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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Offices

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10017-3954
NEW YORK
United States
Visit website 1 212 455 2000 1 212 455 2502

Mrs Lori Lesser

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+1-212-455-3393 llesser@stblaw.com

Work Department

Intellectual Property/Privacy and Cybersecurity/Litigation

Position

Intellectual Property, Privacy and Cybersecurity, Litigation Partner. Heads the Firm’s IP Practice and Co-Chairs the Privacy/Cybersecurity Practice. Advises on all aspects of intellectual property, technology, AI and privacy/cybersecurity law, including corporate transactions, licensing, counseling and litigation, in fields including media and entertainment, computer software and technology, financial information, apparel, consumer products, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, online, mobile and social media, and nonprofits. Served as lead IP and privacy/cybersecurity lawyer in hundreds of public and private transactions.

Career

Partner since 2003.

Education

A.B., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard University (1988); J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School (1993).

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United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions

(Leading lawyers)

Lori Lesser – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has a ‘very nimble‘ New York-based team who are ‘knowledgeable in all areas of IP and tech, and are able to manage very different types of transactions‘. The practice is invariably very busy on the M&A and private equity support side, providing critical advice on IP and tech driven corporate transactions, including expertise in related areas such as privacy and cybersecurity. Key to the firm’s success in this area is practice head Lori Lesser, who brings a ‘very experienced and has a hands-on approach‘. The practice was also boosted in 2022 by the recruitment of partner Jessica Cohen from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. ‘Fantastic‘ associate Alysha Sekhon is ‘smart, on top of things and a tireless advocate‘.

United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)

(Firms to watch)

Nicholas Goldin and Lori Lesser co-chair Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s New York-based privacy and cybersecurity team. Lesser works on the data privacy side of tech-driven transactions while Goldin is a key contact for clients requiring assistance on compliance programs, regulatory investigations and data breaches.

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