JENIFER L. PHELPS, PARTNER MEMBER LICENSURE : STATE OF ARIZONA ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ In-house experience with international public corporations focusing on multinational regulatory compliance and entry into emerging markets Strong skills in corporate structuring and facilitating strategic alliances Providing comprehensive guidance to start-ups and multinational tech companies in the areas of technology, digital media, open source, cloud computing and data privacy matters Focused on helping clients find effective and creative solutions EXPERIENCE The Storey Lawyers, PLC, Phoenix, AZ Member, October 2016-Present Advise clients on national and international legal business matters, such as joint ventures and strategic alliances, corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, corporate policies and procedures, regulatory compliance; Provide general counsel services to domestic and multi-national industrial technology and web-based technology companies with a focus on global deal structuring, IP licensing, international marketing and advertising compliance, telemarketing, data privacy, as well ask FCC/FTC/FCPA issues; Draft and negotiate reseller and distribution agreements, terms of service and terms of use, end user license agreements, licensing agreements (including patent, IT, and open source licensing agreements), privacy policies, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and marketing and advertising agreements with a focus on creating concise, user-friendly agreement models to help streamline client’s internal business practices; Assist with firm’s diversity outreach and pro-bono efforts. GoDaddy, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ Assistant General Counsel, January 2012 – October 2016 Advised senior executives and stakeholders within the GoDaddy group of companies on all matters related to international corporate and regulatory compliance, including facilitating entry into emerging markets and managing corporate compliance in over 50 markets around the globe. Experience includes, managing multi-jurisdictonal corporate structuring, overseeing international marketing, telemarketing and advertising compliance, developing and implementing international compliance guides and company policies, developing legal strategies for complex negotiations related to the company’s business operations, providing strategic legal advice on new business initiatives, and managing internal and external legal counsel domestically and abroad. Transaction of note: Facilitated GoDaddy’s 2015 Initial Public Offering. Phelps Law, PLLC, Phoenix, AZ Partner, August 2009 – January 2012 Advised small to mid-sized companies on general legal business matters, including corporate structuring, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and licensing and intellectual property matters. Drafted business agreements such as, complex commercial agreements, financial agreements, leases, formation documents, consulting agreements, shareholder agreements, asset purchases and sales and other ancillary documents to these types of transactions. Limelight Networks Inc., Tempe, AZ Legal Consultant, August 2009 – June 2010 Working directly with the legal department of Limelight Networks, an international content delivery partner, I managed the company’s internal legal audit for all corporate contracts, including developing and implementing a plan to improve the efficiency of the contract review and management process for service level agreements, conducting a thorough audit of all client files and developing a plan to close out audit findings, partnering with various internal departments to implement new contract management processes and supervising the implementation team on the new data management system. Collins, May, Potenza, Baran & Gillespie, P.C. Associate Attorney, January 2008 – August 2009 Advised numerous companies and clients in all corporate legal matters, including business formation and dissolution, mergers and acquisitions, asset purchase and sales, acquisition and assignment of interest, lease disputes, UCC filings, intellectual property, marketing and employment matters and drafted agreements related to these types of transactions. BOARDS, MEMBERSHIPS, RECOGNITION Featured as Law Firm of the Month in Attorney at Law Magazine, October 2016 State Bar of Arizona, International Law Association Member Word of Mouth Marketing Association, Former Legal Affairs Committee Member Association of Corporate Counsel, Former Member EDUCATION University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, California; Juris Doctor, May 2008 Honors: Hale Moot Court Honors Program ● USC Law Scholarship Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; Bachelor of Arts, History & Minor, French, May 2005 ACTIVITIES Community Focused Service/Interests: Support community organizations providing back to school supplies and haircuts to foster and homeless children; Support food drives around the valley; and Host free community boot camps and nutrition workshops to promote health and fitness; hosting food and fitness blog, biking and fashion design of men’s and women’s apparel.
