Charlie Bingham is a seasoned attorney with more than 12 years of experience in the legal profession. He’s currently an attorney at Microsoft. As a member of Microsoft’s Corporate and External Legal Affairs U.S. Regulated Industries and Global Partner Solutions Sales teams, Charlie supports two multi-billion-dollar businesses. Charlie’s practice focuses on advising internal business clients on complex cloud computing and devices agreements with global partners as well as education, state, and local government customers in the U.S. He advises on general legal matters including advising on Microsoft’s traditional software licensing, consulting services and a variety of corporate and contractual matters. 

Charlie has won several awards for his work. He is the first recipient of the Microsoft Embracing Challenge/Growth Mindset award for creating an innovative contract approach which resulted in Microsoft selling over $30 million worth of Surfaces. He was honored in 2017 by the Association of Corporate Counsel as a Top 10 30-Something – a global award that distinguishes the outstanding achievements of in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39.  Charlie also is the recipient of the National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s 2018 Humanitarian Award which recognizes a young lawyer who has dedicated their career to improve the community, whether it be in education, community service, social services, health services or political activism. Charlie has received the Rising Star award from Howard University School of Law at their 2019 Sesquicentennial Gala – a young alumni award that recognizes the professional and personal achievements of an alumna/alumnus that graduated within the past 15 years and has made notable contributions to the legal profession, is a leader in the community and has made service contributions to Howard University School of Law. Recently, Charlie was awarded the National Bar Association’s 2019 40 Under 40 award which recognizes the nation's top 40 lawyers under the age 40 who exemplify a broad range of high achievement in the legal field, including in advocacy, innovation, vision, leadership and overall legal and community involvement.

Charlie is also a champion of diversity and is very involved in Microsoft's diversity efforts and is a member of the board of directors for the Georgia Justice Project. He is a regular presence on panels at events held by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, National Bar Association, Black Entertainment Sports Law Association, Association of Corporate Counsel and Howard University School of Law speaking on topics including, A.I., data security and privacy, cloud computing, regulatory compliance, diversity and inclusion, and transitioning roles. He also actively mentors several lawyers, law students and individuals considering going to law school. Importantly, Charlie strives to utilize every available “pulpit” in his efforts to raise awareness about diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. 

Prior to joining Microsoft, he served as an Attorney-Advisor at the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor – Branch of Acquisitions and Intellectual Property providing legal counsel and litigation support in a variety of management and administrative legal issues involved with the federal procurement process. Prior to the Department of the Interior, Charlie was an associate at the Washington, DC law firm, Arnold & Porter, where he focused on intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions and government contract transactions. 

Charlie is a 2008 Howard University School of Law graduate, received a Master of Arts in Teaching from Morgan State University in 2005 and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Jackson State University in 2002.

Speaking Engagements

• Moderator for Microsoft’s Employee Network D&I Fireside Chat with Safia and Kenneth Anand on July 12, 2021. 

• Panelist speaking on the topic “Enhance Your Personal Brand” for the Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2021 Virtual ACC Corporate Counsel University on June 24, 2021. 

• Panelist speaking on the topic “Data Privacy and Cybersecurity” for the National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s Young Lawyers on the Go Webinar CLE on June 2, 2021. 

• Panelist speaking on “Mastering the Art of Evaluation” for the ABA Litigation Section’s 2021 Virtual Professional Success Summit on March 30, 2021. 

• Panelist speaking on the topic “Outside the Classroom: Soft Skills for Attaining Success” for the HBCU Succeed Launch Event at North Carolina Central University on March 23, 2021.

• Conference Architect and Facilitator of 3rd Annual Microsoft Tech Law Summit virtually hosted by Florida A&M University School of Law on March 4-5, 2021.

• Panelist speaking on “The Miseducation of Black History in American Education” for Microsoft’s D&I Unplugged Series on February 24, 2021. 

• Panelist speaking on “A.I., e-Commerce and Content Protection” for the National Bar Association Corporate Counsel’s Virtual Tech and IP Summit on February 18, 2021. 

• Moderator for Microsoft’s Blacks at Microsoft Criminal Justice Reform Townhall on June 10, 2020.  

• Conference Architect and Facilitator of 2nd Annual Microsoft Tech Law Summit hosted by Howard University School of Law on February 17,2020.

• Panelist speaking on "What I Wish I Knew at the Beginning of My Data Monetization Project" at Dechert LLP on September 19, 2019, in New York, New York (Starts at 1:40:00 mark).

• Keynote panelist speaking on “Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning - The Future Computed” at the National Bar Association's 94th Annual Conference on July 25, 2019, in New York.

• Panelist speaking on “Building Your Networking Community” at the 2019 1L LCLD Scholars Summit on June 5, 2019, in Atlanta. 

