"Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits."
- Thomas A. Edison

History of David E. Bartlett

Summary

  • Partner with major Silicon Valley and Boulder high-tech law firm
  • Founder & Top Management of several technology start-ups
  • ALI member, including several drafting committees
  • Co-authored several handbooks, articles, seminars
  • Licensed to practice law in California and Colorado

Professional Experience

David E. BartlettI represent enterprises at the start-up, development and growth stages as outside general counsel, or on special projects, including strategic alliances, corporate and securities, mergers and acquisitions, commercial, technology, licensing and intellectual property transactions. (2007-present)

Azaire Networks Inc., Santa Clara, California, a Silicon Valley-based wireless technology company. Co-founder, Vice President and General Counsel. Performed all legal, corporate finance, commercial and intellectual property. (1999-2008)

Finali Corporation (fka NetSage Corporation), Santa Fe, New Mexico and Boulder, Colorado, an interactive agent-based software company. Co-founder, Vice President and General Counsel. Performed all legal, corporate finance, commercial and intellectual property. (1997-1999)

Cooley Godward LLP, Palo Alto, California and Boulder, Colorado, a Silicon Valley-based law firm. Partner and Co-Chair of firm’s Technology Practice Group. Co-founded the Boulder office of Cooley Godward, and in charge of the Colorado technology practice. Represented high-tech, biotech and medical companies concentrating on strategic alliances, corporate and securities, mergers and acquisitions, and technology, licensing and intellectual property transactions. (1987-1997)

StorageTek Corporation, Louisville, Colorado. Corporate Counsel. Managed corporate and securities, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, intellectual property and international transactions. (1984-1987)

Affiliations

Elected to the American Law Institute (ALI) in 1995. Member of the ALI drafting committee that produced the Principles of Software Contracts. Appointed to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 2B (Information Licensing and Software Contracts) Drafting Committee, a national committee that produced the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA). Also a member of the ALI Style of the Institute Committee that produced a manual for ALI Reporters.

Author of numerous articles and publications, such as Strategic Alliances Handbook and Intellectual Property Handbook -- Institutional and University Licensing: Key Terms and Negotiation Points.

Admitted to California (1987) and Colorado (1984) bars.

Education

  • B.S. in Business Entrepreneurship, magna cum laude, University of Colorado, 1978.
  • J.D., Awarded Top Corporate Intern, University of Denver College of Law, 1984.