Jesse Oppenheim

About Jesse

Jesse Oppenheim is General Counsel at ImagineSoftware™, where he safeguards the company’s legal interests and ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations.  A 2025 finalist for the Charlotte Business Journal’s Outstanding General Counsel Award, Jesse is also a three-time “Lawyer of Distinction” honoree, one of the few in-house counsel in North Carolina to receive this recognition.  He earned his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and has represented Fortune 500 companies, worked for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and served as part of multiple prosecutors’ offices.  His legal expertise has proven invaluable to ImagineSoftware, helping the company confidently navigate a wide range of legal and regulatory challenges.  Jesse is passionate about introducing leading-edge legal technology into the company, often with a well-timed pop-culture reference and his trademark sense of humor.

Jesse guided ImagineSoftware through its acquisition by Marlin Equity Partners and directed the legal aspects of acquisitions of other companies, such as ExchangeEDI and WithinHealth.  He oversees all legal aspects of commercial contracting and deal structuring, including drafting and negotiating agreements with both vendors and customers.  He provides strategic counsel on regulatory compliance, including HIPAA, state privacy laws (CCPA, CPRA), TCPA, and PCI-DSS.  A firm believer in mutually beneficial outcomes, Jesse takes pride in balancing legal rigor with practical deal-making that delivers value to all parties involved.