Gene Rhough

Gene Rhough

Contracts | Corporate | M&A | Intellectual Property | Dispute Resolution

San Jose
California
Licensed in
CA, DC, Patent Bar, Privacy Certification
Harvard Law School

"Gene is so great. I will be having him as my legal rep moving forward without hesitation"

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• 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 - 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 - 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬% - 𝖴𝗉𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬%
• 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘄 – 𝖬𝖨𝖳 (5.0)
• 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆, 𝗩𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗺, & 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝖵𝖯 𝖫𝖾𝗀𝖺𝗅 – 𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖥500 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗅𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 (𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴... 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴);
• The "𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸*" – 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖿𝗈𝗅𝗂𝗈 "𝗆𝗈𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗍" 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗉𝗌, 𝖦𝖢;
• 𝗡𝗮𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝖠𝗌𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖦𝖢 – 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗏𝗂𝗋𝖺𝗅, 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗋𝗎𝗉𝗍𝗂ve 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗉; 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙂𝙊𝘼𝙏
• 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗶, 𝖠𝗌𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 – 𝖲𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗈𝗇 𝖵𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗒'𝗌 𝗂𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗂𝖼 𝖮𝖦; 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 100% 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗉𝗌 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗆, 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 #1 (𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦-𝘵𝘰-𝘐𝘗𝘖: 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦, 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘦𝘵𝘤.)

Y𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗌𝖾 𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 100% 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲.
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"The antidote to "Big Law" inefficiency. Gene is fast, sharp, and practical. He rescued our project after a stalled attempt with another firm and got us 'launch-ready' in days, not weeks. He over-delivered by including commercial fleet documents alongside our consumer contracts, all while staying perfectly within our budget. If you need to move fast and protect your downside, Gene is the guy!"

Foundational legal documents
Posted on Nov 26, 2025
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"I asked Gene to do a second pass at a Privacy Policy he drafted for me for my app, based on updated guidance for developers from the App store and Google Play, and he graciously agreed. I appreciate his thoughtfulness and attention to detail, always. I plan to continue to hire him in the future as the needs for my startup continue to evolve."

Privacy Policy
Posted on Nov 21, 2025
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"Gene is a legal 'Sniper.' His credentials (Harvard, Wilson Sonsini) are incredibly impressive, but his willingness to share that expertise is what sets him apart. He went above and beyond the agreed-upon scope, generously giving me extra time to walk through the structural risks in my documents. He brings a 'General Counsel' level of thoroughness that is hard to find. Most impressively, when I had to make a tough executive decision to pivot our immediate scope to preserve capital for launch, Gene handled it with absolute professionalism and grace. He acted like a gentleman and a true pro. If you want a lawyer with elite pedigree who respects the realities of business, hire Gene. I look forward to bringing him back for our future expansion."

Draft Service Agreement
Posted on Nov 20, 2025
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"Gene is thoughtful, creative, filled with knowledge, and importantly a gentleman. I really like his upfront and honest demeanour, Its our second contract and there will definitely be more work together."

Joint Venture Formation
Posted on Nov 14, 2025
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"Gene is so great. I will be having him as my legal rep moving forward without hesitation"

Convert NZ Shareholders Deed to CA LLC
Posted on Nov 7, 2025
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"I was so impressed with how thoughtful and thorough Gene is in his work. I would highly recommend him!"

Draft Privacy Policy
Posted on Sep 10, 2025

Work History

Legal Laboratories

Attorney

Mar 2016 - Present

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Mar 2016 - Present

Sony

VP, Global Digital Business, Business & Legal Affairs

Apr 2014 - Mar 2016

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Apr 2014 - Mar 2016

News Corp.

GC & SVP Business Development

Mar 2010 - Mar 2014

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Mar 2010 - Mar 2014

Time Warner / Viacom

VP, Global Digital & New Media

Jan 2008 - Feb 2010

Test

Jan 2008 - Feb 2010

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