Stephen D. Hayes

Experience

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  Bryan Cave

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1991

  Associate
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  CLC Consulting Inc

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1996

  Business and Regulatory Consultant
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  ComSpace Development

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Counsel
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  Wilkinson Barker

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Partner

  Devised and implemented regulatory and legal strategies for cross-border wireless infrastructure services, database development and management companies, and other technology-driven ventures. Created satellite and international cable IRUs, voice and data carriage and interconnection agreements, and other technology contracts for domestic and foreign clients. Conducted U.S. and international lobbying on radio spectrum management and electronic trade policy. Ensured U.S. and foreign regulatory and ethical compliance for telecom companies (substantial in-country work in Germany, Ecuador, Peru and Jordan). Show less

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  Diveo Broadband Networks

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Chief Commercial Counsel

  Negotiated contracts and resolved legal questions related to the construction and operation of U.S. and foreign data hosting and billing and fulfillment centers. Identified and resolved risks in international product and services sales and capital formation activities (substantial in-country work in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and Mexico). Structured beneficial vendor finance and debt restructuring arrangements. Crafted pre-IPO documentation and implemented due diligence efforts for potential corporate sale. Managed foreign outside counsel. Monitored and enforced ethical compliance policies among U.S. and foreign executives. Show less

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  NewVenture International

  Jan 2003 - now

  Outside Counsel and Business Development Consultant

  Advise information technology and communications clients on commercial and corporate legal issues. Draft and negotiate data technology equipment purchase and sale contracts, software licenses and voice and data service agreements. Engage in U.S. and foreign business development and venture planning for private and pre-public for-profit and not-for-profit businesses. Manage legal aspects of data privacy and ITAR and FCPA compliance. Create and provide training on document retention programs. Construct (and train client leadership and staff on) disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Draft and negotiate complex high-value commercial technology contracts, including enterprise Software-as-a-Service and other intellectual property licensing and service agreements, ensuring data protection compliance. Provide effective solutions for corporate structuring and business management issues. Guide legal efforts for cross-border commercial activities. Lead commercial transactions, corporate governance and risk management efforts. Show less

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  Tecore Networks

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2013

  General Counsel

  Negotiated inbound and outbound intellectual property licenses, vendor and reseller agreements, joint development agreements and other technology contracts. Registered and defended U.S. and foreign patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Resolved corporate governance and sales/distribution issues in the U.S., Europe, Middle East and Africa for six-company technology venture. Obtained $50 million state civil judgment and directed other civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Devised and implemented successful regulatory strategy for launch of innovative wireless managed services offering. Managed outside counsel. Show less