• Panelist speaking on “New AI-enabled technology & VC Interest, How to Protect AI Innovations and The Need for a Legal Framework” at the Emory University School of Law 2019 TI:GER Innovation Conference on March 28, 2019, in Atlanta. 

• Conference Architect and Facilitator of Inaugural Microsoft Tech Law Summit hosted at Howard University School of Law on February 15, 2019, in Washington, D.C. 

• Panelist speaking on “Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: The Future Computed” at the National Bar Association Commercial Law Section’s 32nd Annual Corporate Counsel Conference on January 31, 2018, in Orlando, Florida.

• Webinar panelist speaking on “Emerging Legal and Policy Issues in Artificial Intelligence” on hosted by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on January 29, 2019.

• Webinar panelist speaking on “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: IP Implications for Now and the Future” hosted by the NBA IP section and Venable on October 5, 2018. 

• Panelist speaking on "A Look Inside the Little-Known World of Government Contracts Law" at the National Bar Association's 93rd Annual Conference on August 1, 2018, in New Orleans.

• Panelist speaking on "Presidential Showcase: Law & Technology" at the National Bar Association's 93rd Annual Conference on July 30, 2018, in New Orleans.

• Panelist speaking on "Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning - The Future Computed" at the National Bar Association's 93rd Annual Conference on July 30, 2018, in New Orleans. 

• Panelist speaking on "Data Privacy, Challenges to Information Security, and Data Transfers" at the Association of Corporate Counsel Corporate Counsel University on June 21, 2018 in Philadelphia.

• Panelist speaking on "Bias Busting: At Work, in the Courtroom, and Every Day" at NAMWOLF Atlanta CLE Sessions hosted by the Home Depot and the Restaurant, Retail & Hospitality Practice Area Committee on May 16, 2018, in Atlanta. 

• Panelist speaking on "The Changing Needs of Global Clients" at the Eversheds Sutherland Global Relationship Conference on March 6, 2018, in Atlanta.

• Panelist speaking on "Social Networking Do's and Don’ts Part II" at the National Association of Women and Minority Owned Law Firms Business Meeting on February 25, 2018, in San Diego.

• Panelist speaking on “Digital Transformation: Powered by the Cloud” at the National Bar Association Commercial Law Section’s 31st Annual Corporate Counsel Conference on February 15, 2018, in Dana Point, California.

• Keynote speaker for ABA IPL Law Student “How I Got Here” conference call series on January 25, 2018.

• Panelist speaking on “Data Security: What All Lawyers Need to Know” for Driven, Inc. free webinar on December 1, 2017. 

• Moderator/Panelist speaking on "Big Data and the Intersection of Technology and Compliance" National Bar Association Commercial Law Section 30th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference, February 25, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Panelist speaking on "Contracting for the Cloud: Top Ten Matters to Prepare for and Execute Cloud Agreements" at Fasken Martineau on November 28, 2016, in Toronto, Canada.

• Moderator/Panelist speaking on "Big Data and the Move to the Cloud: Strategies for Successful and Secure Cloud Computing" at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s Global Tec Forum on October 7, 2016, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Panelist speaking on "Big Data and the Move to the Cloud: Strategies for Successful and Secure Cloud Computing" at the National Bar Association Commercial Law Section’s 29th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference on February 18, 2016, in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

• Panelist speaking on "Playing in the Big Data Leagues - Mining Consumer Data and the Importance of Corporate Data Security and Compliance" at the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association’s Annual Conference on Oct 23, 2015, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. 

• Panelist speaking on “Playing in the Big Data Leagues: Consumer Data Mining, Data Privacy and Compliance” at the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Annual Conference on October 20, 2015, in Boston, Massachusetts.

• Panelist speaking on "A Day in the Life of a Microsoft Lawyer" at the National Bar Association’s Crump Law Camp on July 6, 2015, in Washington, DC. 

• Panelist speaking on "Mind Your Business: Privacy, Data Security & Regulatory Compliance Best Practices for Companies Looking to Minimize Risk of Litigation and Government Investigations" at the National Bar Association Commercial Law Section’s 28th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference on February 26, 2015, in Naples, Florida. 

• Panelist speaking on "Stay or Go - Determining How or When to Make the Transition to Another Firm/Office" for the Law Firm and Corporate Counsel Committee for the Greater Washington Area Chapter of the National Bar Association, Women Lawyer Division on February 5, 2015, in Washington, DC. 

• Panelist speaking on "Cloud Computing: Navigating the Coming Storm” at the Litigation Counsel of America’s 2014 Fall Conference & Celebration of Fellows on October 9, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Panelist speaking on "Careers as In-House Counsel" at Howard University School of Law on March 18, 2014, in Washington, DC.