History and Experience
Colin Savoy established Inside GC Services leveraging a decade of strategic leadership as Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for Xcerra Corporation, a publicly traded entity in the semiconductor industry. His tenure at Xcerra was marked by robust leadership through numerous acquisitions, public financing transactions, and divestitures, culminating in the successful sale of Xcerra in 2018. Colin now extends this wealth of experience to support small to mid-sized companies across the Pacific Northwest.
In addition to his accomplishments at Xcerra, Colin served as General Counsel for a venture-backed SaaS company in the marketing technology sector. In this role, he negotiated pivotal agreements with Fortune 100 companies, managed federal court intellectual property litigation against a publicly held competitor, and successfully negotiated a settlement exceeding $12 million.
In his previous roles, Colin formed and directed legal departments, crafting and executing comprehensive legal strategies and leading international teams across 15 countries. His efforts were instrumental in managing global intellectual property and litigation portfolios, ensuring legal compliance, and spearheading strategic global initiatives, including significant business acquisitions and divestitures in Germany, Japan, and North America. Additionally, Colin has led multi-million-dollar customer contract negotiations, facility sale and lease-back transactions, and the implementation of global automated denied party screening protocols to meet U.S. import and export regulations.
Before his in-house legal career, Colin served as a corporate lawyer for high-tech startups, guiding them from formation through operations to successful exits.
Colin earned his law degree with Order of the Coif honors from the University of Oregon and is a licensed lawyer in Oregon.
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