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Yesenia S.

Years of Experience: 15+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Corporate & Securities, Advertising Compliance, Rights Management, Labor & Employment, M&A, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Business Services, Financial Services, Technology
Recent Projects: Yesenia was a part of a 6 months project that included conducting an operational maturity assessment as well as the creation of a contract's efficiency project plan schedule for the consideration implementation of a matter management and contract lifecycle tool.
Interests: Murder mysteries & historical dramas. Also, daily comic strips.
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Yasir E.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Industrials, Technology
Admissions: CA, TX
Specialization: Contracts negotiation, transactions, licensing, software, antitrust compliance
Interests: Spending time with family, playing basketball with my two boys, traveling, reading, hiking
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Stephanie V.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Consumer Packaged Goods
Admissions: NY, OR
Specialization: Consumer product safety and regulatory compliance, sports marketing and licensing, sponsorships and endorsements.
Interests: Lifelong baseball fan, life member, Jane Austen Society of North America, indie published author of Austenesque fiction.
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Shiv M.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Business Services, Financial Services, Hospitals & Healthcare, Technology
Admissions: NY, NJ, WA
Recent Projects: Shiv currently advises c-level executives at various clients on compliance strategies and lead compliance program implementations including advising on ERP strategy.
Specialization: An expert-level commercial technology attorney, specializing in contract negotiations and the implementation of compliance operations to support legal enterprise risk strategy, with experience on both the buy and sell side of business operations
Interests: Dancing anywhere anytime, good music, designing and creating crochet items, gifting crochet items, travelling the world
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Ryan P.

Years of Experience: 15+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, M&A, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Business Services, Energy & Industrials, Technology
Admissions: FL
Specialization: Contract negotiation, compliance, M&A, employment counseling, IP, product development
Interests: Tennis, biking, travel
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Melissa G.

Years of Experience: 10+ yrs
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Industrials, Retail, Technology, AI
Admissions: IL
Specialization: Commercial contract negotiations, global and US privacy (cipp-e/us), AI (both development and legal risk mitigation and responsible AI)
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Kyle E.

Years of Experience: 5+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Privacy, Product
Industries: Business Services, Financial Services, Technology
Admissions: MO, KS
Recent Projects: Worked on a 6 month project with a tech company managing the transition into a new market; built various template agreements and legal infrastructure from scratch.
Specialization: B2B SaaS/PaaS commercial matters
Interests: Travel, golf, interior design
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Keith. F

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, M&A, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Business Services, Energy & Industrials, Hospitals & Healthcare, Technology
Admissions: CA, NY, NJ, UT
Recent Projects: Keith was on an 8 month project with emerging biotech company working on clinical trial completions, developing export compliance processes, and negotiating vendor and commercial agreements.
Specialization: Product counsel, SaaS, commercial contracting, privacy, government contracts, international contracts negotiation, export licensing
Interests: Cycling, flyfishing
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Jim V.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Corporate & Securities, International, M&A, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology
Admissions: OH
Recent Projects: Among others, Jim recently ran an RFP for CLM focusing on GenAI features and implemented a tool while creating a contract center of excellence. He also has significant legal experience in Asia and Latin America with a focus on cross-border transactions.
Specialization: Legal team leadership, contract drafting and negotiation including SaaS agreements, M&A, anti-corruption and compliance, cross functional leadership experience, and legal operations innovation
Interests: Dogs, astronomy, cooking
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Jessica F.

