Managing Partner
Robert represents mid-market and large enterprise companies in software license transactions and disputes with major software publishers such as Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. He has defended over 225 software audit matters initiated by software piracy trade groups such as the BSA and SIIA. He is counsel to some of the world’s largest corporations, such as Schlumberger, PepsiCo, Iron Mountain and American Express, on information technology matters including intellectual property licensing, risk management, data privacy, and outsourcing.
Education
1996 – Hofstra University School of Law – Juris Doctorate – Law
1992 – Austin College – Bachelor of Arts – Economics & Philosophy
License
1999 - Texas
Affiliations
Dallas Bar Association, Computer Law Section - Member
Managed Service Providers Alliance - Board Member
State Bar of Texas Data Security and Privacy - Committee Member
Certified ISO 19770 - Practitioner
Microsoft Software Asset Management - Certification
Admissions
Texas State Courts
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Presentations
| Date | Presentation |
|---|---|
| November 2019 | CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit: Negotiating Software License Transactions and Disputes with Microsoft |
| November 2019 | Technology Assurance Group Meeting: Protecting Your Managed Services Practice: Are You at Risk? |
| October 2019 | MSPWorld Conference and Expo: Most Common Contract Change Requests Made by Customers |
| March 2019 | MSPWorld Conference and Expo: Negotiating a GDPR Compliant Data Processing Agreement |
| December 2018 | Scott & Scott and MSPA Webinar: GDPR - A Comptetive Edge for MSPs |
| June 2018 | Scott & Scott Webinar: Negotiating Enterprise Agreements with Microsoft |
| May 2018 | IT Procurement Academy: GDPR is Coming - Are You Ready? |
| May 2018 | Scott & Scott Webinar: GDPR is Coming - Are You Ready? A Roadmap for Controllers |
| March 2018 | MSPWorld 2018 GDPR: What Every MSP Needs to Know |
| February 2018 | Strafford Webinar: Software License Due Diligence in M&A Deals |
| December 2017 | Scott & Scott Webinar: How to Defend a Software Audit |
| November 2017 | Scott & Scott Webinar: What Service Providers Need to Know About GDPR: The Ins & Outs of the EU's New Privacy Law |
| September 2017 | ITAM Review Annual US Conference: Litigating Software Audit Disputes |
| April 2017 | Scott & Scott Webinar: Reselling Microsoft SPLA and Cloud |
| March 2017 | MSPAlliance MSPWorld Conference: Reselling Microsoft SPLA and Cloud |
| January 2017 | Scott & Scott Webinar: Negotiating Enterprise Agreements with Microsoft |
| January 2017 | Scott & Scott Webinar: Successfully Defending Software Audits |
| October 2016 | CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit: Data Privacy & Security Issues in Cloud Contracts |
| October 2016 | MSPAlliance MSPWorld Conference: Seven Secrets to Successful Customer Contracts |
| September 2016 | DBA Computer Law Section CLE: Data Privacy & Security Issues in Cloud Contracts |
| September 2016 | ITAM Review Annual US Conference: Audit Defense, The Legal Perspective |
| August 2016 | State Bar of Texas Advanced In-House Counsel Course: Hot Topics in SaaS & Cloud |
| June 2016 | Scott & Scott Webinar: Negotiating Enterprise Licensing and Cloud Services Agreements with Microsoft |
| June 2016 | Oklahoma Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Seminar and Midyear Meeting: Hot Topics in Software Licensing Disputes & Audits |
| April 2016 | North Texas ISSA Lunch and Learn: Data Security and Privacy Issues in Cloud Contracts |
| April 2016 | 38th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute: Software as a Service and Cloud Contracts: Avoiding the Risks |
| April 2016 | MSPAlliance MSPWorld Conference: Emerging Legal Risks in the Cloud |
| March, May, June 2016 | SecureWorldExpo: Privacy & Security Issues in Cloud Contracts |
| February 2016 | Texas Lawyer In-House Counsel Summit: Hot Topics in Technology Transactions |
| February 2016 | State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Workshop: Managing Software Compliance |
| February 2016 | Copyright Society USA CLE: The Current State of Software Protection, Enforcement and Licensing |
| January 2016 | Scott & Scott Webinar: Cloud Contracts to Minimize Risk |
| October 2015 | SecureWorld Expo Dallas: Privacy & Security Issues in Cloud Contracts |
| October 2015 | CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit: Negotiating Enterprise Licensing and Cloud Services Agreements with Microsoft |
| October 2015 | MSPAlliance MSPWorld Conference: Seven Software Licensing Risks for MSPs |
| September 2015 | Dallas Bar Computer Law Section CLE: Software Agreements and Audits |
