Stacy Dees
General Counsel Services
Colorado
CO, DC
"Stacy was easy to work with and very helpful. Would totally recommend!"
About
Stacy graduated with honors from Georgetown University Law Center with an LL.M. in Securities Regulation. She has a JD… read more from the University of Arkansas Law School.
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"Stacy understood that time was of the essence during her review of an equity grant agreement, and she provided important insights to help understand the agreement and where to seek clarification from the grantor. She also highlighted areas of the agreement to clarify the meaning and emphasize their importance. Overall, it was a pleasure to work with Stacy due to her professionalism, timeliness, and advice."
"While this was a larger than expected undertaking, Stacy was able to step into previous work, and take this project home. Her legal and "common sense" insight was very much needed and appreciated. In addition, "balanced" was a word she brought up several times. I always felt like she had my best interest at the forefront. Stacy always answered my questions, and asked questions of me for clarification before completing (each level of ) redlining the contract. I would highly recommend Stacy for this type of work. I'm sure she's not limited here, and I wouldn't hesitate to call on her again. Deni Carruth MasterWellness"
"I highly recommend working with Stacy! The documents look great and were delivered on time. I especially appreciate the time she put into our intro call, which went well beyond the 15 minutes allotted."
"Stacy was easy to work with and very helpful. Would totally recommend!"
"Stacy is a true professional and is always thoughtful in her approach to our projects. Looking forward to more projects in the near future."
"I'm a small business negotiating a SaaS contract with a Fortune 100 Company, and they require use of their master contract as a base. Stacy did an amazing job with reviews and redlines to make it a more balanced agreement. I was impressed with her fluency on SaaS topics and making appropriate industry standard recommendations. She also caught several things that I did not notice in the contract that could have been harmful to my business long term."
Work History
The Law Offices of Stacy R Dees, LLC
Founder / Sole Member
Jan 2016 - Present
Dynamic law firm focused on reducing risk and creating value for small businesses and start-ups. Representative transactions: outside general counsel for website and application development firm, a SaaS company in employment space & a software consulting firm; purchase and sale sides of asset purchase transactions; drafted and negotiated variety of contracts; and, negotiated employment packages.
Aegis Identity Software, Inc.
Founder / Vice President, Legal Affairs and Compliance / Corporate Secretary
Oct 2011 - Jan 2016
Responsible for all legal matters such as formation of company, advising leadership, preparing all debt/equity offering documentation and filings, negotiating loan transactions, drafting software licenses, professional service agreements, NDA, consulting agreements and development agreements, implementing website privacy policies and term of use, advising on stock option plan and other HR matters.
Aegis Business Group, Inc.
Director of Legal and Compliance
Jun 2006 - Oct 2011
Responsible for all legal matters including drafting and negotiating master services agreements, SOW, NDA, license agreements subcontracts and other contracts, advising on private placements of equity, convertible debentures and notes and drafting documentation, negotiating loan transactions, handling employment matters, counseling executive team and board, and preparing for board meetings.
Teligent, Inc.
Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Sep 2000 - Jul 2004
Responsible for advising senior management, coordinating and drafting all 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K Exchange Act filings, communication with the SEC and Nasdaq, compliance with Section 16 program, negotiating PIPE transaction, amendments to credit facility, preparing materials and minutes for board meetings, reviewed press releases and negotiated executive employment agreements and separations.
Brown & Wood, LLP
Associate - Corporate and Securities
Jul 1998 - Sep 2000
Led initial public offering for a small business corporation including drafting all documents and communicating with Nasdaq and the SEC; Negotiated documents and advised on initial and secondary rounds of financing for several venture capital transactions; Counseled partners in the formation of an LLC and drafted operating documents; Participated in stock and asset purchase transactions.
Akin Gump
Associate - Corporate Section
Aug 1996 - Jul 1998
Advised on two successful roll-up initial public offerings raising an aggregate of $114.5 million including preparing registration statement, responding to the SEC, negotiating underwriting and lock-up agreements, directing transfer agent and related agreements; Participated in several stock and asset purchase transactions; Prepared Section 16, Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G and Form 10-K filings.