Silicon Valley CounselPeter Szymanski, JD and MBA

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Corporate Development + Legal forVC-Backed Growth Teams

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!www.SiliconValleyCounsel.comEmail: Peter@SiliconValleyCounsel.comPhone: (650) 776-4826

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15+ Years Top Silicon Valley Experience

Value & Results Oriented

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• Reduces Executive’s Legal Distractions:

• Recurring legal issues require Operations or Finance time, which is limited and more effectively focused on operations/growth, not legal

• Saves Money:

• Fraction of costs of in-house counsel or law firm

• Helps Companies Win:

• Broad, deep understanding of business and legal issues and strategy at VC backed growth companies

Sales & Business Development

• “Frictionless” Agreements:

• smart templates

• “add upside & protect downside” comments

• revenue, market share acquisition, tech licensing + international

• Guidance:

• repeatedly help BD teams close deals

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Corporate Development

• Infrastructure: Financing, M&A, IPO ready diligence systems

• Terms of Use and Privacy Policies: Audit, feature and product updates (i.e. apps, plug-ins, terms) third party API allowances (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn) and legal regulations (CAN-SPAM, HIPAA, FCC, FTC, EU privacy laws, etc.).

• IP Questions and Best Practices: Infringement notices, cease/desists, open source, fair use, marketing, advertising, HIPAA, FTC and sales team questions

• International: Implement international policies for doing business (UK subsidiaries, Canada, Australia, EU, LatAm)

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“high caliber performer” “collaborative member of our team”

Pete Szymanski has been a high-caliber performer for Doximity since June 2011. He is a lawyer who knows our business and successfully supports our business objectives. He consistently demonstrates trusted judgment in advising on risk/reward trade-offs. His agreement templates and comments are pragmatic and get deals done. He has handled nearly all of our legal matters, other than the stock registrar and equity related agreements. He has saved us significant amounts on law firm fees, and reduced the legal distractions on my plate as a collaborative member of our team.

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Jeff TangneyCEO, Doximity

“sees around the corners”

I have worked with Pete Szymanski as CEO of One Medical and as Chairman of DripDrop when Pete was successfully brought in to turn around the business.  Pete sees around the corners and can identify and overcome the issues to accomplish future goals.  He has the background and self-confidence necessary to counsel senior management and the board of directors.  I have repeatedly seen his strong ability to assess benefits and risks in complex situations, and communicate effectively to get consensus on solutions. 

Tom LeeCEO, One MedicalChairman of Board, DripDrop

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“significantly reduced our transactions and international legal costs”

Pete successfully oversaw the legal matters for our domestic and international business at Blurb for over 18 months, including marketing and advertising questions, online policies, revenue and vendor agreements, customer support issues, oversight of IP and international counsels, and significantly reduced our transactions and international legal costs. He was the legal eyes for the executive team and worked with our operations, finance, marketing, IT and HR departments to ensure our issues were spotted and resolved. He took a significant amount of legal work off my plate ensuring my focus on business operations and revenue generation.

Pete WheelanCRO & COO, Blurb(now CEO of InsideTrack)

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• Ethos / Background:

• Team player - energetic, knowledgable, and focused on getting things done

• JD from Duke Law School (merit scholarship)

• MBA & BS from Rensselaer (internships in Europe and Asia)

• 7+ Years @Cooley; 7+ Years w/Startups

• Bike rider, snowboarder, semi-yogi, nutritarian, traveller, community advocate, “not-half-bad” chef

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Peter Szymanski, Esq.Silicon Valley Counsel

• Since 2010

• Legal, corporate development + growth deals

• Supports BD, Ops, Marketing + HR Teams

• Hourly fees at fraction of law firm rates

• Cash and equity arrangements

• Good Standing in CA Bar; Insured with industry standardsPeter@SiliconValleyCounsel.com

(650) 776-4826

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