Linda K. Hopkins
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PROFILE
Intellectual Property, Contract, and Data Privacy attorney experienced in negotiating, licensing, and managing multi-million-dollar technology contracts.
EXPERIENCE
American Constitutional Society, 2017-2019
Developed lectures on subjects of law and government for organizations and law schools
Thomson Reuters Inc. 2015-2017
Editor and Project Manager
Coach supporting legal staff on data privacy law material for law book product. Conduct litigation reviews.
Proofread a wide variety of documents.
Distill information from a variety of sources to provide content.
Accenture LLP, Legal Services Attorney 2008-2013
Guides, monitors, and trains internal and external client business leaders on Client and company data privacy and security standards.
● Negotiates, drafts, and reviews new and existing contracts of international technology services.
● Develops and implements staff compliance and training programs on reporting and regulatory requirements business managers.
● Provide monthly updates on contract financial health internal business executives.
● Develop intellectual property and contract management policy
● Edit sections of international contract management handbook
Intelliware International Law Firm 2001-2008
Partner Attorney
Minnesota, Department of Administration, Materials Management Division
Board Member, Small Business Procurement Board 1997-2003
Office of the President of the United States
Special Advisor, Intellectual Property and Government Procurement Laws 1994-1997
U. S Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota, Manager, Initiative in 1997
Intellectual Property Case Improvement
U. S. Department of Defense, Contract Management Administration Area Office 1988-1994
Contract Manager
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor (J.D.) William Mitchell College of Law 1998
Master of Arts, University of New Mexico, Special Education, Testing Diagnostics 1985
CERTIFICATIONS
CPCM Certified Contracts and Commercial Manager, IACCM 2012
CIPP/US Certified Information Privacy Professional, CIPP/US 2016
M.B.A. Government Contracts Management Certificate 1995
PUBLICATIONS
"Licensing Law Handbook: Federal Government Intellectual Property Law." Published by Clark Boardman Callaghan, a division of Reuters. 1994-1995
Editor, 1ACCM's, "International Commercial and Contract Management: The Operational Guide.” (section on Intellectual Property Management) 2012
HONORS
Speaker, NCMA, Government Contracts Spring Conference 1995
Speaker, American Bar Association, Government Anti-Monopoly Law, Treatment of Intellectual Property. 1995
Keynote Speaker, American Intellectual Property Law Association, “Expediting the Patent Court Case Process.” 1998
Drafter, Government of Bulgaria, Trademark and Industrial Patent Statutes. 1994-1996
UNESCO, Consultant to the Government of Nepal