Matthew Jacobs was Vice President and General Counsel at Black Duck Software, Inc., recently acquired by 91³Ô¹ÏÍø He is now a director with the legal group at Synopsys. Organizations worldwide use Synopsys¡¯ industry-leading products to secure and manage open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, compliance, and operational risk. Matt¡¯s work at Synopsys includes managing licensing and contract negotiation and advising senior management on day-to-day legal affairs. In addition to being a frequent speaker on open source¨Crelated topics, Matt routinely advises Synopsys¡¯ customers with respect to leading-edge open source adoption, use, and compliance matters. Prior to joining Black Duck in 2009, Matt was with Bernstein Shur, where he counseled companies on a variety of intellectual property matters, including open source compliance. Before that, he held in-house positions with Cabletron Systems and Standex International. Matt earned his law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law and holds a master¡¯s degree in business from Plymouth State University.