Cyrus Johnson

Excutive Director

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McKinney, Texas, United States

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About me
Lawyer + #AI + Law Thought Leader | Enterprise Legal Investment + Technology | CLTO | Building the New Law | TX + CA | India | promise.legal | gist.law | @aicounseldallas
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law
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  Juris Doctor (J.D.) Law & International Trade/Law
- Trinity College Dublin
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  Summer: EU Trade and IP, Comparative Law and Civil Liberties
- Harvard University
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  Summer: Judicial Theory + Foreign Language
- University College Cork
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  Summer: Irish history: politics, economy, culture, and trade
- University of San Francisco
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  Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) Politics-International Relations
Experience
- San Francisco Republican Party
  Oct 1996 - Jan 1998
  Excutive Director
  Leading political operations and management for county central committee. Winning Propositions C, D, F various candidates and local and state initiatives.
- Franklin Templeton
  Feb 1998 - Aug 1998
  Project Manager and Analyst
  Project manager / analyst (Series 7) for Municipal Bonds division.
- Value America
  Dec 1998 - Jul 1999
  Team Leader: Electronic Relations
  Lead team manager for e-communications at IPO public e-commerce startup.
- University of San Francisco School of Law
  Aug 1999 - May 2002
  Law Student and Clerk
  Study of the Law,* Clerkship, SF City Attorney Louise Renne* Clerkship, SF District Attorney Terence Hallinan* Clerkship, Lexis-Nexis Matthew Bender
- Cyrus Johnson, Esq
  Jul 2002 - Apr 2024
  Attorney
  Private law practice assisting Texas and California corporate and business clients and their pioneers to achieve through law : founder - start-up - Fortune 500.Legal support to GCs + legal teams + principals with (and within) their top line legal portfolios. Organize legal portfolio systems, structure engagements, and motivate legal teams to enhance performance, and reduce legal spend. Roles: GC, strategic board/officer, inside/outside counsel, manager, CLO, COO, asset management. Sample work: Large scale private and public investment, alternative energy, software + technology agreements and advising, financial services, business operations and compliance, corporate agreements, global fund and family office operations. M&A, venture capital, private equity, real estate, pharma + medical, media, corporate actions and board support and compliance, trade secret and IP, commercial litigation, resolution, and pre-litigation. Key long term engagements follow.San Mateo and Truckee, California, Dallas (McKinney), TexasText me 650-678-8022 Show less
- Tano Capital
  Jan 2004 - Jan 2012
  Counsel, Director, COO, CLO, Prior Engagement
  Early mover in India private equity and venture as first employee right hand to founder COO/CLO. Mumbai, Singapore, Taiwan, Mauritius.
- Franklin Templeton
  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010
  Outside Counsel, Prior Engagement
  Fortune 500 mutual fund and alternative global investment company. Technology procurement, SAAS, licensing, BPO, BOT, India operations.
- The Silverbelt Companies
  Jan 2015 - Jan 2021
  Director, Counsel, Prior Engagement
  Family office including real estate, alternative energy. Manager, asset management, corporate portfolio, compliance, regulatory, alternative energy, real estate, litigation during strategic reorganization.
- Demarest Films & Media
  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
  Counsel, Director, Prior Engagement
  Oscar winning producer, media creator, technology investor during strategic reorganization.
- Gist_law
  Dec 2023 - now
  Founder
  gist is a project exploring ai/ml + law utilizing new wave lawbots and related gist.law
- Promise Legal
  Apr 2024 - now
  Of Counsel, Dallas
  Companies' + Pioneers' corporate, technology, investment, and related. Promise.LegalText me on 650-678-8022.
Licenses & Certifications
- Federal Bar Member - California
  U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  Jul 2007
- California Bar Member
  State Bar of California
  Jun 2003
- Texas Bar Member
  State Bar of Texas
  Jan 2023
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Cyrus Johnson
  Attorney of the Year VIP Mentors 2005 Mentoring for formerly incarcerated youth.
- Awarded to Cyrus Johnson
  American Jurisprudence Award: Excellence in Legal Ethics & the Practice of Law CALI/PLI 2001
- Awarded to Cyrus Johnson
  Commendation For Campaign to Rebuild San Francisco Zoo San Francisco Zoological Society 1997 Recognition for winning political campaign effort for City and County Proposition C to restore the San Francisco Zoo.
Volunteer Experience
- Publications Committee
  Issued by Dallas Bar Association on Mar 2024
  Associated with Cyrus Johnson
- Pro Bono Attorney
  Issued by Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas on Jul 2022
  Associated with Cyrus Johnson
- AI + Technology Chair
  Issued by Collin County Bar Association on Jan 2024
  Associated with Cyrus Johnson
- Community Education Leadership
  Issued by Lovejoy ISD on Oct 2022
  Associated with Cyrus Johnson
- Mentoring: Post-Incarcerated Youth
  Issued by VIP MENTORS on Jun 2003
  Associated with Cyrus Johnson
- Volunteer - Tend to the Sick
  Issued by Order of Malta Western Association on May 1998
  Associated with Cyrus Johnson
- Volunteer - Clothe the Poor
  Issued by St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco on Nov 2000
  Associated with Cyrus Johnson
- Volunteer - Feed the Hungry/Needy
  Issued by The Handicapables on Jan 1998
  Associated with Cyrus Johnson