As general counsel, Justin Pentz leads the Sovos global legal team and is responsible for advising leaders across the business and negotiating and executing a wide variety of agreements for Sovos and its customers. His focus is on providing legal advice that is practical and tailored to the company’s strategic objectives.
With a background that includes both in-house and outside roles, Justin has a wide variety of legal experience. He has managed transactions – including M&A, joint ventures and major commercial transactions across the world – and successfully tackled contentious litigation, data privacy and security issues and complex regulatory challenges.
Justin believes in finding simple, win/win outcomes to complex business challenges that allow both Sovos and its customers to prosper. While facilitating business growth is crucial to what Justin does, his highest priority is ensuring that Sovos effectively manages risk, complies with all applicable legal requirements and always operates with the highest levels of integrity and ethical behavior.
When not solving legal problems, Justin enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons. Although based in the Atlanta area, Justin is a diehard Philadelphia sports fan and enjoys watching and playing sports of all kinds, traveling to new places and finding ways to stay active.
For more, see Justin’s LinkedIn profile.