Gene Rhough
Contracts | Corporate | M&A | Intellectual Property | Dispute Resolution
California
CA, DC, Patent Bar, Privacy Certification
"Gene is so great. I will be having him as my legal rep moving forward without hesitation"
About
• 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘄 – 𝖬𝖨𝖳 (5.0)
• 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆, 𝗩𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗺, & 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝖵𝖯 𝖫𝖾𝗀𝖺𝗅 – 𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖥500 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗅𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 (𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴... 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴);
• The "𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸*" – 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖿𝗈𝗅𝗂𝗈 "𝗆𝗈𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗍" 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗉𝗌, 𝖦𝖢;
• 𝗡𝗮𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝖠𝗌𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖦𝖢 – 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗏𝗂𝗋𝖺𝗅, 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗋𝗎𝗉𝗍𝗂ve 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗉; 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙂𝙊𝘼𝙏
• 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗶, 𝖠𝗌𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 – 𝖲𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗈𝗇 𝖵𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗒'𝗌 𝗂𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗂𝖼 𝖮𝖦; 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 100% 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗉𝗌 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗆, 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 #1 (𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦-𝘵𝘰-𝘐𝘗𝘖: 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦, 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘦𝘵𝘤.)
Y𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗌𝖾 𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 100% 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲.
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"Gene has been fantastic!! He helped me navigate a complicated contractual disagreement for a difficult client. He also reviewed our contracts (which were drafted by a very expensive business attorney) and flagged potential loopholes and vagueness regarding possible client rejection of deliverables, termination, and other scenarios wherein a client might claim dissatisfaction with our performance. These issues were not clearly addressed in our previous contracts, but unfortunately they have come up. With his counsel we now have the knowledge and support going forward. We have revised our agreements to address the issues Gene flagged. He has potentially saved my company hundreds of thousands in future losses. I highly recommend him for any help with business contracts and IP issues. I’ve been so happy with him that I recommended him to a friend needing counsel for their tech start up. Worth his weight in gold!! Alexandra R."
"Gene was incredibly helpful. He was able to turn this project around on a very tight timeline with short notice. His insights and suggestions were thoughtful and very valuable. Will definitely work with Gene again in the future!"
"Had a great experience working with Gene and will work together again!"
"Gene was very helpful and knowledgeable. I appreciated how he was available on short notice!"
"Gene was really lovely to work with! He dug deep into the contract I was reviewing and fought for me to know what I was agreeing to."
"Gene is a highly competent and efficient attorney. He listened to and understood our needs well before getting started and was able to provide very well-researched, multifaceted legal guidance that has shaped the foundation of our newest startup. We also found him to be very fair and honest is his billing. We highly recommend Gene."
Work History
Legal Laboratories
Attorney
Mar 2016 - Present
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Sony
VP, Global Digital Business, Business & Legal Affairs
Apr 2014 - Mar 2016
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News Corp.
GC & SVP Business Development
Mar 2010 - Mar 2014
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Time Warner / Viacom
VP, Global Digital & New Media
Jan 2008 - Feb 2010
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