Senior Corporate Attorney

Matthew H. Jacobs, Esq.

New Hampshire

EXPERIENCE

Nov. 2006- Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, Manchester, New Hampshire

July 2008 Associate. Associate business attorney in 100 member law firm specializing in corporate, transaction and intellectual property matters with special concentration in assisting clients with monetizing intellectual property assets through licensing. Regularly involved in all phases of the protection and licensing of trademarks, copyrights and software and leveraging open source opportunities. Regular involvement in the leasing, acquisition, disposition and management of commercial real estate.

October 2001- Standex International Corporation, Salem, New Hampshire

Nov. 2006 Corporate Attorney. Multi-faceted legal practice supporting in-house business associates in all phases of the business operation through drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts with private and government customers, performing due diligence and merger and acquisition legal and business review, managing intellectual property, managing human resource related legal actions, drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial leases and purchase and sale agreements for facilities and land.

January 2000- Vitts Networks, Inc., Manchester, New Hampshire

January 2001 Corporate Counsel. Solely responsible for all legal affairs of 375 person competitive local exchange carrier including the creation, analysis, negotiation and maintenance of all contracts and contractual relationships with customers, suppliers and partners; the protection and licensing of intellectual property assets; overseeing legal matters as they pertain to human resources; managing corporate compliance with various state laws and regulations; managing and supporting outside legal counsel; the creation and maintenance of internal policies and procedure.

March 1997- Cabletron Systems, Inc., Rochester, New Hampshire

January 2000 Staff Attorney. Member of in-house legal team serving a multinational technology corporation. Daily involvement in all phases of contract drafting, review and negotiation with private and government customers. Heavy intellectual property focus including technology licensing and all aspects of intellectual property.

EDUCATION

Plymouth State College, Plymouth, New Hampshire

M.B.A., 2000

Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire

J.D., 1996

Intellectual Property Summer Institute, 1994

University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

B.A., Cum Laude, 1992

MEMBERSHIPS

New Hampshire Bar Association, Concord, New Hampshire

United States District Court, District of New Hampshire,

Concord, New Hampshire

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