KATHARINA MARTINKA

(415) 857-4843
Santa Clara, CA 95051 kmartinka@martinkalaw.com

GENERAL COUNSEL
Entrepreneurial, results-oriented legal leader with extensive experience structuring, negotiating
analyzing and closing sophisticated and complex commercial and technology transactions, globally.
Ability to build lasting client relationships, in many cases exclusively by telephone and email.
Admitted to practice in California and Arizona. Areas of expertise include:

Technology Licensing Corporate Governance IP Portfolio Management

Training Regulatory Compliance Employment Law
Manage teams, outside counsel Due Diligence / M&A Privacy Law

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LAW OFFICES OF KATHARINA MARTINKA, California & Arizona 2004 Present

General Counsel
Serve as Interim and Outsourced General Counsel, with a focus on high-tech companies
Work with publicly and privately traded technology, manufacturing and retail companies, ranging
from $70M to $13B in annual revenue, on an interim and project basis
Structure, negotiate and draft worldwide SaaS, OEM, VAR, reseller, software developer, professional
services, master purchase, joint development, maintenance, and other technology licensing agreements
Draft and review securities filings, including 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, proxy materials and Section 16 filings
Design, review, implement and maintain Employee handbooks, policy, bonus and training programs in
several compliance areas, including Records Retention, Ethics, FCPA and whistleblower protection
Advise on Corporate Governance, SOX, EEOC, Department of Labor & Standards Enforcement issues
Advise on Regulatory Compliance, including Prop 65, data privacy and security matters
Lead Merger & Acquisition activities and subsequent integration of acquired entities
Advise, influence and collaborate with Boards, CEOs and leadership teams on legal strategies, issues

ACCELRYS, INC., San Diego, CA 2004

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
($83 million publicly traded scientific software provider)
Played key role in Merger & Acquisition activities, including the acquisition of Scitegic
Successfully achieved client goals by working with executive staff to spin-off 600 employee organization
Advised leadership on SOX and corporate governance, product development and commercialization,
employment matters and IP protection (patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets).

FILENET CORPORATION, Costa Mesa, CA 2000-2004

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
($550 million publicly traded software provider, serving 80+ of the Fortune 100 companies)
Built and managed a 9 member in-house legal department with strong focus on optimizing
performance, creating centers of excellence and reducing legal costs
Managed and overhauled the use of outside counsel worldwide, for U.S. parent company and 18
foreign subsidiaries doing business in 90 countries
Structured, negotiated and drafted various international, domestic and internet OEM, VAR, reseller,
developer, professional services, master purchase and maintenance agreements, and technology licenses
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Managed the revamping of the internal insurance procurement process, resulting in more than $1M in
savings in one year; Served as Chief Compliance & Risk Management Officer, reporting to Board
Reduced legal costs for worldwide trademark and service mark protection by 66% in 2 years
Drafted and reviewed securities filings, (e.g. 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, proxy materials and Section 16 filings)
Awarded the Professional Service Organization's Award of Excellence for tireless international
negotiations on key customer's series of agreements, resulting in 25% of departments quarterly revenue

APRISMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Rochester, NH 1999-2000

In-house Counsel
(A $200M computer networking division of a $2.3B publicly traded global hardware manufacturer)

Served as sole dedicated in-house counsel to computer networking spin-off division

Formulated, drafted and negotiated non-standard business agreements, including joint marketing,
consulting services, and new product licensing models (e.g. outsourcing, revenue sharing for
network management services)

LAW OFFICES OF KATHARINA MARTINKA, Irvine, CA 1993-1998

Attorney at Law and Turnaround Consultant

Renegotiated debt for publicly and privately held companies in turnaround status
Protected clients' intellectual property rights trademarks, service marks and copyrights
Ensured clients compliance with governmental regulations at federal, state and local levels
Analyzed values of real estate portfolios; formulated and implemented disposition plans

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor - Santa Clara University, School of Law

Bachelor of Arts, Honors of Highest Distinction - University of Michigan

BAR ADMISSIONS
State Bar of California
State Bar of Arizona
ASSOCIATIONS

Santa Clara County Bar Association - High Technology Section

State Bar of Arizona

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Working Knowledge of French

PUBLIC SPEAKING
Topics: Five Things You and Your Company Can Do To Protect Your Intellectual Property
The Five Biggest Mistakes Hiring Managers Make; Executive Onboarding
The Impact of SOX on Human Resources, Commercial Real Estate issues

HOBBIES

World travel, hiking, wine, food, reading, movies, music and art