Gene Rhough

Gene Rhough

Contracts | Corporate | M&A | Intellectual Property | LLCs

San Jose
California
Licensed in
CA, DC, Patent Bar, Privacy Certification
Harvard Law School

"Helpful, and informative. Was a pleasure discussing plan’s forward in securing a patent."

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About
Harvard Law/MIT grad, UpCounsel top 25% ("𝘴𝘡𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘒𝘳" 𝘣𝘒π˜₯𝘨𝘦), UpWork top 10% ("π˜›π˜°π˜± π˜™π˜’π˜΅π˜¦π˜₯"), Klout top 2.5% (𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘒𝘸), top 1.5% (π˜π˜—). Practiced at top law firm Wilson Sonsini (𝘦𝘨 they took Google, Apple, Twitter, Tesla, etc. public). VP Legal Affairs at world class Fortune 500 companies (Sony, Viacom); general counsel at multiple power startups (Napster, Beyond Oblivion).

I provide plain-spoken and hands-on drafting, advising, review and negotiation of business, commercial, licensing and IP transactions and matters - basically anything under the sun that companies I represent are likely to encounter. I work with entrepreneurs, small
… read more business owners, senior executives and c-suite management, and have been in the trenches as a general counsel.

I actively manage and communicate time and cost. And so we can quickly start diving in, I take away any worries about budget busting, with my "satisfaction" never pay more than you think fair, period.
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5.0
Clear Communication
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out of 15 reviews
Clear Communication
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"Gene performed a excellent job drafting terms for my company, great communication and fast delivery."

Draft Terms of Service
Posted on Oct 7, 2020
Clear Communication
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"We were confronted with a big book of onerous information security commitments at a very late stage in the sales process for b2b SaaS services. Gene made it a point to understand Google's real issues and to use that to substantially simplify and surgically revise a problematic barrier to something we could both live with, close the deal and move on to a partnership."

Data Privacy & Security Agreement with Google
Non-UpCounsel Client
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"Gene negotiated complex, global content rights with Korea's largest entertainment company while we were a small scrappy startup. He got us what we needed, on time, on budget, and maintained an excellent business relationship throughout some tough negotiations. I would definitely use Gene again for deals where I needed a confident advocate by my side."

Copyright Catalog License Negotiation
Non-UpCounsel Client

Work History

Legal Laboratories

Attorney

Mar 2016 - Present

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Mar 2016 - Present

Sony

VP, Global Digital Business, Business & Legal Affairs

Apr 2014 - Mar 2016

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Apr 2014 - Mar 2016

News Corp.

GC & SVP Business Development

Mar 2010 - Mar 2014

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Mar 2010 - Mar 2014

Time Warner / Viacom

VP, Global Digital & New Media

Jan 2008 - Feb 2010

Test

Jan 2008 - Feb 2010

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