Pierpaolo Maio

Current

• Legal Counsel at Avaya

Past

• Partner at medialite
• Corporate Counsel at Telecom Italia
• Senior Legal Affairs Officer at Wyeth

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Education

• Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company

Pierpaolo Maio’s Summary

Business and corporate lawyer, 15 years post qualification experience.
Private practice from 1993 through 1997 (commercial, tax planning) and overall ten years of substantial in-house legal experience gained in the pharmaceutical industry with Wyeth and then in Information & Communication Technology business with Telecom Italia, managing business and legal affairs for several companies into Telecom Italia group such as Telecom Italia Lab, Epiclink, Saritel, Webegg, Domus Academy.
In the framework of an international environment, among other tasks, opportunity came up to manage large and complex outsourcing deals with major multinational players in ICT sector.
Experience in venture capitalism legal issues for Italian and Israeli companies.
Currently, Legal Counsel in Avaya, US multinational world leader in IP Telephony and related services.

Pierpaolo Maio’s Specialties:

Contracting, M&A operations, restructuring, tax planning, intellectual property, contract drafting and unions negotiation; compliance with local/US laws as to FCPA and anti-corruption rules; privacy law and corporate governance; negotiating and drafting national and international contracts; licensing, agency, distribution agreements; consultancy on media relation and web 2.0.

Pierpaolo Maio’s Experience

• Legal Counsel

  Avaya

  (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

  February 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

  negotiating and drafting a wide range of commercial contracts and ICT agreements supporting effectively the lines of business, member of the Board of Directors, matters of company and corporate law (M&A, corporate governance - both Sarbanes Oxley and law 231/2001, keeping company's books, strategic alliances), labor law, supervision of judicial proceedings, coordination of external lawyers

• Partner

  medialite

  (Privately Held; Legal Services industry)

  October 2003 — February 2007 (3 years 5 months)

  Legal consultancy on:
  - Distribution, Licensing, Digital Rights management, sponsorship
  - International Oil & Gas Contracts & Negotiation
  - Audiovisual Tools and Corporate Applications Distribution Networks
  - Media Law matters (Audiovisual Tools and Corporate Applications Distribution Networks)

• Corporate Counsel

  Telecom Italia

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 2000 — February 2004 (3 years 4 months)

  • negotiating and drafting of IT agreements, matters of company & commercial law (including M&A operations, international business negotiations and drafting BoD and Shareholders’ meetings).
  • drafting national and international contracts, supervision of judicial proceedings, coordination of external lawyers, questions of labour law and intellectual property law, in-depth analysis of all aspects of Information and Communication Technology law, all matters of company and corporate law (e.g. board of Directors’ meetings, shareholders’ meetings), counseling on strategic marketing and alliances

• Senior Legal Affairs Officer

  Wyeth

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  December 1997 — November 2000 (3 years )

  I dealt with matters of company & commercial law on behalf of three of the group’s Italian companies, held the office of Secretary of the Board of Directors (Company Secretary), drafted national and international contracts (especially focusing on commercial contracts, advertising contracts and clinical trials contracts). I also dealt with matters of Intellectual Property Rights, and held the office of member of the internal e-business team.

Pierpaolo Maio’s Education

• Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli

  law , jurisprudence , 1987 — 1993

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• My Company

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