Senior Corporate Counsel

JOHN HENRY “HANK” MUETTERTIES

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SUMMARY

Senior Counsel, member of and advisor to executive management, corporate secretary for all board functions, administered stock option plan, and built internal alliances to creatively manage issues. Responsible for all aspects of corporate governance and management of the legal function. Substantial expertise in SEC filing, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, outside counsel and litigation management, commercial transactions, licensing and intellectual property protection, global transactions, data privacy, and M&A.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MUETTERTIES LAW, LLC., Littleton, CO 1/2010 - PRESENT

Sole practitioner engaged in business, intellectual property, licensing, governance and transactional law.

GUIDESTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Westminster, CO 6/2008 - 12/2009

Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

Chief Legal Officer reporting to the CEO for a startup company which developed proprietary analytics software marketed to businesses and law enforcement agencies.

Handled all contractual matters with customers and data suppliers

Responsible for business and product development, intellectual property, compliance and privacy

ACXIOM CORPORATION, Broomfield, CO 8/2005 - 6/2008

Vice President, Acxiom Risk Mitigation, Inc.

Senior Counsel with dual reporting to the CEO and CLO for the Internet based provider of online investigative information services to businesses and law enforcement agencies via the use of proprietary software.

Negotiated and managed strategic acquisition of two companies

Negotiated license for strategic technology required for product line expansion

Responsible for all compliance and privacy issues

Handled all contractual matters with customers and data suppliers

LAW OFFICE OF J. HENRY MUETTERTIES, Littleton, CO 3/2003 - 8/2005

Sole practitioner engaged in business, intellectual property, licensing, governance and transactional law.

CASPER ENTERPRISES, INC., Arvada, CO 2/2002 - 3/2003

Executive management team sought to acquire two established, growing and profitable information services companies. Negotiated Term Sheet with three investment parties and LOIs with two target companies. Investors withdrew funding after collapse of market. Acxiom acquired one of the two target companies-see above.

BIOS GROUP, INC., Santa Fe, NM 1/2001 - 9/2001

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Chief legal officer reporting to the CEO for a high technology consulting and software customization and product company.

Negotiated and drafted multimillion dollar software customization and license agreement

Managed and coordinated intellectual property portfolio with administrative, research, marketing, and sales departments

DBT ONLINE, INC., Boca Raton, Florida (DBT:NYSE/PTLX:NASDAQ) 3/1988 - 8/2000

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Chief Legal Officer reporting to the CEO for the fastest-growing Internet based provider of online investigative information services to businesses, law enforcement agencies and consumers through the use of proprietary software.

Advised and worked closely with a world class NYSE Board of Director

Conducted due diligence on three target companies resulting in successful mergers

Revenue growth from $15M to $120M

Drafted multi-million dollar hardware and software purchases, licenses and consulting agreements

Negotiated, renegotiated and drafted Internet portal agreements with dot.com companies, national banks and insurance companies

Directed outside counsel on all litigation, effectively reducing legal expenses by 20%

Team player with ability to build consensus and spearhead change

Keen understanding of requirements to navigate companies through due diligence and merger process and beyond

Patlex Corporation (wholly owned subsidiary of DBT Online as of 8/1996)

Administered successful patent licensing program (Gould laser patents)

Merged with and then spun off from another public company, before forming DBT Online in a reverse merger

Managed over 250 worldwide licensees in automotive, aerospace, medical devices, scanning and manufacturing insuring compliance through the clear and consistent two way communication

Established a self funding licensee audit program which generated additional future revenue

Negotiated multi-million dollar licensing agreements and settled unique licensing issues

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EDUCATION

New York Law School, New York, NY University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Juris Doctor 1979 BS Mechanical Engineering 1975

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BAR ADMISSIONS

Colorado 2001 New York 1980

California 1984 US Patent and Trademark Office 198

JOHN HENRY “HANK” MUETTERTIES

7796 S. Datura Street Littleton, CO 80120 303-***-**** ******@*****.***

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KEY TRANSACTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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General Business Transactions:

Drafted and negotiated hardware and software purchases, licenses, confidentiality, internet portal, employment and consulting agreements and formed joint venture

Incorporated investment and trademark licensing subsidiaries for tax purposes

Drafted shareholder agreements, stock purchase agreements and corporate loan documents

Negotiated funding commitment letters from venture capital groups and Letters of Intent with potential acquisition targets

Intellectual Property and Licensing:

Prepared and filed US and international patent, trademark and copyright applications

Drafted and negotiated technology licenses for patents and software in automotive, aerospace, medical device, manufacturing, scanning industries

Negotiated and drafted multimillion dollar software customization and license agreements

Managed over 250 worldwide licensees, established a self funding licensee audit program

Corporate Legal Administration:

Maintained over 3000 active corporate customer contracts

Counseled management in all functional areas and aligned strategies

Managed staff attorneys, outside counsel and compliance department

Managed/coordinated intellectual property portfolio with research, marketing, and sales departments

Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures:

Conducted due diligence on numerous target companies

Negotiated, prepared documentation, and closed on (a) merger of two public companies, (b) spin off of subsidiary into public company, and (c) reverse merger of public and private companies

Negotiated, prepared documentation and closed on strategic acquisition of several companies/assets

Acquired license for strategic technology for expansion of product line

Board of Directors, Corporate Governance and Securities Law Compliance:

Advised and worked with NASDAQ and NYSE Board of Directors

Maintained corporate legal records including Board and Committee meeting minutes

Filed SEC documentation for financial reporting, proxy statements and Hart-Scott-Rodino filing

Handled registration statement for sale of $125 million of company’s and insider’s stock

Administered corporate stock option plan

Litigation and Risk Management:

Oversaw outside corporate counsel in securities matters and patent and contract litigation

Promoted legal and compliance counseling

Responsible for compliance and privacy issues regarding data usage

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