| September 2015 | Texas State Bar Corporate Counsel Section Networking CLE: Negotiating and Drafting Software License Agreements |
| June 2015 | Scott & Scott Webinar: Negotiating Enterprise Licensing and Cloud Service Agreements with Microsoft |
| May 2015 | DRI Intellectual Property Litigation Seminar: A Non-Authorized Software Claim? What To Do When the Letter Arrives |
| April 2015 | Scott & Scott CLE Webinar: Six Secrets to Offering Commercial Hosting Services Using Microsoft SPLA |
| March 2015 | MSPAlliance MSPWorld Conference: Adding Cloud Solutions to Customer Contracts |
| February 2015 | Texas Lawyer In-House Counsel Summit CLE Series: Software Agreements & Audits |
| October 2014 | CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit: Due Diligence & Contingency Planning Before Trusting the Cloud |
| October 2014 | CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit: When Publishers Sue |
| October 2014 | MSPAlliance MSPWorld Conference: Legal Risks in Reseller Relationships |
| October 2014 | Strafford CLE Webinar: Drafting IT Master Services Agreements |
| October 2014 | IPO IP Chat Channel Webinar: Surviving A Software Audit |
| July 2014 | Iron Mountain/Scott & Scott Webinar: Cloud Contracts - Risks and Mitigation Strategies |
| June 2014 | Scott & Scott CLE Webinar: When Software Publishers Sue |
| April 2014 | 36th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute: Software Agreements & Audits |
| March 2014 | MSPAlliance MSPWorld Conference Keynote Speech: The Future of Managed Services and Cloud: Prepare Your MSP Business for Success |
| February 2014 | Collin County Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section CLE: Successfully Defending Software Audits |
| January 2014 | Scott & Scott and License Dashboard Webinar: New Tools and Strategies to Reduce Software Risk and Successfully Defend Software Audits |
| October 2013 | CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit: Cloud Computing Contracting |
| October 2013 | CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit: Legal Aspects of Software Agreements with Large Vendors |
| October 2013 | MSPAlliance MSPWorld Conference & Expo: How to Manage Risks as You Grow Your Managed Services and Cloud Practice |
| July 2013 | Scott & Scott CLE Webinar: Hot Topics in Adobe Licensing |
| June 2013 | Strafford CLE: M&A Transactions and Software License Due Diligence |
| March 2013 | Scott & Scott CLE Webinar: To SPLA or Not to SPLA: Microsoft Licensing for the Hosting Services Provider |
| March 2013 | MSPAlliance MSPWorld Conference & Expo: Cloud Law - Everything you Need to Know about Cloud Computing and the Law |
| January 2013 | Scott & Scott CLE Webinar: Software Compliance Risks in M&A Transactions |
| October 2012 | Law Seminars International IP and Technology Licensing: Privacy and Security Risks in Cloud Computing |
| October 2012 | CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit: Cloud Contracting |
| October 2012 | MSPAlliance MSPWorld Conference & Expo: Managed Services Pricing |
| September 2012 | SecureWorld Dallas: Managing Data Breaches for Financial Services |
| April 2012 | Scott & Scott Webinar: Keys to Successful Microsoft Negotiations |
| February 2012 | DBA Computer Law Section CLE: Recent Trends in Software Licensing Transactions and Disputes |
| February 2012 | MSPWorld Conference & Expo: Preparing Your Managed Services Business for Sale |
| November 2011 | SecureWorld Dallas: Privacy & Security Risks in Cloud Computing |
| September 2011 | MSP Alliance Webinar: Cloud Contracting: Strategies for Minimizing Risks as a Cloud Provider |
| March 2011 | Council on Litigation Management: How to Wade the Murky Water of Alternative Fee Arrangements |
| October 2010 | Storage Networking World: The Cloud and the Law |
| August 2010 | Dallas, TX CLE: Selecting the Best Alternative Fee Arrangement with Outside Counsel |
| July 2010 | Dallas, TX CLE: Hot Topics in Privacy & Security Law |
| November 2009 | Secure World Dallas: Legal Developments in Network Security and Data Privacy |
| June 2009 | Brighttalk Webinar: Successfully Defending Software Audits |
| May 2009 | Real Estate Executive IT Forum: Hot Legal Topics Affecting IT Executives |
| May 2009 | Miro Consulting Webinar: Negotiating License Agreements with Oracle and Microsoft |
| April 2009 | Portland, Oregon CLE: Successfully Defending Software Audits |
| April 2009 | SaaS & SLAM 2009: Negotiating Software License Disputes |
| March 2009 | SecureWorld Boston: Legal Developments in Network Security and Data Privacy |
| January 2009 | ISSA Meeting: Investigating & Preserving Evidence in Data Security Incidents |
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