Adjunct Law Professor
- LLM, American University
- JD, William Mitchell College of Law
- BS, Duquesne University
Areas of Expertise
Professor Laura teaches Transactional IP.
Professional Experience
Professor Laura’s professional experiences include Director and Division Counsel, VAIO at Sony (May 2007-September 2009). While at Sony, Laura handled all VAIO legal-relation issues, including marketing, business development, and software licensing; negotiated and drafted agreements for patents, software, marketing content, and trade secrets; collaborated with Sony PlayStation, Music, and Movie divisions; partnered with engineers to determine liability and faulty for product defect cases and ran mock trials to determine the viability of defense supporting the litigation team. In September 2009-May 2023, Prof. Laura joined Qualcomm as Senior Director-Legal Counsel. Here, Professor Laura provided transactional, IP, and licensing counsel; developed strategic advocacy positions and performance metrics for Government and Public Affairs; promoted diversity in innovation; negotiated a 10-year renewal agreement with a previously non-compliant and antagonistic patent licensee, resulting in $1.5B in license fees; spearheaded launch and integration of TIPA, an online invention tool to educate underrepresented groups about patenting, securing tool placement on USPTO and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) websites; developed and delivered customized sexual harassment and company confidential information training sessions for 600+ employees in Taiwan FAB, successfully fostering compliance and prevention, evidenced by an absence of lawsuits; and authored revisions to section 101 of patent law in collaboration with a team of patent lawyers, participating in the legislative process. Currently, Laura is Senior Director, Government Affairs at Qualcomm.
Her areas of expertise also includes: Advocacy, AI, Business Development, Client Relations, Compliance, Contracts, Corporate Law, Diversity, Diversity in Innovation, Drafting and Documentations, General Corporate, Government Affairs, loT, IT, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Advocacy, International Antitrust, International Contracts, IPR Licensing and Negotiation, Legal Patent Licensing, Lobbying, Policy Development, Commercial Real Estate, Regulatory, Research, and Transactional Law.
Honors and Affiliations
Management Development Program Certificate, Harvard Business School Lean Six Sigma Green Belt