Jeff Carson
Startup Business Lawyer, Business/Corporate Attorney, Outside General Counsel
Colorado
CO, OR
"If you need a compassionate attorney who will look out for your needs, Jeff is the man!"
About
Jeff has an engineering degree from the University of Colorado and a law degree from the University of Oregon.
See www.ogcservices. net
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"Jeff is very professional and responsive. Will be working with him again"
"Jeff is great, have worked with him on multiple projects now, and highly recommend"
"Jeff was quick, helpful, honest and very knowledgeable. He was instrumental in helping us make some important s initial decisions."
"Working with Jeff is always great."
"Great work. Thanks."
"Jeff was fast to respond to my questions and took time on the phone to understand our contract and the questions we had surrounding the use of the contract."
Work History
OGC Services LLC
Attorney - Outside General Counsel Services
May 2015 - Present
Attorney providing Outside General Counsel services to small and medium sized companies helping them start-up and grow their business.
Work has included assistance relating to customer and vendor contracts, services agreements and other commercial transactions, software licensing, company formation, IP protection including trademark work, corporate governance, labor and employment law, litigation and other general corporate and legal matters.
SharpShooter Imaging
General Counsel
Jan 2014 - Jun 2015
In-house and outside General Counsel for 1500 employee international souvenir photography, imaging services and technology business.
Handle and manage corporate legal matters including contracts and transactions, HR and employment law, IP protection, litigation, compliance, and risk management.
PartMiner WorldWide Inc.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, HR and Corporate Secretary
Jun 2006 - May 2012
SVP General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, for private equity backed international (North America, Europe, Asia), electronic component, software, data, and procurement services company, handling all day to day legal matters in addition to being VP of HR and head of Worldwide procurement department. PartMiner’s main business was sold in 2012 to IHS Inc.
TeleTech Holdings
Assistant General Counsel | IP Attorney
Jul 2004 - Jun 2006
One aspect of my job was acting as chief counsel for TeleTech’s software/technology/services start-up businesses/subsidiaries, including TeleTech OnDemand (hosted contact center software, services, SaaS business) and InCulture (hosted translation services).
In this role, I was involved in the new businesses from the bottom up, including product and services development, acquiring IP necessary to deliver the products and services, developing customer license and services agreements, developing and negotiating alliance agreements and protecting the business intellectual property.
In addition, I was the IP attorney for the parent organization involved in all worldwide IP matters, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets. I helped develop the company’s first patent program, and greatly expanded and implement TeleTech’s worldwide trademark program.
I also was the chief counsel for the strategic sourcing/procurement department, drafting and negotiating all key vendor agreements, revising all standard agreements, and assisting the department in implementing new legal review and contracting process to better protect the company.
Tanning Technology Corporation
General Counsel and Secretary | Corporate Counsel
Apr 2001 - Jun 2003
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Corporate Counsel for publicly-traded (NASDAQ:TANN) international IT services/software company (founded by Larry Tanning), handling all day to day legal affairs and corporate governance. The company eventually went private and was sold in 2003 to Platinum Equity.
Rational Software Corporation, MediaOne Group, Lane Powell, Montgomery Green, Colo. Ct. of Appeals
Corporate Counsel, Business and Litigation Attorney, Judicial Law Clerk
Sep 1987 - Apr 2001
Rational Software Corporation (an $800M international software company, now a division of IBM) -- Provided contracting and legal advice to worldwide sales, support and business development operations as Contracts Attorney/Negotiator.
MediaOne Group (a $2.8B cable/telecommunications/Internet company purchased by AT&T in 1999) -- Lead attorney on team handling Y2K matters, contracts and administrative process.
Montgomery, Green, Jarvis, Kolodny & Markusson and successor -- Litigation attorney handling complex legal analysis and litigation caseload on insurance coverage, breach of contract, negligence, collection, product liability, and other matters.
Lane Powell Spears Lubersky -- Attorney in the corporate law department of leading large Northwest law firm handling general corporate, ERISA and employee benefit plan matters.
Colorado Court of Appeals -- Judicial Law Clerk for Judge Jose D.L. Marquez