Support Representative Vice President

Catherine Tepper

Contact

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Skillsets

•Mergers & Acquisitions

•Commercial Finance

•IP Transactions

•Vendor Negotiations

•Employment Matters

•Corporate Governance

•Contracts Management

Education

J.D.

Penn State University

B.A., cum laude

University of Colorado

Experience

6/19—present: Eddie’s House, Advisor

Participate in strategic planning with senior management on housing issues & opportunity zone opportunities; oversee contracts negotiation, management and administration; direct legal services program and pro bono attorneys; advise management and staff re: legislative initiatives.

2/19 – 6/19: University of Utah, Director of Contracts

Member of senior executive team tasked with University of Utah IP portfolio management. Implemented stage-gated, milestone-driven processes to facilitate licensing and commercialization of University patents. Negotiated licenses, inter-institutional and partnering agreements involving data mapping, anonymization and re-identification, the development of RNA therapeutics and delivery systems and the implementation of nanotechnology and instruments for control of neural circuits.

4/18 – 7/18: DealerSocket, Vice President Legal Affairs

Vice-president of legal affairs for CRM and inventory management company with $175M+ revenues and 750+ employees. Principal point of call for the provision of general legal support for commercial operations. Advised on data protection, data security, fair trade and cloud application issues. Developed company policies and procedures for privacy law compliance.

10/17 – 1/18: XactData Discovery, Contract Attorney

Counseled on stockholder campaigns and class-action lawsuits regarding data collection, retention and disbursement of international marketer. Reviewed document production for pharmaceutical and energy litigation.

8/16—4/18: Eddie’s House, General Counsel

Participated in strategic planning with senior management on housing issues & opportunity zone opportunities; oversaw contracts negotiation, management and administration; directed legal services program and pro bono attorneys; advise management and staff re: legislative and agency initiatives.

Publications

Pennsylvania Nonprofit Dissolution Guide

The Real Estate Law Journal, Digests of Selected Articles:

Regulatory Takings, Megachurches & The Rise of Religious Land Use UPenn

HOA Bankruptcies & Foreclosure Actions

Mortgage Insurance, Tax Assessments

Subprime Lending,

Secondary Mortgage

Market

08/04–8/05: TRM, Corporate Attorney

Served as inside and outside counsel, recapitalizing and expanding NASDAQ listed banking service enterprise with 500+ employees and $200M+ gros revenue generated from domestic and cross-border operations; managed periodic SEC reporting; negotiated vendor and other commercia agreements.

07/11 – 08/16: Duane Morris, Corporate Attorney

Provided counsel on capital investments, commercial transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Counseled emerging businesses, and other stakeholders on formation, funding and operations; counseled venture capital and other investors on technology and life science matters.

02/02 – 09/04: UPenn Wharton, Real Estate Finance Specialist Generated financial models, supervised economists and support staff prepared grant applications and secured public funding; managed public foundation compliance procedures.

04/01–12/01: Potter Anderson, Corporate Associate

Transacted mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and negotiated complex commercial transactions; oversaw acquisitions, wind-downs, commercial loan syndications and bond offerings.

08/99-04//01: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Business & Finance Associate Transacted structured financings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and complex commercial transactions for Fortune 100 companies. Counseled emerging businesses, and other stakeholders on formation, funding and operations; counseled venture capital and other investors on technology and life science investments.

02/98 – 08/99: Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Appellate Law Clerk

Reviewed trial and appellate court judgments for the Honorable Zoran Popovich; prepared majority, concurring and dissenting opinions; drafted law review articles.

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