Years of Experience: 10+
Practice Areas: Legal Ops, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Government, Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, Media & Entertainment
Admissions: WI
Recent Projects: Most recently, Jessica led legal technology and operations modernization initiatives as Interim Registrar at Marquette Law School. Previously transformed legal departments from within by streamlining systems and establishing efficient workflows at corporations like Walmart, Lands’ End and Milwaukee County. Consistently identified and implemented legal software, processes, and policy improvements to increase legal productivity and cost savings.
Specialization: managing external legal partnerships, implementing legal technologies and digital transformation, regulatory compliance, corporate communications, cross-functional leadership, creative collaborative and innovative legal problem-solving, in-house legal experience at organizations such as walmart, quad/graphics, and land’s end
Interests: Volunteering at MKE Urban Stables working with horses on educational programs and equine therapy; international travel, hiking and wellness.
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Emerson R.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Energy & Industrials
Admissions: TX, PA
Specialization: EPC construction contract preparation/negotiation, commercial contracting, intellectual property, corporate secretary (corporate compliance), general counsel (labor &employment, insurance, regulatory compliance, etc.)
Interests: Musician
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Cheryl M.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Privacy, Product
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Technology
Admissions: CA
Recent Projects: She recently worked on commercial transactions and data privacy protection strategies for a law firm that represents start-ups and emerging growth clients.
Specialization: Contracts negotiations, Commercial Transactions, Data Privacy Transactions, Data Privacy Protections including Policies, Privacy Programs, Data Protection Impact Assessments
Interests: Bonsai tree designs, Japanese outdoor landscaping designs and outdoor water fountain design
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Amy L.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Technology
Admissions: CA, NY
Recent Projects: They worked on a 9 month project with a tech company to provide product and privacy legal guidance to product teams.
Specialization: Product counseling
Interests: Running, Yoga and Travel
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Adam B.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Product
Industries: Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology
Admissions: CA
Recent Projects: Adam has recently led negotiations between private and public companies of all sizes including most of the Fortune 500. He has represented both buyers and sellers of goods and services both domestic and international.
Specialization: Transactions of all types and all aspects of commercial operations both inbound and outbound, sales, channels and supply chains. Significant experience in financing and accounting aspects of commercial operations. The entire product development and life cycle inclusive of GTM, marketing, enablement, partners, distribution and manufacturing.
Interests: Mountain biking, reading and family.
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Danny J.

Years of Experience: 10+
Practice Areas: Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Business Services, Technology
Admissions: CO
Recent Projects: Renewed a one-year project with a prominent tech company assisting with challenging and novel regulatory compliance issues.
Specialization: Compliance, product counseling, commercial law
Interests: Live music, podcasts, running, chess
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Jenny D.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Product
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment, Technology, Software
Admissions: CA
Recent Projects: Currently supporting product legal in the media and entertainment group and acting as a legal business partner to a research group.
Specialization: Contracts negotiation, advising on product counsel issues
Interests: Traveling with family & friends, playing tennis, hiking
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Mark H.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Corporate & Securities, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, M&A, Privacy, Litigation, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Media & Entertainment, Technology
Admissions: CA
Specialization: Contract drafting and negotiation, corporate governance, privacy (CIPP-US certified), employment, public company securities filings, and board management
Interests: Skiing, beach volleyball, tennis, hiking, travel, fine wine
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Abigail P.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Business Services, Media & Entertainment, Technology, Non-Profit
Admissions: CA
Specialization: Internet law and policy (global focus), transactions, content regulation, privacy, copyright & trademark, open licensing, compliance
Interests: Travel, crossword puzzles, Sudoku
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Gayle G.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Corporate & Securities, Intellectual Property, International, M&A, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Management Consulting, Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Hospitals & Healthcare, Cybersecurity, Technology, AI
Admissions: NY
Recent Projects: Gayle recently completed a three-month project with a healthcare company, focusing on privacy and AI compliance strategies.
Specialization: Complex contracts, technology transactions, SaaS, international compliance, board advisory, AI governance, privacy
Interests: Foreign travel, cooking, golf
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Linsey L.

Years of Experience: 15+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Advertising, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance, Marketing
Industries: Media & Entertainment, Technology
Admissions: NY
Specialization: Marketing and advertising, privacy and commercial contracts
Interests: Tennis, food
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Senior Attorney

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Privacy, Product
Industries: Energy & Industrials, Financial Services, Hospitals & Healthcare
Admissions: CA, NY
Specialization: Commercial, go-to-market, IP, data rights, product distribution, privacy
Interests: My dog, sports
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Elena C.

