Dan Pontes

Dan Pontes is a legal professional with extensive experience in the technology sector. He served as Legal Counsel at Stripe from October 2020 to September 2022, where he provided legal guidance on various commercial and contractual matters. Following his tenure at Stripe, he became the Associate Senior Legal Counsel at Adobe in June 2022.

Pontes has held several significant positions throughout his career, including:

• Director, Commercial Counsel at GitHub (July 2019 - October 2020), where he was responsible for commercial legal matters.
• Senior Corporate Counsel at Xamarin (June 2015 - May 2016), where he was the first legal hire and supported the company during its acquisition by Microsoft.
• Director of Legal Affairs at ClearSlide, Inc. (February 2012 - May 2015).
• Corporate Counsel at adBrite (March 2011 - January 2012), focusing on online advertising legalities.

Pontes specializes in areas such as commercial contracting, intellectual property, licensing, open source, and privacy issues, making him a seasoned expert in legal matters related to technology companies.12