Patrick Long
Attorney at Law
Illinois
IL
"I've represented and worked with Fortune 500 companies to date."
About
• Over 10 years of experience handling software sales, procurement and licensing matters, negotiations and drafting of complex tech/IP agreements across multiple forms of distribution
• Over 10 years of experience in negotiating and supporting multimillion-dollar, complex, international outsourcing performances for Fortune 100 companies
• Over 10 years of experience advising product, software, services and outsourcing divisions in both pursuit and delivery matters for… read more both commercial and government operation
experience
Practice Areas
Client Reviews
"Committed to closing the deal and finding work arounds that had stopped other, similar deals. Made the negotiation process a smooth, predictable and nearly pleasant experience which is quite a contrast to the process that typically occurs within our corporation. At the end of the deal, both sides left the negotiation table having strengthened, not strained, their working relationship and understanding of one another's goals and purpose."
"I've represented and worked with Fortune 500 companies to date."
Work History
FinTech
Director & Senior Counsel, Americas
Feb 2018 - Present
Responsible for the legal operations in the Americas for a major fintech company providing software (installed/SaaS/hosted) solutions along with payments and compliance data to major banks, enterprise and e-finance companies globally.
Discover Financial Services
Global Counsel - Procurement
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
Responsible for advising on major procurement initiatives for DFS, affiliates and subsidiaries. This included vendor management, conducting negotiations and contract drafting with legal risk review and deal approval. Advised IT, HR/ERISA, Facilities, Real Estate and advanced computing management and teams. Supported latest in cybersecurity and SaaS/AI/AWS/OSS machine learning solutions.
Mass Markets (Teleservices firm)
General Counsel
Feb 2015 - Nov 2016
Responsible for all legal functions for a mid sized telecommunications telemarketing and software company supporting clients in heavily regulated industries such as finance/PCI and elections.
Hewlett Packard
Global Services Counsel
Jan 2003 - Jan 2015
Held various positions within different divisions including Managed Services, Professional Services, Imaging & Print and Managed Print Services servicing Fortune 500 clientele in domestic and international performances in both commercial and government markets. Also supported channel, procurement and supply divisions.