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About
Provided by Stephen G Charkoudian
Practice Areas
Steve Charkoudian is a partner in Goodwin’s Strategic Technology Transactions and Licensing practice, a practice that he co-founded and led for 15 years. Steve is a member of the firm’s Technology Companies group and a leader of our Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning Accelerator. He concentrates on technology, data, and intellectual property transactions, including technology and data transfers and licensing; artificial intelligence and machine learning; collaboration, strategic alliance and joint development agreements; open source issues; data privacy and security; and due diligence and other intellectual property issues in joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and venture capital and private equity transactions. He is a regular contributor to Founders Workbench and frequently speaks to start-ups and early-stage companies about IP issues. Steve is also former co-chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and currently serves as chair of the Partnership Committee and the Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity Practice.
Personal
JD, American University, Washington College of Law, 1992 (cum laude); BA, Boston College, 1987 (cum laude).
Chambers Review
USA
Stephen Charkoudian is noted for his handling of issues such as strategic partnerships and collaboration agreements for significant clients from a range of industry sectors.
Stephen Charkoudian focuses his practice on technology transactions and advises on a broad spectrum of matters in this space including M&A, strategic alliances and IP. He is the chair of the firm's data, privacy and cybersecurity practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Stephen Charkoudian is collaborative, great to work with, and has a sophisticated practice."
"He is very experienced in complex technology and intellectual property transactions. I have the greatest confidence in him as an advisor."
"Stephen Charkoudian is collaborative, great to work with, and has a sophisticated practice."
"He is very experienced in complex technology and intellectual property transactions. I have the greatest confidence in him as an advisor."