EXHIBIT 10.1
CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, IDENTIFIED BY BRACKETED ASTERISKS “[*****]”, HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH (I) NOT MATERIAL AND (II) IS THE TYPE THAT THE REGISTRANT TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL.
CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
This agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) is for Consulting Services (the “Consulting Services”), described in the attached Exhibit A, which is part of this Agreement, to be provided by Nicholas Themelis (the “Consultant”), located at [*****] to MarketAxess Corporation, located at 55 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, as well as its subsidiaries, affiliates, and parents (collectively, “MarketAxess” or the “Company”). Consultant previously served as an employee of the Company, with April 8, 2022 (the “Separation Date”) serving as his last day of service as an employee.
for those inventions that either: (1) relate at the time of conception or development (a) to the Company’s business, or (b) to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development; or (2) result from any work performed by Consultant for the Company.
apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents, copyright, mask works or other registrations covering inventions or original works of authorship assigned to Company or its designee as above, then Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Consultant’s agent and attorney in fact, to act for and in Consultant’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the application for, prosecution, issuance, maintenance or transfer of letters patent, copyright or other registrations thereon with the same legal force and effect as if originally executed by Consultant. Consultant hereby waives and irrevocably quitclaims to Company or its designee any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, which Consultant now or hereafter has for infringement of any and all proprietary rights assigned to Company or such designee.
If to the Company: If to the Consultant:
MarketAxess Corporation Nicholas Themelis
55 Hudson Yards [*****]
New York, NY 10001 [*****]
Email: LegalNY@marketaxess.com Email: [*****]
Each party hereto may designate in writing a new address to which any notice or other communication may thereafter be so given, served or sent. Each notice or other communication that shall be mailed in the manner described above, shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent or received for all purposes at such time as it is delivered to the addressee or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation.
The parties enter into and execute this Agreement on the dates set forth below.
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
By: | /s/ Nicholas Themelis |
| 4/11/2022 |
| Nicholas Themelis |
| Date |
MarketAxess Corporation
By: | /s/ Julie Sheffet |
| 4/11/2022 |
Name: | Juliet Sheffet |
| Date |
Title: | Chief Human Resources Officer |
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