Nada Alnajafi, Esq.
Contracts, Technology, and IP
California
CA
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"I am very happy with the final product from Nada. She is curious, meticulous and goes the extra mile to research the business specifics. I would recommend her to anyone with a similar project and a tight deadline."
Work History
Franklin Templeton Investments
Corporate Counsel
Jan 2019 - Present
Corporate Counsel for Franklin Templeton, a global mutual funds organization. Manage transactions around the procurement of FinTech products and services that help the company harness the power of data in sales and distribution efforts. Draft, review, and negotiate global software, SaaS, data licensing, FinTech, technology, and general commercial and corporate transactions. Provide legal guidance
Faraday Future
Sr Corporate Counsel
Mar 2017 - Sep 2018
Draft, review, negotiate all commercial contracts, such as non-disclosure agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, requests for proposal, supply and distribution agreements, professional services agreements, software licenses, software-as-service agreements, data connectivity agreements, software development agreements, and others.
Concannon Business Consulting
Legal Counsel
May 2012 - Mar 2018
Served as sole Legal Counsel for boutique consulting firm. Drafted and negotiated various commercial contracts to support firm’s service offerings. Provided general corporate advice regarding contract templates, copyright and trademark filings, HR and employment matters, collections/vendor disputes, real estate leases, corporate governance, and legal trainings.
Moon Juice
Outside Counsel
Feb 2016 - Feb 2018
Managed all transactional commercial matters for rapidly growing food, beverage and herbal supplement startup, including commercial contracts, IP licensing, and product manufacturing.
Lexus
Business & Legal Affairs Manager
Mar 2016 - Mar 2017
Lexus’s first dedicated legal counsel. Served the General Vice President of Lexus, and the Lexus sales and marketing teams.
Tasked with strengthening the relationship between the company’s procurement and legal teams by identifying gaps and building process efficiencies.
Managed contracts review process, reviewed & negotiated various vendor agreements, and implemented internal IP rights policy