Stephanie assists companies with technology and life sciences transactions, representing both private and public companies, from emerging growth through the Fortune 50. In particular, Stephanie focuses on helping companies that leverage data through technology in structuring their business and commercial transactions.
Stephanie has over two decades of experience working with clients on the complex technology, intellectual property, and data rights issues across technology and business sectors, including, among others: artificial intelligence (including machine learning and other data analytics approaches), cloud services, life sciences and healthcare, the Internet of Things (IoT), fintech, digital transactions, autonomous systems, cybersecurity solutions, semiconductors, edtech and cleantech. Additionally, Stephanie advises on the commercial technology and intellectual property aspects of mergers, acquisitions, asset spin-off transactions, and private equity investments. Stephanie served on the Responsible AI Venture Council, part of the recently launched Lucas Institute for Venture Ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Stephanie is also a member of the firm’s global ESG + Sustainability steering committee as well as the firm’s FinTech steering committee, where she helps to lead and collaborate with attorneys across multiple practices. Stephanie is also a sought-after speaker and thought leader on the issues at the intersection of technology and law, including regarding AI, Life Sciences and FinTech.
Since 2016, Stephanie has taught as a guest lecturer in the Technology Transactions course in Cornell Law School’s Technology and Entrepreneurship LLM program at CornellTech. She also was adjunct faculty at Cornell Law School for a Legal Issues in FinTech course.
Recommended for Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Technology Transactions
Legal 500 USA 2022-2024
Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing
Legal 500 US, 2020-2022
Recognized as Transactions Star and Trade Mark Star, California and Nationwide
Managing Intellectual Property’s IP STARS 2022-2024
Ranked in California: Technology Transactions
Chambers USA 2012–2024
Media, Technology and Telecoms - Technology Transactions
Legal 500 US 2014-2022
Media, Technology and Telecoms – FinTech
Legal 500 US 2019–2022
Named Among the Top 250 Women in IP
Managing Intellectual Property – IP STARS 2013–2019