Tomi Herold

Experience

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  ANSYS, Inc.

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Associate and Contracts Analyst

  A $90M global engineering software company. Duties included drafting and negotiating software license, consulting, reseller, toolkit, SaaS, and distributor software assignment agreements; researching and advising on matters related to e-transactions, e-commerce and intellectual property; conducting audits; developing data transmission guidelines.

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  Counsel to Counsel LLC

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Junior Partner and Co-Founder

  Counsel to Counsel LLC A plaintiffs’ personal injury practice with four (4) attorneys representing clients as co-counsel on complex and high value civil litigation claims in the areas of medical malpractice, products liability, and real estate matters. Duties included managing all matters related to court proceedings, evaluating claims, serving as second chair in court proceedings, conducting depositions and jury focus groups, and supervising all firm administrative functions (i.e., e.g. staffing, marketing and billing). Show less

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  Dallas W. Hartman P.C.

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Associate

  A plaintiffs’ personal injury firm. Duties included managing all aspects of medical malpractice claims and inquiries such as representing clients at hearings, conducting depositions, engaging experts, evaluating claims, drafting and responding to court documents, and reviewing medical records.

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  Highmark Inc.

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2020

  Senior Counsel - Mgt

  Highmark and HM Health Solutions (February 2009-Present) - Highmark is the second largest Integrated Delivery and Financial System and the fourth largest Blue Cross Blue Shield Licensee.- HM Health Solutions is a Highmark affiliate that provides platform and software technology solutions to health plan payers. Senior Counsel - Management (2017-Present) Counsel - Supervisor (2015-2017) Associate Counsel (2013-2015) Attorney - Senior Health Care Agreement Specialist (2009-2013) *Lead counsel on a variety of high value and complex contracts for both outbound and inbound services, including: Master Services, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, Software License, Blockchain, Pharmacy Benefit Management, Telemedicine, Joint Development, Clinical, Research, Participating Provider, Non-Disclosure, Subscription, and Health System and Provider agreements. *Act as General Counsel for HM Health Solutions. *Provide legal support to the following business units: Digital Strategy, Strategic Innovations, Marketing, Social Media, Procurement, Member Grievances, Clinical Transformation Office, Product Strategy, and Pharmacy, Fraud Investigation Unit, Member/Customer Grievances, Credentialing. *Chair of the Healthcare Technology and IP Legal, Privacy, and Data Security Resource Group, which includes advising and assisting business units on identifying, protecting and commercializing intellectual property. *Manage team of three (3) attorneys, two (2) paralegals, and an administrative assistant, oversee legal projects of dotted line report, and mentor junior attorneys. *Oversee aspects of law department legal operations, including: legal project management, continuing legal education, streamlining initiatives, and pro bono projects. *Nominated for Living Proof of Core Behavior Award and also a Jefferson Award on behalf of the law department for its pro bono activities. Show less

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  TLH Counsel, LLC

  Jan 2020 - now

  Principal Owner

  • Acting as lead counsel on complex contract negotiations.• Developing and negotiating agreements related to healthcare, technology, e-commerce, vendor services, and marketing agreements.• Spearheading and implementing intellectual property strategies to align with corporate business strategies, including training business teams on protecting and monetizing intellectual property and developing strategic playbooks on monetizing intellectual property. • Advising executives on e-commerce related matters, including electronic transactions, marketing, use of social media, clickwrap agreements, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, CAN-SPAM, and other telecommunication laws and regulations. • Advising executives on developing and implementing business strategies by identifying, analyzing, and resolving legal issues. Show less