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MASSACHUSETTS
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Stephen Charkoudian
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Position
Partner
Career
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. He concentrates on technology, data and intellectual property transactions, including technology and data transfers and licensing; collaboration, strategic alliance and joint development agreements; open source issues; 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.
Education
JD, 1992, American University Washington College of Law (cum laude) / BA, 1987, Boston College (cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
Goodwin acts on behalf of clients in various industries, such as technology, life sciences, and financial services, in relation to developing and implementing patent procurement, management, and exploitation policies. In addition, the department also covers patent enforcement and IP litigation, and it is also active in advising on licensing and technology transactions. Catherine McCarty co-leads the team in Boston and specializes in matters concerning the pharma sector, while James Riley co-leads the department from the firm’s Silicon Valley office, representing emerging growth technology companies and venture capital firms. In Boston, Stephen Charkoudian covers technology, data and intellectual property transactions, Kingsley Taft is a key contact for clients in the biotechnology sector, and Bethany Withers chiefly advises tech companies on data, publicity rights, and intellectual property issues. Noelle Dubiansky in Washington DC frequently assists biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and various other life science enterprises with M&A transactions, strategic partnerships, and tech acquisitions.
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
(Leading lawyers)At Goodwin, the technology practice has a strong record of advising emerging and well-established tech companies on seed financings, M&A, and IPOs, in addition to handling transactional work in the tech space. The department is collectively led by Stephen Charkoudian, James Riley, Craig Schmitz, and Kenneth Gordon. Charkoudian is based in the Boston office and focuses on transactions at the intersection of data, IP, and tech, in addition to handling open-source matters. Silicon Valley-based Riley frequently represents venture capital firms in IP strategy concerns, as well as demonstrating skill in AI, machine learning, and cloud computing work. Schmitz divides his time between Los Angeles and Silicon valley and primarily advises tech and life-sciences growth companies on their transactional activities, while Gordon handles a diverse range of corporate and securities matters for tech clients from the Boston office. Also in Boston, Bethany Withers handles publicity rights and IP concerns for start-up firms, while Silicon Valley-stationed Kevin Liu assists clients with computer and mobile gaming matters. In the San Francisco office, Kevin Lam handles an extensive range of commercial and tech concerns.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Patents: licensing United States > Intellectual property
- Technology transactions United States > Media, technology and telecoms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International trade > CFIUS
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism