Affordable, Experienced Legal support

Scott Fletcher is an experienced corporate lawyer with a solid record of success and a proven ability to create business value.  He is a practical and hands-on advisor with a passion for driving business results during periods of transition and dynamic growth.  Over almost 28 years of practice, he has developed a deep and broad expertise across a variety of substantive areas including commercial transactions, compliance, privacy, international expansion, litigation, and intellectual property.  Scott is a leader who places a premium on achieving results in a manner consistent with corporate and personal values while getting the most out of teams and teammates. 

I firmly believe that the right legal advisor can add tremendous value to both growing companies and established/mature enterprises.  When executed properly, the legal function (whether in house or outside counsel) has a uniquely broad perspective of material issues that may impact the business both positively and negatively.  This perspective is much more than simply managing risks, ensuring compliance, or negotiating deals.  Instead, the legal function should be a trusted partner to all business stakeholders and viewed as a resource that is integral to achieving business objectives.  To play this role effectively, the legal professional must be intuitive, practical, business-savvy and efficient.  These skills, together with substantive excellence, are what I strive to bring to every engagement. 

I have enjoyed an incredibly varied career of almost three decades.  With 12 years as a litigator in private practice focusing on a wide variety of matters (insurance coverage, property damage, construction defects, franchise matters) and over 15 years as in house counsel for both large and small technology companies, I offer a broad base of experience to my clients and a similarly broad perspective of the issues they face.   

In completely reinventing my career from a litigator in private practice to an in house attorney, I was lucky enough to have legal and non-legal jobs within Microsoft ranging from broad project management responsibilities supporting a world-wide team, to product support, helping grow Microsoft's retail business by 100 physical stores and ultimately being the lead lawyer for Microsoft's $10B digital advertising business.  Along the way I gained knowledge and experience in intellectual property matters, project management, complex transactions and privacy.  

In transitioning from Microsoft, I spent almost two years leading the legal function at Limeade, a small employee well-being and employee engagement company.  In this role I had ultimate responsibility and accountability for all legal issues faced by the company from taking Limeade public on the Australian Stock Exchange, to negotiating commercial deals with customers and vendors, gaining a deep understanding of privacy and security for sensitive end user data, and fully supporting the HR and product functions.  Being the head of legal for Limeade served to round out my already broad practice