N I C H O L A S W A R E

Attorney/Executive

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Miami, Florida 33133

305-***-****

abgw3o@r.postjobfree.com

Nicholas Ware is an attorney/executive who concentrates his practice on

commercial diplomacy, government relations, crisis management, public

relations, and policy. He has experience in foreign markets, primarily

Asia and Latin America, managing diverse teams and achieving consensus

through sensitive management of political realities while building harmony.

He accomplishes this by simple, continuous and direct communication

between parties whose interests may be diverse or in competition. He has

succeeded where others have failed in bringing consensus to industry trade

associations, both operationally and politically, through direct engagement

of adverse parties, listening and observation, and solutions.

Mr. Ware has extensive government relations experience. He has been a

lobbyist and attorney for Hollywood, Silicon Valley and has served as an

American diplomat in Asia and Latin America. He can operate in six

languages.

. Capable Corporate Manager/Experienced Leader with experience building

teams from five to 150 professionals, full hiring and firing and P&L

responsibility, multi-million budget responsibility, applying

fundamental US Marine Corps principles to bear on complex management

and difficult circumstances to exceed goals and adhere to budget.

. Senior International Trade and Intellectual Property rights attorney

with over fifteen years international program management experience in

foreign and emerging markets with expertise in application of

International Norms, Press and PR as Strategic Tools.

. Former Regional Director for Asia-Pacific for Macromedia and Business

Objects, managing assertion licensing, policy, press/PR, government

relations, negotiations and collection of settled accords driving over

90% of revenue for company from China as well as other markets.

. Former Regional Director for the Business Software Alliance (BSA) for

Latin America, managing all policy, government relations, press/PR and

legal matters (contentious and non-contentious) for Microsoft, Adobe

Systems, Autodesk, Symantec and other members.

. Former Regional Director for the Motion Picture Association (MPAA) for

Latin America, managing all policy, government relations, press/PR and

legal matters (contentious and non-contentious) for Disney, Warner

Brothers, Universal, Paramount and other members.

. Experienced Commercial Negotiator and expert in creating leverage

through employment of intelligence and preparation of evidence,

management of technical experts, diplomatic trade tools, and legal

theory to build a jurisprudence of success on behalf of industry

clients.

. Experienced Policy Negotiator who participated in numerous sessions

and contributed to legal underpinnings of intellectual property laws

throughout Asia and Latin America, including WIPO Treaties; drafter of

industry submissions for USTR Special 301 submissions for industry.

. Veteran Industry Spokesperson and Broadly Experienced

Communicator/Public Speaker with global experience addressing foreign

groups as well as understanding and articulating foreign industry

plans and intentions to North American audiences and corporate senior

management.

WARE LAW INTERNATIONAL LLC (Miami, March 2009 to present).

Practice provides resolution to overseas business/legal matters in emerging

markets, government relations, organization of dispersed teams and program

management.

. Appointed CEO of Intellectual Compliance Services Group, a coalition

of attorneys and other professionals in Latin America whose trust from

previous positions was sufficient to merit such a role.

. Developed Aquazonas water treatment system for deployment with patent

owner and Dr. Jack Shaeffer, FEMA founder and co-author of Clean Water

Act, presentations to DR, MSF, Rand Water Board.

. Built coalition of executives and attorneys to manage Microsoft IP

problems in Peru, working in harmony with elements from diverse

disciplines, dispersed team concept, requiring strong and humble

leadership.

. Developed patent revenue philanthropy model with Peter Rouse (UK

attorney) and presented to organizations for purpose of building

sustainable model for funding relief projects from infringements.

. Provided leadership in several sensitive cases involving government

relations in Africa for Johnson & Johnson, as well as in Vietnam,

China and Mexico, resolving erroneous implication of employees.

WARE PARTNERS, Pte. Ltd. (Singapore January 2007 to present).

Founder of Consultancy for IP Management, Anti-Piracy, Licensing

strategies.

. Engaged primarily in consulting on Intellectual Property Management

matters, business development on behalf of US based software MNC

across APAC, generating revenue from non-compliant end-users.

. Provided Asia wide anti-piracy/compliance consulting for Business

Objects until their acquisition by SAP, investigating, targeting,

escalating, and negotiating compliance Asia wide.

. Implemented Compliance programs in every market in APAC, including

China, Korea, India, SE Asia, and Australia, working with sales and

marketing, training local counsel, government relations and lobby.

. Trained Sales and Marketing staffs throughout APAC in all stages of

anti-piracy methodology/strategy.

