Lauri Donahue
Attorney at Law
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, Israel, 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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Client Reviews
"Lauri was quick and thorough with her response to my legal questions. I would recommend her and would work with her again."
"Lauri is knowledgeable, responsive and to the point. Her manner of communication is succinct. Personally, I enjoy and believe it necessary to have a little fluff in my communications. So if you’re looking for a fast, knowledgeable and succinct attorney, Lauri is your person."
"It was such a pleasure working with Lauri and her communication and knowledge was outstanding. Received all the work in a timely manner and she answered all my concerns very thoroughly. Highly recommend."
"Excellent choice for a quick review of documents."
"This is the second time I've worked with Lauri. She's very knowledgeable about business contracts and was able to draft an agreement that was clear and simple for a scenario that appeared to be rather complex."
"Lauri was very knowledgeable and supportive to my request. Her professionalism and time line was outstanding and in tune with my objectives."
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.