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Arlene is a partner and the Global Head of the Technology Transactions Practice within the Firm's Global M&A Group and Global IP Group. A recognized leader and pioneer in the industry, she represents clients in a variety of intellectual property and technology matters, including standalone technology transactions and the IP aspects of private equity, M&A, and other corporate transactions. Arlene has advised on thousands of transactions, ranging from formative license agreements and joint development agreements to initial start-up investments and whole business securitizations to some of the largest M&A deals in their respective industries. Arlene has established an industry-leading reputation for her work on high-profile, first-of-a-kind technology transactions. She represents strategic and financial clients across sectors, including software, AI/ML, consumer products, energy/energy transition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, financial services, power, media, semiconductors, fashion, and sports. Arlene regularly oversees significant IP and commercial due diligence investigations and has extensive experience with standalone IP matters, including patent and technology licensing, technology transfer, joint ventures, joint development agreements, software licensing, outsourcing, content licensing, trademark coexistence, merchandising and brand licensing, and IP dispute settlements. Arlene is a member of the Firm's Global Technology Industry Core Group. She is an elected member of the Firm's Partnership Committee and currently serves on the New Partner Committee. She previously acted as Co-Chair of the New York Women's Network, member of the Global Pension Plans Investment Committee, and Co-Chair of the NY Summer Associate Program, which was then-ranked the #1 summer program in the nation in a survey conducted by The American Lawyer. Arlene's clients describe her as a brilliant practitioner who they retain for their most cutting-edge and complicated technology transactions and for her exceptional work and impact. Arlene is listed in Chambers USA, Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000, IAM Strategy 300, IFLR1000's Women Leaders, Legal500, and Euromoney's Women in Business Law Expert Guide. Arlene has also been recognized as a “leading individual” by Global Data Review's inaugural listing of “the world's best data law firms”. Arlene has been a repeat featured television guest on BloombergTV's “Deals Report” to discuss Tech M&A and was individually profiled in The Deal's “Drinks with the Deal” podcast and by The Ms. Foundation's Annual Report. She has been quoted by numerous major publications, including The Washington Post, is a guest lecturer for Cornell Tech's Master of Laws Program for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship. She has been a featured speaker or panelist at numerous conferences and has authored numerous articles and publications, including two highly-viewed articles on “Tech-Driven Energy Deals Require Focus on IP and Data Rights”, which was published by Bloomberg Law, and “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Considerations in Acquisition Agreements”, which was published by LexisNexis. Arlene is also Co-Contributing Editor and Co-Author of the U.S. chapter of the Getting the Deal Through Publication on Technology M&A (2018-2025), published by Lexology.
