Matthew attended UC Davis and then law school. Although he attended and enjoyed law school, Matthew’s first love has always been economics. Matthew is an experienced contract manager. He formerly worked with Accenture Legal Services assisting Fortune 500 Business Process Outsourcing and ... more
Matthew attended UC Davis and then law school. Although he attended and enjoyed law school, Matthew’s first love has always been economics. Matthew is an experienced contract manager. He formerly worked with Accenture Legal Services assisting Fortune 500 Business Process Outsourcing and Application Outsourcing clients. He has prior contract management experience at Oracle with complex, non-standard embedded and application specific software agreements. Prior to his corporate experience, he founded and ran his own solo civil law practice for approximately seven years.
lessAAPL | Apple Inc. |
APOL | Apollo Education Group Inc. (Private) |
ARAY | Accuray Incorporated |
BX | The Blackstone Group L.P. |
CALD | Callidus Software Inc. |
CORE | Core - Mark Holding Company Inc. |
CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc. |
DIS | The Walt Disney Company |
DLB | Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
FXC | CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust |
GE | General Electric Company |
GM | General Motors Company |
GOOG | Alphabet Inc. (Google) |
GRMN | Garmin Ltd. |
IEF | iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund |
INTC | Intel Corporation |
INTU | Intuit Inc. |
JMBA | Jamba Inc. |
KLAC | KLA - Tencor Corporation |
MGM | MGM Resorts International |
MRVL | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. |
MXIM | Maxim Integrated Products Inc. |
NFLX | Netflix Inc. |
NVDA | Nvidia Corporation |
NWS | News Corporation |
PAY | VeriFone Systems Inc. |
PEET | Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. |
Contract Associate Manager (Legal & Commercial Services) | |
Accenture | |
February 2013 - April 2015 (2 years 3 months) | |
Provided contract interpretations; helped advise and support deal teams on complex HR transactions, technology services transactions, and software and license agreements; and acted as liaison for corporate legal counsel, finance, and other internal groups across geographies. Also assisted teams with various processes designed to facilitate contract compliance on large engagements, including but not limited to the areas of intellectual property, data privacy, and finance. |
Sr. Deal Manager, Alliances & Channels, Partner Contracts at Oracle America, Inc. | |
Oracle | |
April 2011 - February 2013 (1 year 11 months) | |
Drafted, negotiated, and reviewed contracts for Oracle partners. Worked with sales, revenue recognition, and legal teams to finalize agreements and secure expected revenue. As part of risk management duties, ensured compliance with Oracle’s business guidelines. In a typical quarter, drafted, delivered, and countersigned millions of dollars of contracts, including highly complex deals involving Microsoft, IBM, EMC, McKesson, and other major partners. |
Consumer Affaris Member | |
Santa Clara County Commission | |
2004 - April 2011 (7 years 5 months) | |
Discussed consumer issues and helped publicize governmental programs. Recommended action items to Board of Supervisors. |
Attorney | |
Law Office of Matt Rafat | |
November 2004 - May 2011 (6 years 8 months) | |
As solo practitioner, handled hundreds of employment law and civil litigation claims for small businesses and plaintiffs. Drafted and reviewed agreements involving trade secrets and business/employment terms. Worked with in-house attorneys to resolve anticipated and existing litigation. Personally involved in all cases from client intake through trial, settlement, and/or dispositive motions. |
Attorney | |
The Ellahie Law Firm | |
April 2003 - October 2004 (1 year 7 months) | |
Litigated civil cases in federal and state courts with firm's managing partner. Cases included business, contract, employment, securities, trade secrets, bankruptcy, airline passenger discrimination, and personal injury litigation.
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Santa Clara University School of Law | |
J.D. | |
1999 / 2002 | |
Law |
University of California, Davis | |
A.B. | |
1995 / 1999 | |
English and Philosophy |
Legalines--Antitrust (for Sixth Edition of the Areeda Casebook) | |
Matt Rafat | |
Thomson Bar/Bri | |
05/01/2006 |
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