AVA THOMPSON
Alexandria
Summary
Commercial attorney with over 7 years of experience drafting, negotiating, and closing complex technology and service agreements, including SaaS, managed services, and licensing contracts. Skilled in advising in-house counsel and business teams on legal risks and negotiation strategies. Background spans both transactional and litigation work, with prior experience in civil disputes, government contracting, and legal research. Entrepreneurial and tech-savvy, with early experience in business operations, partnerships, and web development. Known for delivering practical, business-aligned legal solutions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate
Latham Watkins LLP
01.2020 - Current
- Draft, review, redline, negotiate and close a broad range of commercial transactions including, but not limited to, managed services/outsourcing agreements, software as a service (“SaaS”) agreements, software license agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, and other managed services transactions
- Interact and collaborate directly with clients, in-house counsel, business stakeholders, and opposing counsel
- Advise clients’ in-house counsel and business stakeholders on negotiation strategy, legal and contractual risks
Contracts Associate
Capital One
03.2017 - 12.2019
- Draft, review, redline and negotiate a broad range of commercial, licensing, technology and service agreements, including master service agreements, service level agreements, SaaS agreements, professional services agreements, master statements of work, non-disclosure agreements, order forms and purchase orders
- Interact and collaborate directly with internal business and legal stakeholders as well as subject matter experts to understand their needs, determine the risk profile of each deal, and design appropriate execution plans
- Negotiate directly with opposing counsel to close each deal in an efficient and timely manner
Education
Juris Doctor (JD) - Bachelor of Laws/Juris Doctor (LL.B./J.D.)
Harvard University
Boston, MA06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science (Hons.)
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON06.2012
Skills
- Nuclear Science - Intermediate
- Transactions - Expert
- Negotiation - High
- Nuclear Energy - High
- Customer service
- Time management
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Associate
Latham Watkins LLP
01.2020 - Current
Contracts Associate
Capital One
03.2017 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science (Hons.)
University of Toronto
Juris Doctor (JD) - Bachelor of Laws/Juris Doctor (LL.B./J.D.)
Harvard University
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