Sales Human Resources

Pete Weinberg

Senior Level IN-House Counsel

A dynamic and motivating team builder with multicultural and global

business/legal experience and a "go to" problem solver with results-focused

approach to legal practice. A creative and highly successful negotiator of

disputes (trained JAMS Mediator) and commercial contracts. Experienced

leader of compliance and corporate investigative teams.

CAREER HISTORY and SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS

TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS, INC. Sunnyvale, CA April 2010 - Present

A leader in the design, development, and marketing of innovative

semiconductor solutions for the digital home entertainment market.

Consultant

. Coordinate legal and contract review procedures for new business line

acquisition, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel.

. Create necessary forms and draft and negotiate contracts for Human

Resources and new and existing business lines (domestic and international

contracts including technology licensing, reseller/channel, standards

bodies, software licensing, R&D, manufacturing, and outsourcing).

. Guide sales and engineering teams through processes, identifying and

mitigating risk issues in achievement of strategic business goals.

NEC CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA October 1999 - March 2010

Global information technology and networking solutions leader

General Counsel, NEC Electronics America, Inc. (August 2005 - March 2010)

. Managed a seven member Legal team and Trade Compliance Program of NEC

Electronics America, Inc. in California, a $750 million wholly owned

subsidiary of NEC Corporation. Position reported to the President.

. Restructured the legal operations to gain efficiencies in contract

execution speed and risk management.

. Managed all litigation, customs regulations issues, intellectual

property, dispute resolution, administrative matters, and outside

counsel.

. Improved communications with outside counsel to achieve quicker dispute

resolutions and reduced fees by handling more matters in-house.

Introduced mediation to resolve disputes reducing impact on operations.

. Introduced new elements to move culture toward compliance culture

including NEC Integrity Hot Line and NEC Integrity CBT Program. Chaired

Global Trade Compliance Team; conducted audits on export classifications,

ITAR, C-TPAT, and Environmental ISO 9001.

. Managed DOJ antitrust criminal investigations and collaborated with

outside counsel to settle related civil cases coordinating all discovery

responses in cost-effective manner.

Senior Attorney, NEC Corporation of America (October 1999 - August 2005)

. Strategic business partner to business divisions in the U.S. assigned by

the General Counsel. Counseled internal clients regarding general

commercial law, litigation strategies, dispute resolution, and contract

negotiations.

. Coordinated all real estate matters, including lease negotiations and

facilities personnel.

. Mediated contract negotiations valued at $34M for the parent company's

first U.S. submarine fiber optic installation project, between five

corporate parties, including GCI, Sumitomo, OCC, and Global Marine.

. Managed intellectual property and product liability litigation.

. Conducted training programs related to Sarbanes-Oxley, risk management,

contracts, and intellectual property.

. Appointed Assistant Secretary of NEC USA, Inc. and NEC America, Inc. as

of April 1, 2004.

Pete Weinberg

TAKENAKA (USA) CORPORATION, New York, NY July 1990 - September 1999

A wholly owned subsidiary of Takenaka Corporation, with the largest

construction research and development laboratory in the world and $9B in

annual sales revenue with 20 offices worldwide.

Vice President and General Counsel (1992 - 1999)

In-House Counsel, Construction Manager (1991 - 1992)

In-House Counsel, Construction (1990 - 1991)

. Retained as the first in-house counsel in the U.S., and continuously

promoted to General Counsel.

. Provided direction and oversaw all legal affairs for the Company's

offices in the Atlanta, Chicago, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San

Francisco, Portland, and Honolulu offices.

. Managed the successful restructuring of the risk management system.

Counseled and trained project managers, superintendents and

administrative personnel on contracts, risk management, and company

policies.

. Drafted and negotiated all contracts with clients, subcontractors,

building owners and resolved all construction project-related and

employment related disputes. Assumed responsibility for Human Resources

in 1992 after the company restructured.

EDUCATION and BAR ADMISSIONS

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY, 1990

M.A., New York University, New York, NY, Arts Administration, 1985

B.A., State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, Liberal Arts

Awarded Certificate of Undergraduate Excellence, 1983

Member: New York State Bar

California Registered In-House Counsel

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Guest Lecturer: Kwansei Gakuin University Law School, Nishinomiya, Japan

Board Member: The Golandsky Institute

Member and Guest Speaker: Association of Corporate Counsel

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Clarinetist with performances at numerous venues as Guest Artist including

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Steinway Hall. Premiered works for

the Long Island Composer's Alliance and recorded with Stanley Drucker of

the New York Philharmonic and the American Chamber Ensemble. Member,

Principal Clarinetist, Bohemian Club Symphony Orchestra.

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