Years of Experience: 10+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Privacy, Product
Industries: Business Services, Technology
Admissions: WA
Specialization: Tech GC experience, contracts negotiation, product and privacy counseling
Interests: International travel, teen counseling, healthy cooking
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Mid-level Attorney

Years of Experience: 10+
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, M&A, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Industrials, Financial Services, Hospitals & Healthcare, Media & Entertainment
Admissions: CO
Specialization: Labor, employment, litigation, education
Interests: Hiking, travelling
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Senior Attorney

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Corporate & Securities, M&A, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Industrials, Financial Services, Hospitals & Healthcare, Media & Entertainment
Admissions: TX
Specialization: Securities, corporate governance, compliance, financing
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Esther S.

Years of Experience: 10+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Corporate & Securities, Product
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Business Services, Financial Services, Hospitals & Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Technology
Specialization: Contracts management and administration
Interests: Yoga, marathons, travel, local community services
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Michael M.

Years of Experience: 10+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Labor & Employment, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical & Biologics, Business Services, Energy & Industrials, Technology
Admissions: TX
Recent Projects: He worked on a 10-month project reviewing commercial contracts and negotiating NDAs to support operations related to artificial intelligence, infrastructure and data centers, subsea cable connections, virtual reality, privacy, and data security for a leading tech company and its international entities.
Specialization: contracts negotiation, technology transactions, data privacy, FCPA, labor and employment
Interests: Hiking, auto racing, guitar, international travel
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Senior Attorney

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Energy & Industrials, Hospitals & Healthcare, Technology
Admissions: CA
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Mid-level Attorney

Years of Experience: 10+
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, M&A, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Business Services, Energy & Industrials, Hospitals & Healthcare
Admissions: NJ
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Melodee H.

Years of Experience: 15+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Advertising, Privacy, Product, Marketing
Industries: Media & Entertainment, Technology
Admissions: GA
Recent Projects: She worked on a six-month project with a global technology company, providing counsel on product and privacy matters.
Specialization: Contracts negotiation, data protection, marketing and advertising transactions.
Interests: Music, travel, foodie experiences
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Thomas L.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Labor & Employment, Investigations, Product, Regulatory & Compliance, Marketing
Industries: Transportation, National Security, Media & Entertainment, Technology
Admissions: VA
Recent Projects: Built a company's compliance program, managed its litigation, and provided legal support to all aspects of company operations, including contract negotiation, oversight and management, employment matters, product support, and legislative and regulatory analysis.
Specialization: statutory & regulatory analysis, compliance (oversight, internal controls, policy development), litigation, risk management, employment, contracts, budgets
Interests: Running, competitive sports, coaching, travel & culture
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Shailendra M.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Product
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Technology
Admissions: NY
Recent Projects: 2+ year engagement with a prominent New York based health tech startup working on a large variety of commercial agreements across all business units.
Specialization: Patent litigation, IP analysis and due diligence, commercial agreements (SaaS, vendor, MSAs, NDAs, DPAs, etc.)
Interests: Reading (sci-fi and history), coaching youth sports, playing tennis and basketball
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Caroline G.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Government, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Franchise, Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Media & Entertainment, Technology
Admissions: RI
Recent Projects: She completed a multi-year engagement as product and commercial counsel for an AR/VR company, supporting its product development, sourcing, and contract manufacturing operations.
Specialization: Product counsel, contracting
Interests: Travel, speedwalking, cooking, boating
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Douglas G.

Years of Experience: 15+
Practice Areas: Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Financial Services, Technology
Admissions: NY
Specialization: Product counsel, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, operations, litigation management, risk management, technology, data privacy
Interests: Travel, skiing, hiking, photography
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Dana R.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Government, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Utility, Philanthropic, Business Services, Grocery, Ecommerce, Consumer Packaged Goods, Fitness, Social Media, Energy & Industrials, Food & Beverage, Technology
Admissions: CA
Recent Projects: Efficiently and effectively cleared backlog of contracts and handled ongoing commercial work for fitness company selling software and multiple equipment brands during new attorney search.
Specialization: Commercial, product, legal operations, intellectual property
Interests: Travel, fitness, sustainability
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Diana B.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, M&A, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Business Services, Financial Services, Hospitals & Healthcare, Technology, Real Estate
Admissions: CT
Recent Projects: Emily R. is concluding a 10-month project with Airbnb, where she provided legal support to two primary business groups: Global Real Estate and Air For Real Estate (A4RE). In her role with Global Real Estate, she primarily supported the procurement aspects of various deals. For A4RE, she played a key role in supporting channel partnership programs, which encompassed data feeds, co-marketing initiatives, and lead generation efforts.
Specialization: General Counsel, procurement, product, privacy, commercial counsel for emerging technology companies
Interests: Sustainable living, hiking, camping, gardening, and spending time with her two dogs
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Senior Attorney

