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Bart Selden 1820 Tenth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 seldenbart@gmail.com Experienced legal advisor for companies engaged in international business. I provide fast, focused advice that is ready for business decisions, and participate in the development, analysis and testing of strategic initiatives. As leader of a Legal team, I recruit, train and mentor a diverse group of lawyers to provide timely service with an emphasis on understanding the business needs of our internal clients. Employment General Counsel September 2014 to Present Taulia lnc., San Francisco - Managing a global legal service for a fast-growing startup offering SaaS in the FinTech space, with multiple U.S. offices, London, Düsseldorf, Sofia and Sydney, as headcount has grown from 100-250. - Responsible for contract negotiation with enterprise-level customers in the Global 2000, network participants, partners, and vendors, internal corporate affairs in multiple countries, and providing legal support to HR, Finance, and outside securities counsel during Series D, E and F rounds. - Manage small team in the U.S. and Europe, along with outside counsel for specialized topics or in other countries. Partner February 2007 to August 2014 Gartenberg Gelfand Hayton & Selden LLP, San Francisco San Francisco, CA - Business law, advice and business litigation for companies in transborder commerce, primarily European businesses selling a wide range of products and services in the U.S, from constructions materials and industrial equipment to consumer goods, engineering services, and software. Securities litigation under federal and state statutes. - Software licensing, commercial transactions, distribution of goods, corporate formation, trademarks, employment law, private company M&A. Principal Attorney September 1985 to February 2007 Law Offices of Barton S. Selden - Represented businesses of all sizes in cross-border transactions, primarily between the U.S. and Europe, across a range of goods and services, from construction materials to software. Education Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International and Comparative Law, magna cum laude, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law B.A., Politiical Science, cum laude, University of California Irvine