David Johnson
Contracts / Solutions-focused In-house Business Counsel
TX
"Great Experience! Highly Recommend"
About
Practice Focus: affordable volume-based contract review and drafting and day-to-day general counsel business advice. Based on monthly volume, base rate starts at $230/hr and decreases $2/hr to $150/hr for first 40 hours/month/client. For each hour over and above 40… read more hours/month/client, the rate immediately drops to $100/hr.
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Posted on Jun 21, 2016
Work History
David C. Johnson
Senior Legal Counsel
Oct 2015 - Present
Provide outsourced general counsel services and commercial contract review and drafting for small to medium size companies who either do not have a GC or need additional in-house counsel resources.
Interphase Corporation
Legal Counsel & Asst. Corp. Secretary
Mar 2007 - Sep 2015
Sole in-house legal counsel. Managed all global contracts (NDA, OEM/ODM, Purchase/Supplier, SOW, SCLA, Customer Support, Consulting, Distributor/Rep, Reseller, CM, Equip. Leases, SARAs). Analyzed disputes, advised execs and prepared responses. Managed IP portfolio. Managed stock equity plans (RSA/Option grants/cancels/vests/exercises; 10b5-1s; SEC filings). Coordinated annual shareholder meeting.
Winstead PC
Attorney, Labor & Employment
Aug 2005 - Dec 2006
Represented management in labor and employment law matters. Advised HR and business managers on strategy and compliance with labor/employment laws, and protection/enforcement of trade secrets, non-competes, and NDAs. Reviewed and analyzed corporate contracts, employment policies, procedures and handbooks for compliance, improvement and dispute resolution. Spoke and presented at seminars.
Bickel & Brewer
Attorney, Complex Commercial Litigation
Aug 2003 - Aug 2005
Experience gained with document production and e-discovery. Experience reviewing partnership, management and purchase/sale agreements, fee calculations/transactions/distributions, revenues/expenses, SEC filings, tender offers, fairness opinions, fiduciary duty, fraud, territorial restrictions, school district employment policy non-compliance/discrimination, auto-accident insurance failure-to-pay.
Law Office of David C. Johnson
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Jan 2002 - Aug 2003
Advised and counseled clients on Estate Planning, Business Formation, Employment Law, Arbitration Agreements, Settlement Agreements and Releases, Contracts Review, Creditor/Debtor Matters, and Auto Accident Insurance Liability.
Nortel Networks
Business Planning and Analysis / Strategic Pricing / Commercial Marketing
Oct 1997 - Dec 2001
Provided analysis, planning, and reporting to executives for R&D technology organization. Analyzed market pricing, margins and discounts, ascertained product value to customers, and developed list pricing for wireless products. Reviewed and evaluated contract terms and conditions. Reviewed, developed, and suggested improvements for business cases. Worked with R&D, Fin, HR, Sales, PLM and Bus. Dev.
Frito-Lay
Attorney, Labor & Employment
Jan 1994 - Oct 1997
Examined and investigated allegations of employment discrimination, evaluated company policies and procedures for compliance, prepared and submitted company position statements, and responded to EEOC inquiries. Advised HR Directors and Manufacturing and Sales Managers on compliance with applicable employment laws. Obtained dismissals of nearly all discrimination charges, avoiding litigation.