Sharan Goolsby

Current

• Corporate Counsel at Alcatel-Lucent

Past

• Senior Associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
• Associate at Brown McCarroll & Oaks Hartline
• Associate at Shaw & Associates

Education

• Duke University School of Law
• University of Houston

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Connections

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Industry

Law Practice

Sharan Goolsby’s Summary

Over 13 years experience in complex commercial litigation; dispute resolution; mergers and acquisitions; complex commercial transaction management, negotiations, and enforcement; and providing advice to senior management both as outside counsel and as in-house counsel.

Previously worked for large international law firm and managed litigation and disputes with amounts in controversy involving hundreds of millions and, in some instances, billions of dollars.

Currently serving as the corporate counsel supporting Enterprise Sales and Major Wireline Accounts for the Americas region.

Sharan Goolsby’s Specialties:

General legal advice, litigation management, dispute resolution, crisis management, and complex commercial transactions.

Sharan Goolsby’s Education

• Duke University School of Law

  JD & LLM , Law, International and Comparative Law , 1992 — 1995

  Juris Doctor and Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law.
  
  Graduated with High Honors (Top 10%).
  
  Masters Thesis: Protection of Intellectual Property Under NAFTA.

• University of Houston

  BA , Political Science, Economics , 1988 — 1992

  Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
  
  Additional Honors: University Honors; Honors in Major; Award for Best Honors Thesis.

  Activities and Societies:

  Honor Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Eta Sigma. Social Science Scholars (Scholar of the Year 1988-1989, Vice President 1989-1990, President 1990-1991).

Additional Information

Sharan Goolsby’s Groups:

Association of Corporate Counsel, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Pi Eta Sigma, Pi Sigma Alpha

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    DFW Entrepreneur Network
•    The University of Houston Alumni Association
•    Duke Law Alumni
•    Alcatel Lucent Association Group (+ 4,000 members WW)
•    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
•    University of Houston Alumni Living in the DFW Area (Networking)

Sharan Goolsby’s Honors:

- Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide, 2007-2008 Edition
- Nominated as an Up-and-Comer Dallas Business Journal Best Corporate Counsel Awards, 2007