General Counsel

Scott A. Armstrong, J.D.

* ********* ****, *********, ** 28804

Phone: 828-***-****

Email: *****************@*****.***

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scott-armstrong-5579a763

Summary

Experienced attorney with over 20 years of expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex agreements, including software subscriptions, professional services, and commercial real estate leases. Adept at issue spotting and collaborating with teams to maximize client satisfaction. Desires opportunity to act as General Counsel where I can leverage my expertise to facilitate business growth while meticulously managing legal risks.

Professional Experience

Of Counsel

Jones & Spross, Asheville, NC / Austin, TX

2017 – Present

Draft, review, and negotiate software subscription agreements, professional services agreements, complex order forms, vendor agreements, statements of work, and commercial real estate leases.

Manage partner agreements for resellers, distributors, systems integrators, ISVs, and cloud providers.

Issue spot and collaborate with sales, procurement, business units, finance, and operations teams to resolve contractual issues.

Educate customers on open-source development, licensing, and subscriptions-based business model.

Serve as legal advisor and first-line support for regional sales organization on legal and compliance issues. Acted as in-house counsel for compliance and regulatory matters.

Advise regional sales management on key legal and compliance matters.

Participate in compliance initiatives, including training internal clients on contracting policies, code of business conduct, and ethics.

Participated on Litigation Team and managed outside law firms and their involvement as defense counsel and plaintiff’s counsel.

Successfully handled disputes resulting in over 5 million dollars in recovery.

Drafted NDA’s and corresponding documents dealing M&A transactions.

Attorney, Partner

Armstrong & Armstrong Law, P.A., Asheville, NC

2005 – 2017

Represented clients in contract negotiation, mediation, and corporate transactions.

Authored appellate briefs for the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

Handled employment discrimination cases involving FLSA, Title VII, and Workers' Compensation Retaliation.

Managed compliance with Freedom of Information Act requests and provided legal opinions on federal and state statute violations.

Engaged in administrative law associated with Federal Bankruptcy Courts.

Associate Attorney

Christopher J. Rush & Associates, P.A., City, State

2003 – 2005

Represented debtors in bankruptcy cases and handled Title VII and FLSA violations.

Managed tort litigation and personnel law matters.

Systems Developer

EDS, Electronic Data Systems, Broward County, FL

1997 – 2000

Achieved Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer status.

Developed systems for Continental Airlines and performed programming on various platforms.

Provided customer support for the IT department.

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.), cum laude

Nova Southeastern University Law School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

May 2003

Journal of International & Comparative Law, Online Associate Editor

Admissions

Florida Bar - 2003

North Carolina Bar - 2008

Federal Bar - 2008

Skills

Contract Drafting and Negotiation

Legal Research and Writing

Issue Spotting and Problem Resolution

Compliance and Regulatory Advising

Training and Education on Legal Matters

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Client Advocacy

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Excel, Word)

Professional Affiliations

Member, North Carolina Bar Association

Volunteer Attorney, Participated in Healthcare Directives Workshop

Pro Bono Work

Volunteer Attorney

Provide pro bono legal services working with VITA to help with tax filing

Volunteer

Coached various sports teams for several years

References

Available upon request.

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