Carrie Leroy

Partner @Gibson Dunn

Palo Alto, CA, US

I advise clients on a wide range of complex intellectual property, technology and sourcing transactions, including development and license agreements, patent and other technology license agreements, and outsourcing, joint ventures and strategic collaborations. I work within a range of sectors, with a particular focus on technology and cross-border transactions. My extensive work for technology companies, including leading semiconductor and information technology companies, involves advising on the intellectual property aspects of a range of complex transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases, joint development and intellectual property divestitures. I also advise companies in the electronics, software, electronic storage, telecommunications, e-commerce and financial services sectors. I regularly handle a variety of commercial transactions, including original equipment manufacturer, reseller, distributor, sales representative, services, manufacturing and supply agreements. My practice also involves advising companies on the allocation of intellectual property ownership, protection and monetization of intellectual property rights, open source and data privacy. I have recently been honored by California’s leading legal and other publications. The Daily Journal recognized me as one of its 2016 “California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year” for my work on a highly-complex technology transaction valued at US$37 billion. That same year, I was also named to The Recorder’s list of “Women Leaders in Tech Law.” In 2015, and I was selected by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of its “2015 Women of Influence,” and in 2014, The Recorder presented me with an “Innovator Award” for a pro bono program I developed to educate teens on the laws relating to social media and technology usage.

University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

Doctor of Law - JD, Law

University of California, Berkeley

English Language and Literature/Letters