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, M&A, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Management Consulting, Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Industrials, Financial Services, Hospitals & Healthcare, Media & Entertainment
Admissions: CA
Specialization: M&A, complex commercial transactions, licensing, consulting, financing, litigation, employment
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Rena W.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Product
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Technology
Admissions: CA, NY
Recent Projects: Ongoing projects drafting and negotiating Master Services Agreements and SOWs for technology services, marketing, advertising and creative services; SAAS Agreements, distribution agreements, OEM supply agreements and other commercial contracts; and secured and unsecured loan transactions.
Specialization: Drafting & negotiating contracts, data protection, privacy provisions
Interests: Fine art, dance, travel
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Cherrie J.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Product
Industries: Technology, SaaS
Admissions: CA
Recent Projects: 6 month project with enterprise SaaS company working on a wide variety of inbound and outbound licensing and service agreements.
Specialization: Contracts negotiation, commercial transactions
Interests: Yoga, visual and digital art, music
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Kristin D.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Corporate & Securities, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Business Services, Energy & Industrials, Media & Entertainment, Technology
Admissions: OR, TX
Recent Projects: 18 month project with tech giant negotiating content licensing agreements for sourcing team, and evaluating content use cases for product engineering team.
Specialization: Contracts negotiation, transactions, intellectual property
Interests: Art, music, travel, meditation
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Senior Attorney

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, M&A, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Utility, Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Industrials, Financial Services, Hospitals & Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, SaaS
Admissions: PA
Specialization: M&A, complex commercial transactions, licensing, consulting, financing, litigation, employment
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Vicki R.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Product, Marketing
Industries: Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Industrials, Technology, Non-Profit
Admissions: CA
Specialization: Procurement contracts, legal operations, SaaS agreements, business/legal strategy
Interests: sports
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Stuart S.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Intellectual Property, Product
Industries: Technology
Admissions: CA
Specialization: Contracts negotiation
Interests: Sailing
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Krishan T.

Years of Experience: 10+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Civil Litigation, Corporate & Securities, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, M&A, Privacy, Litigation, Product, Regulatory & Compliance
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Industrials, Media & Entertainment, Technology
Admissions: NY, DC, PA
Recent Projects: He worked on a 9 month project with social media tech company supporting global litigation, compliance, & regulatory investigations.
Specialization: Regulatory compliance, corporate compliance, litigation/disputes, platform liability, product compliance, IP, risk mitigation
Interests: Scuba diving, travel, foodie, chess, board games
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Jay W.

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Commercial & Transactions, Artificial Intelligence, Corporate & Securities, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, M&A, Privacy, Product
Industries: Medical Devices, Biotech & Life Sciences, Business Services, Manufacturing & Logistics, Hospitals & Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Technology
Admissions: CA
Recent Projects: 15 months advising the manufacturer of an instrument-free, single-use PCR platform on commercial, corporate finance, privacy, labor, and regulatory matters, reporting directly to the General Counsel.
Specialization: Technology contracts (cloud, AI), US privacy compliance, corporate finance, commercial leasing, intellectual property
Interests: Sailing, yoga, wine, theater
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Senior Attorney

Years of Experience: 20+
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities, Intellectual Property, M&A, Product
Industries: Biotech & Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Government, Business Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Industrials, Financial Services, Hospitals & Healthcare, Media & Entertainment
Admissions: WA
Specialization: Governance, securities, M&A, finance, compliance
Interests: Volunteering
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