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Stephen Charkoudian

Stephen Charkoudian

Goodwin, United States

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)

Mentions

Intellectual property • United States

Patents: licensing

Media, technology and telecoms • United States

Technology transactions

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