Kevin Cope
About
Kevin Cope is from San Francisco Bay Area. Kevin works in the following industries: "Computer Hardware", "Internet", "Nanotechnology", and "Legal Services". Kevin is currently Head of Corporate, Securities and M&A Law at Twitter, located in San Francisco Bay Area. In Kevin's previous role as a Vice President & General Counsel at AerNos, Inc., Kevin worked in Greater San Diego Area until Jun 2019. Prior to joining AerNos, Inc., Kevin was a Deputy General Counsel at Seagate Technology and held the position of Deputy General Counsel at Cupertino, CA. Prior to that, Kevin was a Assistant General Counsel at Seagate Technology, based in Cupertino, CA from Oct 2015 to Jan 2018. Kevin started working as Senior Legal Director at Yahoo in Sunnyvale, CA in Nov 2014. From Apr 2008 to Nov 2014, Kevin was Associate General Counsel at Seagate Technology, based in Cupertino, CA / Dublin, Ireland. Prior to that, Kevin was a Counsel & Regional Compliance Officer at Seagate Technology, based in Dublin, Ireland from May 2010 to Oct 2012. Kevin started working as Attorney at Seagate Technology in Scotts Valley, CA in Apr 2008.
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Member of senior executive team responsible for all legal strategy and compliance. • Corporate Finance/M&A: Led all legal aspects of financing and M&A activities. • Commercial/Technology Transactions: Prepared and reviewed broad range of agreements (sales, distribution, supply chain, information technology, licensing, services, data privacy and security, real estate, confidentiality, etc.) • Compliance: Ensured compliance with worldwide government regulations. • Corporate Governance: Counseled the board of directors and oversaw all governance matters. • Litigation/Dispute Management: Managed litigation and high-stakes disputes worldwide. • Intellectual Property: Advised on IP prosecution and enforcement matters. • Employment: Advised on employment/human resource matters.
• Corporate Governance/Securities: Led an international team of attorneys and legal professionals with responsibility for SEC reporting (Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, Section 16), NASDAQ compliance, Reg FD compliance, stock administration and equity plans, and executive compensation matters. Counseled and supported the board of directors and board committees. • Commercial Contracts: Led international team of ~20 attorneys and legal professionals with responsibility for all commercial, technology, real estate, and capital markets transactions. • M&A: Led cross-functional teams and oversaw all legal aspects of acquisitions, from due diligence to post-acquisition integrations. Managed divestitures and portfolio of strategic investments. • Compliance Officer: Designed, implemented, and maintained global compliance program consisting of sensible policies, effective training, and metrics-based monitoring and auditing mechanisms. Managed regulatory issues in the US, EMEA, and APAC regions.
• Corporate Governance/Securities: Counseled and supported board of directors and committees through critical matters, including proposed spin-off of Yahoo’s 15% equity stake in Alibaba Group Holding Limited, constitution of the new board and management team, and a proxy fight and settlement with an activist shareholder. Reviewed SEC filings and advised on securities matters.
• Corporate Governance/Securities: Managed the corporate secretarial function, and advised the board of directors and committees. Provided legal counsel on securities/SEC reporting matters. • Compliance: Drafted and implemented Anti-Corruption, Securities Trading, Business Conduct, and other internal policies. Supported securities compliance/SEC reporting responsibilities. Conducted large-scale, international employee compliance training. Led team that maintained corporate legal structure and organization of > 80 global subsidiaries. • Corporate/M&A: Led cross-functional deal teams for numerous M&A/capital markets transactions. Partnered with finance, tax, and other internal stakeholders on corporate formation, restructuring, and reorganization transactions.
Established Seagate's corporate headquarters office in Dublin, Ireland.
Advised a broad range of clients (entrepreneurs, small businesses, emerging growth companies) on business organization, M&A, compliance, securities, commercial, financing, and business litigation matters.