Peter Patterson

Experience

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  New York County District Attorney's Office

  May 1999 - Aug 1999

  Summer Intern

  Intern in Trial Bureau 70Helped prepare cases for trials, hearings and grand jury presentations, researched and wrote trial memoranda, and second-seated an Assistant District Attorney on a felony trial.

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  Kaplan

  May 2000 - Sept 2001

  Test Prep Instructor

  Taught Law School Admission Test to night students at testing centers as well as legal assistants at leading New York City law firms

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  Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason Anello & Bohrer

  May 2000 - Jun 2001

  Legal Assistant

  Assisted institutional and individual clients with complex contractual matters, litigations and sophisticated business disputes.Assisted corporate clients with highly sensitive internal investigations and assisted with providing other confidential legal risk assessment.

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  United States Attorney's Office

  May 2002 - Aug 2002

  Summer Intern

  Criminal Division, Organized Crime and Racketeering UnitPerformed legal research and writing, document review and organizational tasks in support of attorneys’ legal matters.

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  White & Case

  Sept 2005 - Mar 2009

  Associate

  Performed extensive legal research and writing for multinational corporations on a variety of complex legal matters, including defense of class-action litigations.Managed document review teams in support of complex commercial litigations.

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  Law Firm of Martin J. Auerbach, Esq.

  Dec 2010 - Mar 2012

  Attorney

  Represented officers and directors in securities litigation cases brought by NASD and FINRA.

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  Law Office of Thomas G. Amon

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2017

  Of Counsel

  Experienced corporate counsel adept at reviewing, negotiating and drafting complex commercial agreements, including sales, IP licensing, professional services, vendor and subcontractor, SaaS, and employment/human resource agreements (including NDAs). Skilled at providing trusted legal counsel to growing businesses, overseeing corporate governance and compliance, and engaging in state and federal commercial litigation.

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  CS Disco, Inc.

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  Digital Project Manager

  Managed complex electronic discovery reviews for AmLaw 50 law firms and Fortune 100 corporations. Coordinated the forensic collection, processing, analysis, privilege review and production of terabytes of client data. Provided metadata compliant with regulators’ specifications (DOJ, SEC, NYOAG).

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  Law Office of Thomas G. Amon

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2021

  Of Counsel

  Experienced corporate counsel adept at reviewing, negotiating and drafting complex commercial agreements, including sales, IP licensing, professional services, vendor and subcontractor, SaaS, and employment/human resource agreements (including NDAs). Skilled at providing trusted legal counsel to growing businesses, overseeing corporate governance and compliance, and engaging in state and federal commercial litigation.

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  Jacquard

  Jan 2022 - now

  General Counsel

  Jacquard generates, optimizes, and automates your marketing messages to maximize clicks, conversions, and revenue. On average, Jacquard’s technology delivers a 22% email click uplift so it’s no wonder why some of the world’s largest B2C-focused companies trust Jacquard to transform the performance of their marketing communications.What I do there:Provide advice to the Executive Team (including CEO) around legal matters in the U.S., U.K. and globally.Work closely with the CFO to help the organization and stakeholders to focus on minimizing and managing strategic and operational risks.Plan, execute and own the company's internal legal infrastructure, draft template agreements, manage existing contracts, and advise on best practices, standards, and model clauses in transactional law.Work with the Engineering Director on continued compliance with ISO 27001, which we achieved in May 2023 through a joint Engineering/Legal initiative.Advise on various areas of legal compliance including data protection and freedom of information issues, employment, TUPE and regulatory issues.Develop internal processes and procedures to ensure compliance with international, federal, state, and local laws and regulations.Train and educate the company's business teams on legal issues relating to its commercial relationships and agreements, including playbooks and FAQs.Support the new contract process from vendor selection through contract execution. Show less