CATHERINE CASSIE M. RUBALD, ESQ.

Denver, Colorado
(415) 252-9001
cassierubald@yahoo.com
www.linkedin.com/in/cassierubald
ATTORNEY WITH BUSINESS FOCUS. WIN-WIN STRATEGY. STRONG CONTRACT
NEGOTIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INDEMNITY, WARRANTY,
CONTRACTOR VS. EMPLOYEE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TERMS IN AGREEMENTS
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Law Office of Cassie M. Rubald, San Francisco, CA
August 2005 August 2014
Business Transactions, Bankruptcy, Family Court Attorney
Represented and defended clients in law and motion and litigation in juvenile court.
Drafted and negotiated business transactional agreements, professional services, and licenses.
Represented eligible consumer debtors in Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings (2009).
Special Counsel, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
March 2006 June 2006
Software Licensing Attorney and Business Transactions Contracts
Drafted and negotiated software licenses and other business transactional agreements.
Fujitsu America, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
September 2004 July 2005
Independent Legal Contractor
Drafted and negotiated software licenses and other business transactional agreements including
sales, distribution, confidentiality, consortium, real estate leases, procurement.
Executed dissolution for California and Bermuda corporate subsidiaries.
Constructed corporate governance documents for independent audit and SEC.
Negotiated contracts to align with merger and acquisition clients.
Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc., San Jose, CA
April 1998 August 2003
Senior Contracts Administrator
Negotiated contractual terms and conditions for Sales, Marketing, Professional Services,
Engineering, Human Resources, Logistics, Finance, Accounting, and Operations Departments.
Evaluated liability exposure and advised executive management on mitigation strategies.
Drafted Privacy Terms and Terms of Use hardware and software.
Advised Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and other internal customers on recommended courses of
action, contractual rights, and obligations.
Managed outside counsel in Discovery matters for product liability claim defense.
Managed outside counsel in submission of trademark applications to the USPTO.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Creative Labs, Inc., (SoundBlaster) Sr. Buyer, Fremont, CA
December 1996 April 1998
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
January 1995 December 1996
Public Procurement Agent: RFP, RFQ, FAR technical and scientific equipment and services.
Certified Purchasing Manager. Federal funds utilized.
The Santa Cruz Operation, Santa Cruz, CA
June 1989 September 1993
Procurement Agent
Drafted, analyzed private and public sector RFP, RFQ bids, for cost effectiveness and compliance
with scope of work and engineering requirements.
Selected suppliers and created long and short-term supply chain strategies and outsourcing.
Managed personnel in commodity procurement and maintenance of database.
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AWARDS
Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award (2006) from the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the
Bar Association of San Francisco

BAR ADMISSIONS
State Bar of California (State Bar Member Number: 233211)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

December 2004
July 2009
April 2010

EDUCATION
Lincoln Law School of San Jose, San Jose, CA
Juris Doctor
Academic Excellence Award 2002: Environmental Law

2003

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Bachelor of Science