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ROBERT SCHRUHL
Valencia, CA 91254 | H: (661) 263-9729 | C: (661) 714-2797 |
[email protected]
http://webprofile.info/rschruhl
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER: GC / AGC
Accomplished general counsel with 20+ years of experience guiding corporate leadership by providing legal guidance,
IP protection, and critical risk mitigation for businesses operating in both government and private sectors. Provide
extensive foundation of knowledge and expertise in contract law, intellectual property protection and exploitation,
mergers and acquisitions, licensing and corporate governance and compliance. Guide decision-making processes by
providing legal insight to ensure high level of performance by all stakeholders.
CORE COMPETENCIES
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Multi-Function Collaboration
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ANDA Litigation, ITAR, DoD, NASA
M&A / Acquisition Planning
● Contract Analysis & Compliance
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Corp. Governance / Risk Management
Situational Analysis / Solutions Dev.
● Commercial / Gov. Contract Management
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IP Protection & Data Rights
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Vision & Strategy Alignment
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AMERICAN SUPERCARS AND PROTOTYPES – Fallbrook, CA
2004-Present
Co-Founder | General Counsel
Provider of specialized automotive aftermarket technical parts, systems and components, designing and prototyping
with first year (post-R&D) sales of $1M. As co-founder and general counsel responsible for oversight and compliance
of all legal matters associated with company, including contracts, intellectual property, JV partnership/ Teaming
agreements and new product design.
Grew market potential by establishing key business relationships and agreements with high performing automotive
design and development leaders.
Drafted, filed and prosecuted to allowance multiple patent and trademark applications in order to protect critical
technology and intellectual property assets.
$1million in sales achieved within first year of joining company facilitating product design and development, and
product intellectual product protection in major product market.
$7 million protected in capital investments and $13 million in revenue generated in five years by negotiating
separation agreement with partner and technology and asset purchase agreement.
Played key role in incorporation of company, including drafting and filing all documentation, creating corporate
by-laws, articles of incorporations, stock documentation, and shareholder meeting documents.
Developed and filed all product safety documentation with appropriate federal agencies, as well as negotiated
product liability and related risk reduction for insurance coverage.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION – Century City / Redondo Beach, CA
2002-2013
Senior Corporate Counsel
Fortune 100 provider of aerospace and defense services with $40 billion in annual sales and 175,000 employees
worldwide. Directly responsible for oversight of $10B corporate sector, including intellectual property, M&A,
licensing and compliance.
Played key role in obtaining strong foothold for company in US Navy fleet business by providing critical legal
onsite due diligence regarding acquisition of large shipyard.
Directed trademark protection by filing trademark applications and successfully prosecuting trademark opposition
actions before Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
$100 billion contract secured by restoring USAF position on data licensing rights and negotiating agreements with
all subcontractors in compliance with FAR / DRARS.
Positioned corporation to bid on and capture Department of Defense (DoD) cypher security-based contracts
provided by providing legal advisory services for critical acquisition of international cypher security company.
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Robert Schruhl
C: (661) 714-2797 | H: (661) 263-9729 |
[email protected]
Senior Corporate Counsel, Continued…
Achieved zero net costs during divestiture of company from suborbital space program by collaborating to generate
exit strategy that maintained completion of contractual obligations to stakeholders.
Earned DCMA audit acceptance to close out record covering 20-year period by maintaining open communication
and negotiating acceptable compliance standards.
Successfully defended company against third party claims of software licensing violations and negotiated with
company-wide enterprise software suppliers such as Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle, among others.
Delivered compromise agreement for licenses to meet OEM and FAR requirements by achieving tight delivery
schedule and collaborating on negotiation efforts between OEM and government representatives.
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION – Palmdale, CA
1997-2002
Associate General Counsel
Fortune 100 aerospace and defense provider averaging $55 billion in annual sales with 200,000 employees worldwide.
Responsible for legal matters of company’s premier front-end organization; including contracts, intellectual property,
M&A, licensing and compliance.
Provided legal support and guidance on capture of multiple high dollar-value contracts.
Conducted successful legal defense of critical high-dollar technology programs when threatened with termination
by US Government agencies, which included the U-2 and F-117 programs.
$10+ million in annual income generated by overcoming corporate resistance for cross-industry licensing and
intellectual property assets to large retail and manufacturing corporations.
Played leading role in drafting and prosecuting 100+ patent and trademark applications for intellectual property
protection and commercial exploitation.
Key contributor to capture of $1 billion government design and development contract by providing legal
intellectual property and contract guidance to stakeholders.
Protected millions of dollars in revenue by achieving reinstatement of company’s sole source contracts, directing
outside counsel in legal actions to prevent illegal seizing of proprietary information.
Created revenue streams by developing intellectual asset management program that included invention disclosures,
employee recognition and rewards programs and intellectual asset commercialization.
$100 billion contract secured by providing legal contractual negotiation support with US Government agency when
inadvertent duplication of services and resulting budget overrun resulting in potential proposal disqualification by
Government.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Juris Doctor (JD), Western State University College of Law
Masters of Business Administration (MBA), National University
Bachelors of Science (BS) in Microbiology / Chemistry, Texas A&M University
California State Bar Association Membership, 1988
United States Patent and Trademark Office Registration, 1991
Federal Bar Association Registration, 1994
American Bar Association (ABA), Member
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
Intellectual Property Organization, Member
Military Clearance Level – Secret | Top Secret