. Frequent Speaker and Panelist on IP management, law and protection

related matters.

BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE (Washington DC July 2005 to September 2006)

First Regional Director for Latin America for BSA.

. Served as Latin America Regional Director, lead industry attorney and

program manager with full P&L and hiring/firing authority for all

countries in the region, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and the

rest; built enforcement programs and business plans and managed

attorneys, investigators, PR managers, and staff.

. Increased ROI sufficiently through strategic changes and direct

management to place program into profitability for first time in its

17 year history. Designed, implemented and drove historic turnaround

of formerly unprofitable program in less than 12 months for Microsoft,

Adobe, Autodesk and other members.

. Directly managed all actions from origination through negotiated

settlements together with local counsel, driving revenue through

negotiation and other leverage to final conclusion of matter in "Last

Mile" methodology developed over previous decade in supervising

foreign IP assertion licensing operations.

. Designed and managed strategies and budgets through annual business

plans submitted and approved by members prior to activities for the

first time in BSA history.

. Served as Regional Spokesman for Software Industry, published press

statements and releases, managed public relations firms, and conducted

entire operation for Latin America.

. Organized, Convened, and Led regular regional meetings for all BSA

members and established historic cooperation among membership with

diverse interests.

. Accomplished this change through direct leadership, hands-on execution

and building collaboration with diverse BSA stakeholders, including

senior attorneys, executives, and staff.

MACROMEDIA ASIA PACIFIC (Singapore January 2004 to July 2005)

First Regional Director for Asia Pacific Region.

. Designed, implemented and drove APAC anti-piracy program which

increased compliance revenue 22 fold.

. Accomplished this change through strategic leadership and

collaboration with stakeholders in under 18 months.

. Trained and Oriented local staff to methodology for driving compliance

revenue throughout APAC.

. Conducted PR and press activities and lobby through application of

trade tools under WIPO and other agreements.

. Served as Regional Spokesman for IP protection activities and Chair of

Thailand BSA committee.

NICHOLAS WARE PC (Miami July 1998 to January 2004)

First Regional Director for Latin America Region for Rouse & Co

International.

. Led international law firm entry into Latin America market with

business development program management.

. Conducted numerous press and lobby campaigns to Cabinet level in Latin

America and Asia.

. Established collaborative alliance and JV relationships hired and

fired staff and attorneys.

. Reviewed and overhauled Rouse & Co. China program, resulting in

greater transparency and increased revenue.

MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION (Rio de Janeiro October 1995 to July 1998)

Vice President and Regional Director for Anti-Piracy, Latin America.

. Designed and implemented turnaround of anti-piracy program for

Hollywood studios, supervising investigations, anti-piracy actions and

foreign litigation throughout region.

. Achieved historic results through strategic leadership of competing

stakeholders from 8 major Hollywood studios, across 4 different

industries, throughout 25 countries.

. Disrupted largest piracy network in Latin America resulting in jail

terms and extradition for leader, and established new programs in ten

markets, pioneering satellite signal protection.

. Served as Regional Spokesman for Hollywood in Latin America and

managed PR and press activities.

. Convened regular regional meetings for all member companies to

approve/adopt strategy.

. Participated in numerous Lobby activities to Cabinet level throughout

Latin American region.

. Authored and submitted Special 301 recommendations to USTR for

Audiovisual industry in Latin America.

. Participated in WTO negotiation for adoption of WIPO treaties

throughout the region.

. Conducted numerous campaigns to achieve best treatment under existing

laws and change of laws where merited.

. Conducted briefings with US and foreign governments applying trade

tools to protection of Hollywood IP.

UNITED STATES FOREIGN SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF STATE

(various locations 1985-1995)

Foreign Service Officer

. Conducted all aspects of foreign relations in economic and political

context as Second Secretary, US Embassy Jakarta and US Consulate, Rio

de Janeiro, and Washington DC.

. Served as American Diplomat accredited to Indonesia and Brazil.

EDUCATION

. University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Juris Doctor,

1983

. University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts, 1980

. Licensed to practice law in Florida, Washington DC, and Oregon.

LANGUAGE ABILITY

. English (native)

. Bahasa Indonesia (& Malay) (near fluent)

. Brazilian Portuguese (fluent)

. Spanish (fluent)

. French (proficient)

. Mandarin Chinese (formerly proficient)

OTHER

. Honorable Discharge, US Marine Corps, all meritorious promotions to

rank of Corporal

. Son of American Diplomat, born and raised overseas in Latin America

. Personal interests are wooden boat restoration, cycling, rowing,

sailing

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