Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.

Sandra Carr

Practice: Sandra Carr is "of counsel" to Bierce & Kenerson, P.C. and has been practicing law for over twenty years.

She has had extensive experience working as both an in-house and outside legal counsel with large firms. Ms. Carr focuses on technology and commercial transactions, particularly in IT services and design and manufacturing services, such as OEM, ODM, EMS, DS and CDM. Other areas of practice include sales and distribution, commercial alliances, managed services, outsourcing, intellectual property, international business and cross-border transactions, logistics/reverse logistics/repair/break-fix transactions, e-commerce/online transactions, commercial real estate, government and public agency transactions, lease financing and other financial services.

Additionally, Ms. Carr also has over eight years of teaching experience. She has taught business classes at the University of Colorado School of Business, the Colorado State Real Estate Brokers Association and at the secondary education level in Colorado and Florida.

Publications/Presentations:

"The Art of Software Licensing and Pitfalls to Avoid," (2007).
"Cross Cultural Aspects in Legal Transactions (Asia, Europe and the US)," (2005).
"International Law Opportunities in Colorado," (1998, 2000, 2007).
"Issues in Cross Border Transactions," (2003).
"Cross-Departmental Issues in Major Transactions," (1999).
"Issues Relating to Global Distribution," (1998).
"The Conflict between Intellectual Property and Anti-competition Laws," (ABA International Section 1997, 2005).
"Hiring Counsel Internationally," ABA International Section, (1996-1999).

Awards:

Sales Assistance Award, StorageTek, (2003).
Chairman’s Award, StorageTek, Litigation Success, $68 Million Award to StorageTek (Compaq v. StorageTek), (1997).
President’s Award, StorageTek-IBM Transaction, (1996).
Masters’ Club, StorageTek, (1995).
StorageTek MBA Scholarship, (1981).

Associations:

American Bar Association (Business Law, International and Science & Technology Sections).
Colorado Bar Association (Committees: International Law, Business Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law).
Boulder Bar Association (Contracts, Intellectual Property, International, Real Estate Committees).
Boulder Software Club.
Denver Software Club.
Senior Womens Corporate Counsel (Colorado).
TechRockies.

Education:

University of Florida (B.S. in Business Education, 1971)
University of Colorado Graduate School of Business (M.B.A. with finance emphasis, 1981)
University of Colorado School of Law (J.D. 1982)

Admitted to Practice:

Colorado, (1983).

Languages:

French.

Prior Employment:

Flextronics International Ltd. (Senior Corporate Counsel).
Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP (Partner).
Storage Technology Corporation (Assistant General Counsel).
Sterling & Miller (Associate).
Moye, Giles, OKeefe, Vermeire & Gorrell (Associate).
"It’s Only Natural" (Natural Foods Cookbook and Holistic Teaching, 1977-1979).