Hayden Creque

Corporate Counsel at API Healthcare

Location: Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Industry: Information Technology and Services

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Hayden Creque's Overview

Current

Corporate Counsel at API Healthcare
Board Member at Blandin Foundation

Past

Attorney at Creque Law, LLC
Board Member at YMCA of St. Cloud
VP, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary - Head of Administration, Human Resources and Operations at W3i Holdings, LLC

Attorney at Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
Manager Project Management, General Manager, Associate Manager Customer Support at TDS TELECOM

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Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Edgewood College
Madison Area Technical College

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Connections

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Websites

Creque Law

Hayden Creque is a regular speaker and author on business, law, technology, and social media.

Hayden provides counsel in diverse matters, including business, governance, employment, litigation, information security, privacy, and internet law.

Hayden is an experienced civil litigator and an accomplished transactional lawyer. A seasoned negotiator, he has worked on myriad agreements including search agreements (Yahoo!), software distribution and licensing agreements (Symantec, Microsoft, and Sega), and business unit sales.

Specialties

BUSINESS & CORPORATE LAW
- regulatory matters, litigation management, contracts, intellectual property, licensing, sales, merger and acquisition agreements.

EMPLOYMENT LAW
- Employment agreements, employee handbooks, compensation, discrimination, harassment and termination disputes.

INTERNET, PRIVACY & INFORMATION SECURITY
- Certified Information Privacy Professional, Member International Association of Privacy Professionals and past member of the Mobile Marketing Association.

Corporate Counsel

API Healthcare

Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry

May 2012 – Present (2 months) Greater Milwaukee Area

Board Member

Blandin Foundation

Nonprofit; 11-50 employees; Philanthropy industry

June 2010 – Present (2 years 1 month)

Trustees oversee the foundation's grant-making, community leadership development and public policy programs.

Attorney

Creque Law, LLC

May 2011 – May 2012 (1 year 1 month)

Prepared legal memoranda on myriad issues

Counseled clients on entity formation, and corporate governance

Represented clients in general commercial, shareholder, and employment disputes in state court

Designed clients consumer-facing privacy programs and policies and obtain third-party practice certification

Drafted services, independent contractor, non-disclosure, non-compete, and buy-sell agreements

Board Member

YMCA of St. Cloud

December 2010 – January 2012 (1 year 2 months)

Board members oversee execution of the Y's mission to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities.

VP, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary - Head of Administration, Human Resources and Operations

W3i Holdings, LLC

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry

October 2006 – April 2011 (4 years 7 months)

Reported to the Chief Executive Officer and led a team of fifteen legal, administration, human resource, and operations professionals.

Served as secretary to the board of governors advising on corporate governance issues and ensuring all corporate formalities were maintained.

Drafted company standard contracts, privacy policies, and terms of use.

Ensured online compliance with FTC Section V, COPPA, and the Can-Spam Act.

Architected the company's desktop and mobile software distribution privacy programs.

Led Human Resources, including assessment of policies, hiring, and pay practices.

Led Operations and developed efficiencies in client onboarding, while increasing efficacy of the company's testing and quality assurance programs.

Oversaw the company's business cycle, including the talent review, strategy development, and budgeting process.

Attorney

Lindquist & Vennum PLLP

Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry

September 2004 – October 2006 (2 years 2 months)

Prepared and argued motions.

Took and defended depositions.

Prepared discovery and discovery responses.

Conducted legal research on myriad issues.

Researched and prepared memoranda on myriad legal issues.

Manager Project Management, General Manager, Associate Manager Customer Support

TDS TELECOM

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TDS; Telecommunications industry

April 1991 – August 2001 (10 years 5 months)

Manager Project Management
Led project teams of varying disciplines in the research, development, and deployment of new services, processes, procedures, and operational support systems.

Worked on systems integration initiatives that streamlined efficiency and reduced customer response times.

General Manager - TDS Telecom of Deposit NY
Oversaw company¡¦s operations, personnel, public relations, planning, strategy, and marketing.

Ensured high quality service by leading a highly motivated team through a period of significant transition.

Associate Manager Customer Support
Assembled a cross-functional team and successfully implemented a critical internal support function, impacting over 100 business offices in 29 states.

Developed proposals for enhancements to all systems in response to changing business needs and oversaw the introduction of automated call center systems.

Independent Coursework
- Center for Creative Leadership - Leadership Development Program

Spanish

A Primer on Retaining and Relating to Outside Counsel
- ACC Docket - The Journal of the Association of Corporate Counsel
- March 1, 2010
Authors: Hayden Creque, Irvin Schein

In the current economy, new approaches are necessary when engaging and dealing with outside counsel. Foremost is the criticality of selecting outside counsel to ensure alignment with the needs of your business.
Effective Compliance on a Shoestring Budget
- ACC Annual Meeting Presentation
- October 1, 2009
Authors: Hayden Creque, Jean Robertson, Gerard Cavaluzzi

This session focuses on small, privately held companies who are involved in building and maintaining an effective compliance program on a limited budget.
Minnesota Senators’ Consumer Protection Concerns Signal Changes for Mobile Developers
- Tech{dot}Mn
- May 18, 2011
Authors: Hayden Creque

In 2011, both of Minnesota’s Senators have called for change in mobile device practices. This article recaps their efforts along with best practices for companies operating in the space.
Franken Moves to Protect Location Privacy
- Tech{dot}Mn
- June 16, 2011
Authors: Hayden Creque

On June 15, just over a month after chairing hearings that questioned Apple and Google on their data collection practices Senator Franken introduced a co-sponsored bill that seeks to protect smartphone location privacy.
Security Breach Primer
- Tech{dot}Mn
- June 28, 2011
Authors: Hayden Creque

This article outlines the legal requirements when an organization detects a security breach, gives an overview of incident response planning and provides tips for preventing and responding to security breaches.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

J.D. Cum Laude, Law

2001 – 2004

Certificate in International Law and Business

Activities and Societies: Moot Court Board: Jessup International Moot Court Competition. Wisconsin International Law Journal:Technical Editor.

Edgewood College

B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Business (Concentration in Management)

1992 – 2000

Madison Area Technical College

A.A.S., Accounting

1990 – 1992

Websites:

Creque Law

Groups and Associations:

Minnesota State Bar Association State Bar of Wisconsin Association of Corporate Counsel International Association of Privacy Professionals Mobile Marketing Association (Past Member)

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