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Paul Skjerven
Innovative, pragmatic, business-facing transactional and product attorney specialized…
Experience
General Counsel
Jan 2019 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
Converted ECSite from an LLC to a C-corp• Investment documentation- drafting and negotiating with outside investors on Convertible Notes, SAFE Agreements, and Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements • Transactional matters with strategic business partners, vendors and customers (Drafting templates and playbooks for day to day business: SaaS Agreement, NDA, Consulting Agreement, Independent Contractor Agreement and more, and Reviewed and commented on all business agreements presented by customers, business partners and vendors) • Set up and administered qualified stock option plan, including issuing grants to employees and consultants • Brought on-line the Carta Cap Table and Stock Grant Administration service for smooth future growth • Oversaw formation of wholly owned subsidiary in India for development purposes • Applied for and successfully was awarded certified \"Minority Owned Business\" status • Handled all the corporate governance, including running Board and Shareholder meetings, and documenting such meetings with Minutes • Handled numerous HR issues, including: Drafting HR docs (Offer letters, Employee Confidentiality Agreements, Employee Handbooks), Setting up TriNet for HR administration, Interfacing with outside Immigration Counsel on visa matters.
Skills
- Financial Transactions
- Mergers
- Strategy
- Corporations
- Copyright Law
- Mediation
- Commercial Litigation
- Negotiation
- Wireless
- Intellectual Property
- Trademarks
- Crm
- Corporate Law
- Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
- Corporate Finance
- Software Licensing
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Venture Capital
- Outsourcing
- E-Commerce
- Licensing
- Start-Ups
- Marketing
- Due Diligence
- Contract Negotiation
- Semiconductors
- Legal Writing
- Finance
- Partnerships
- Microsoft Office
- Litigation
- International Sales
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