Lauri Donahue
Attorney at Law
California
CA
"Excellent service. Looks out for your interest. Exactly what you want from a lawyer."
About
I've worked with individuals and companies from startups to HP and Intuit, in the US, the EU, and around the world.
I focus on business contracts (including software licenses, SaaS agreements, and distribution agreements), website legal terms and privacy policies, employment and severance agreements, and IP-related counseling.
Please note that I don't handle litigation, trademark or copyright registrations, corporate formation, taxation, family law, non-profit issues, criminal matters, or trusts and estates.
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Practice Areas
Client Reviews
"Very quick turnaround, transparent regarding time requirements, exceeded expectations."
"Very helpful, both with legalese and helping me through understanding the SaaS sales process."
"Lauri was great to work with! Highly recommend. Very receptive and fast."
"Lauri is efficient and can work in your best interest on your project."
"Knowledgeable, fast, got the job done and then some"
"Lauri was responsive but not willing to do a call where we could have better communicated. Lauri used the full base estimate, and delivered work I had not asked for (new payment terms in the contract) while the changes I did need were far more simple than even what I had written in messages to her. I did not feel like Lauri had the ability to understand and address the nuances I needed in the contract and it needed significant revisions afterward."
Work History
Tek-Law Services
Principal
Jan 1992 - Present
Principal of own law and consulting firm: drafted and reviewed technology-related contracts; developed business models and agreements for Internet-based products and services; performed IP due diligence.
Wrote articles, blogs, and website content on legal and business topics.
Created antitrust compliance programs and employee intellectual property handbooks.
Designed intranet sites for corporate legal departments.
Created automated systems for document generation.
Created and led training programs on US law for foreign lawyers and managers in Israel, Russia, and Estonia.
Clients include(d) Hewlett-Packard, Intuit, Fujitsu, SDS, Maxim, Philips Semiconductor, Acer, Quantum, Synopsys, Watkins-Johnson, and the American Electronics Association.
Brainsway
Interim General Counsel
May 2013 - Oct 2013
Interim General Counsel for publicly traded medical device company.
Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein
Attorney
Oct 2012 - May 2013
Member of Information Technology, Licensing and Internet Practice Group, dealing with technology transactions, privacy issues, terms of use, terms of service, M&A due diligence, clinical trials, marketing and distribution, IP award programs, open source issues, SaaS, PaaS, beta tests, DMCA, EU safe harbor, NDAs, OCS funding, consulting, IP infringement, and related matters.
Innodata Isogen
Director, Strategic Accounts
May 2007 - Apr 2011
Managed company's single biggest project, with up to 220 lawyers in Israel, India and the Philippines.
Responsible for billings of over $1 million per month.
Developed and delivered online and onsite candidate screening and training in law and writing.
Developed software tools to automate content analysis.
Advised clients on legal knowledge management and legal publishing processes.
University of Toledo
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
Taught Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, International Trademark and Copyright, Intellectual Property Licensing, Video Game Law, Religion and the Law
Yigal Arnon & Co.
Attorney
Sep 2000 - Apr 2001
Visiting Attorney with Israel's largest law firm, representing technology and media clients such as Compugen, SuperDimension, Gurunet/Atomica (now Answers.com), and The Jerusalem Post.
Motion Picture Association of America
Senior Counsel, World-Wide Anti-Piracy
Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
Advocate for the trade association of major U.S. motion picture studios; oversaw prosecution of criminal and civil copyright and trademark cases in US and abroad. Developed legal strategies for internet piracy and other technology issues; drafted legislation.
Khourie, Crew & Jaeger
Associate
Jan 1990 - Jan 1992
Associate, specializing in antitrust and intellectual property cases. Member of Atari v. Nintendo trial team. Reviewed intellectual property licenses and other contracts and prepared trademark applications.
(Firm is now known as Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton)
Estonian Business School
Visiting Professor
Jan 1991 - Mar 1991
Taught American Business Law and Business Writing to MBA students.
Atari Corp.
Assistant Corporate Counsel
Jan 1989 - Jan 1990
Acted as lead counsel in antitrust, intellectual property, and commercial cases. Negotiated, drafted, and reviewed contracts. Worked with Congressional and FTC staff; participated in Congressional hearings. Oversaw outside counsel and reviewed billings.
Pacific Gas & Electric
Attorney
Jan 1986 - Jan 1989
Represented company before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.