Kate Merrill

Kate Merrill

General and Corporate Counsel

Greenbrae
California
Licensed in
CA
University of Michigan
5.0 5
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines
out of 2 reviews
About
Practical, business-oriented corporate counsel with extensive experience across disciplines including strategic and commercial transactions, corporate governance, employment, intellectual property and compliance. Recognized team builder and team leader, creative problem solver and business partner who rolls up her sleeves and brings stakeholders together to define and deliver the right result.
2
Projects on
upcounsel
16
Years
experience
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Representative Clients

Practice Areas

Main Areas of Focus
Outside General Counsel
Outside General Counsel
  • Outside General Counsel
Commercial Contracts
Commercial Contracts
  • Affiliate Agreement
  • Business Consulting Agreement
  • Distribution Agreement
  • Equipment Lease
  • Licensing Agreement
  • Lien
  • Loan Agreement
  • Manufacturing Agreement
  • Marketing Agreement
  • Non-Disclosure Agreement (Commercial)
  • Privacy Policy
  • Profit Share Agreement
  • Publishing Agreement
  • Release of Liability
  • SaaS Agreement
  • Sales Agreement
  • Service Agreement
  • Terms of Service
  • User Agreement
  • Other Commercial Contract Matter
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Asset Purchase
  • Asset Purchase Agreement
  • Merger
  • Reverse Merger
  • Spin-offs
  • Stock Purchase
  • Other Mergers & Acquisitions Matter
Other Practice Areas
Business Formation & Structure
Business Formation & Structure
  • Advisory Agreement
  • Business Licenses & Industry Regulations
  • Buyout Agreement
  • Bylaws
  • Corporate Dissolution
  • Corporate Formation
  • Corporate Restructure
  • Delaware Incorporation
  • Founders Agreement
  • Franchise Agreement
  • Franchise Disclosure Document
  • Franchise Formation
  • Joint Venture Formation
  • LLC
  • Operating Agreement
  • Partnership Formation
  • Shareholder Agreement
  • Other Business Formation Matter
Labor & Employment
Labor & Employment
  • Benefits & Compensation
  • Contractor Agreement
  • Contractor Termination
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Stock Option Plan
  • Employee Termination
  • Employment Agreement
  • Employment Policies & Procedures
  • Equity Compensation
  • Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement
  • Non-Compete Agreement
  • Non-Disclosure Agreement (Employment)
  • Severance Agreement
  • Worker's Compensation Claims
  • Workplace Harassment & Discrimination Claims
  • Other Labor & Employment Matter
Legal Research & Writing
Legal Research & Writing
  • Brief
  • Case Law Research
  • Letter of Intent
  • Memo
  • Other Legal Research & Writing Matter
Real Estate
Real Estate
  • Buying & Selling Commercial Real Estate
  • Buying & Selling Residential Real Estate
  • Commercial Lease
  • Construction Contract
  • Home Owner Associations
  • Property Management Contract
  • Purchase & Sale Agreement (Commercial)
  • Real Estate Financing
  • Real Estate Foreclosure
  • Real Estate Investment Compliance
  • Real Estate LLC
  • Residential Lease
  • Tenant Dispute
  • Tenant Eviction
  • Zoning, Planning & Land Use
  • Other Real Estate Matter
Securities & Finance
Securities & Finance
  • Commercial Loan
  • Convertible Note
  • Fund Formation
  • SAFE Document
  • SEC Documents
  • Securities Regulations
  • Seed Financing
  • Series Financing
  • Stock Purchase Agreement
  • Subscription Agreement
  • Term Sheet
  • Other Securities & Finance Matter

Client Reviews

5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines
out of 2 reviews
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

"I worked with Kate on the Telmap acquisition and found her to be a great lawyer. She's tireless, dedicated and detail-oriented and also able to step back and consider the wider implications of a given legal issue or decision. She's also fun to work with and is one of the few people to get my "math is hard" reference (Barbie) which combined with her profession puts her in very select group of one. I look forward to working with Kate again. She should be on your short-list for an acquisition team"

SaaS Acquisition
Non-UpCounsel Client
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

"I worked with Kate on the Telmap acquisition and found her to be a great lawyer. She's tireless, dedicated and detail-oriented and also able to step back and consider the wider implications of a given legal issue or decision. She's also fun to work with and is one of the few people to get my "math is hard" reference (Barbie) which combined with her profession puts her in very select group of one. I look forward to working with Kate again. She should be on your short-list for an acquisition team"

Acquisition of SaaS company
Non-UpCounsel Client

Work History

Intel Corporation

Associate General Counsel

Jan 2006 - Oct 2016

Provided practical, general business and legal counsel to businesses regarding commercial, strategic and financial transactions as well as to support general operations, including commercial agreements, licensing agreements, development agreements, employment and consulting agreements, leases, confidentiality agreements, promissory notes, service agreements and statements of work.

Jan 2006 - Oct 2016

Wilson Sonsini

Senior Assocuate

Mar 2005 - Jan 2006

Mergers and acquisitions, commercial and financing transactions, corporate governance and compliance.

Mar 2005 - Jan 2006

Kirkland & Ellis

Senior Associate

Dec 2003 - Mar 2005

Private equity investments and related transactions.

Dec 2003 - Mar 2005

Skadden

Associate

Mar 1999 - Dec 2003

Advised public and private corporations in a wide range of transactions, including cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, initial public offerings, PIPE transactions, Chapter 11 reorganizations.
Acted as interim general counsel to small-cap public biotechnology company.

Mar 1999 - Dec 2003

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