St George, Utah, United States
Chris is a trusted legal partner, bringing two decades of experience as General Counsel and Head of Legal to several multinational organizations including Kit Inc., the creator-first email and newsletter marketing platform; GRIN Technologies Inc. a leading creator management platform; and LTK (formerly rewardStyle, Inc. & LIKEtoKNOW.it), a fast-growth technology platform company and pioneer of a global monetization solution for top-tier digital style publishers and retail brands, with a recent valuation of $2 billion. Chris' professional expertise is focused in technology law, including emerging AI powered technologies, digital content, cloud data, Paas/SaaS, content licensing and global data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, NYDFS and the various other state data privacy regulations). Chris has advised clients in global data protection, privacy and cybersecurity compliance efforts in accordance with state, federal and international regulations; established several data privacy programs and successfully negotiated numerous data privacy obligations opposite many global tech giants.Chris is Founder & Managing Member of HogueLaw PLLC - where he previously represented clients in closing countless multi-million dollar, mission-critical commercial and technology transactions involving many of the largest global technology providers, including Google and Amazon.
Lead company-wide legal strategy and operations with a focus on data privacy, compliance, product counseling, and commercial support. Provide deep expertise in U.S. and European privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA), advising on data governance, product design, and controller/processor structures that shape how the company builds and partners. Oversight of intellectual property matters (brand, content, and software) and serve as the company’s lead on commercial contracting, from negotiation to lifecycle management. Close alignment with cross-functional teams to simplify complex issues, enable informed decision-making, and provide clear, business-aligned guidance.
V.P. General Counsel and member of the leadership team, providing strategic legal guidance across all business functions of a high-growth technology platform. Member of executive leadership team shaping company strategy. Direct oversight of commercial transactions, product development, privacy/compliance, and IP portfolio. Partner with C-suite on strategic initiatives while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance across the organization.
• Senior legal adviser to the #1 end to end native DevOps solution that unites Admins, Architects and Developers on one platform • Lead critical global contracting efforts
A modern, technology-driven firm specializing in outside counsel legal services in the areas of product counsel, data privacy, digital content, technology law and commercial transactions. •Advising global organizations of GDPR regulations and other US and international data security and data privacy compliance obligations, including NYDFS and CCPA. •Negotiation of global Data Processor Agreements involving some of the largest global organizations. •Providing companies timely, efficient commercial and technology transactional services, including various forms of master services and supplier agreements, SaaS and PaaS agreements, licensing agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
Legal Counsel to industry-leading content infrastructure SaaS provider for enterprises. Strategic legal advisement in connection with Contentful's operations which features a headless content delivery network (CDN) – a centralized, cloud-based hub for creating, editing, and managing content across every digital platform. • Lead all North American contracting efforts including the draft, review and negotiation of SaaS Agreements, Data Processor Agreements (both as Data Processor and Data Controller), Partnership Agreements, Agency Agreements as well as various operational agreements across the organization. • Key legal adviser on data privacy and digital content licensing practices; providing decisive daily legal counsel to North American executive team. • Assisted in closing numerous mission-critical contracts totaling several million dollars in ARR.