Trent Kirk
General Counsel / Chief IP Counsel | Product-Driven Manufacturing & Software | Protecting Innovation, Managing Risk, Enabling Growth
- Role
- General Counsel, Chief Ip Counsel at InVue
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Trent Kirk
I\'m a proven legal executive with over 20 years of experience between private practice specializing in IP and general counsel at a multinational corporation (a subsidiary of ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions). My background started in intellectual property, but my role has expanded into “the whole picture” legal leadership, building practical frameworks, setting clear standards, and keeping teams moving without slowing the business down. I’m comfortable going deep with engineering and innovation teams, and then translating it into guidance leaders can act on.I advise the CEO and executive team and stay closely aligned with engineering, innovation, sales, operations, and HR to ensure legal alignment with business priorities and support the company’s growth. I run legal operations end-to-end, including managing outside counsel, contract lifecycle processes, and company policies, to provide fast, disciplined, and reliable execution.
Experience
General Counsel, Chief Ip Counsel
Feb 2013 — Present
Lead legal function for private company and its international subsidiaries offering retail security hardware, access control, and software products- Counsel the executive team on all aspects of legal and IP issues- Manage a variety of business and compliance issues, including data security, privacy, insurance, sustainability, employment, confidentiality, and export controls- Maintain worldwide IP portfolio, including IP prosecution and clearance- Review and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, development agreements, and software agreements- Direct litigation strategy and oversee a number of business and IP disputes- Support M&A activities on sell and buy side from LOI through integration- Implemented a CLM program and created various contract templates, policies, and standard T & Cs- Manage support staff assisting with paralegal and administrative tasks
Education
Clemson University
Master's degree, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
1999 — 2000
Clemson University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering
1994 — 1998
University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
2000 — 2003
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