Jeffrey Rutledge

Background

About Jeffrey Rutledge

VALUE PROPOSITION I am a highly effective Senior Corporate Counsel well versed in the structuring, negotiation, and administration of high-profile sales and vendor contracts for a privately owned financial software company. I am seeking to use these skills as the foundation for a transition upward to Corporate Counsel serving a broader larger enterprise. My success is driven by my ability to safeguard the company from risk while gathering information from various stakeholder groups to maximize efficiency in light of schedule demands. SUMMARY Engaging Candidate for upward corporate legal role possessing a winning blend of legal expertise, skill in contract structuring and management, and practical experience in enterprise risk management. Leverages a unique mix of strategic and analytical expertise, consistently exceeding performance goals by aligning talents and effort with organizational objectives. LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS Extensive experience resolving discrepancies and risks in both the high dollar public enterprise environment and the privately owned emerging enterprise environment for IT contracts for purchase and sale of software, hardware, services, and SaaS/IaaS/PaaS solutions. Structures and negotiates contracts to identify and mitigate infringement risk, as well as to clearly define rights and responsibilities including, for example, ownership rights in IP. Exemplary efforts in right-sizing supplier agreements following acquisition events, generating savings by eliminating duplication of purchases and maximizing revenues by modernizing terms for the emerging risk environment without compromising quality or the ability to meet SLA requirements. Specialties: IT Contract Administration, Contract Negotiation, Risk Mitigation, Strategic Planning, SLAs, Cost Savings, Intellectual Property, Indemnification Clauses, Software Licensing Agreements