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Jessica L. Lipson

Partner & Co-Chair, Technology, Data & IP
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Jessica L. Lipson Partner & Co-Chair, Technology, Data & IP

Jessica Lipson’s practice focuses on technology transactions, transactional intellectual property work and privacy and data security matters. 

Jessica helps her clients to understand and mitigate the risks of using third party technology and engaging with technology vendors, manage and enforce their domestic and foreign trademark portfolios, acquire and implement technology and intellectual property assets, transfer technology to outsourced vendors, understand and address the risks and compliance obligations pursuant to the myriad privacy and data security laws in the U.S. and abroad (including the CCPA and GDPR), and monetize their technology, data and intellectual property assets.

Jessica represents clients in a broad variety of industries, including Internet/e-commerce, software and online services, digital assets, entertainment, banking and financial services, consumer products, pet care, accounting, manufacturing, retail, travel, IT and others.

Jessica is able to communicate with legal, business and technical teams with equal ease, facilitating the conversations required for all subject matter experts to understand the data compliance obligations imposed on their business and allowing a better and more seamless implementation of compliance efforts. Given her engineering background, she can also seamlessly discuss technology issues and the details of statements of work with her clients, to help them achieve desired outcomes in their contracting process with minimal disruption or delay. As part of mergers and acquisitions, financing and private equity transactions, Jessica brings unparalleled advice that is not only practical, but also insightful and efficient, to minimize deal delays and keep costs for the transaction within expected parameters. 

As a chemical engineer with a minor in environmental engineering, Jessica is keenly interested in technology and all of its applications, including artificial intelligence (not only the generative kind, but also all other technology that is designed to mimic human thought or human-like decision-making and problem-solving), robotics, the internet, communication, innovative software applications, quantum computing, energy, clean technologies and all other ways of transferring scientific knowledge to practical use.

Jessica is a member of the firm’s diversity and Mansfield certification committees, and co-leads the firm’s Women’s Initiative Network. She also mentors associates through the firm’s formal mentorship program (as well as her own team, more informally). 

Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Jessica practiced as a technology lawyer with Proskauer Rose LLP, Baker & McKenzie LLP and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Experience

  • Represented Windham Mountain, a Catskills ski resort, in securing new investment from two hospitality and resort development families, the Beall family and Kemmons Wilson family through its investment arm Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners (KWHP).
  • Represented Fanatics Betting and Gaming in a monumental agreement to acquire the U.S. operations of Australian sports betting company, PointsBet, in a $150 million cash deal. The acquisition gave Fanatics access to at least 15 states, as well as PointsBet’s trading technology.
  • Represented Broad Sky Partners, a sector-focused private equity firm that partners with leading middle market business services and consumer companies, in connection with its investment in Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI), a communications and public affairs agency.
  • Represented Transmit.Live, a market-leading streaming advertising technology platform, in connection with an investment from an investor group led by LionTree, a global merchant bank focused on media and technology, in partnership with existing investor SC Holdings.
  • Represented B2B/GenNx360 in acquiring Oak Paper Products.
  • Represented Broad Sky Partners in connection with investment in Smith + Howard, an Atlanta-based tax, accounting and advisory firm that offers its services to middle-market businesses, nonprofits and high-net-worth families.
  • Assisted digital asset company in obtaining first DAO-granted license to use protocol software.
  • Drafted terms of use and privacy policies for multiple digital asset companies. 
  • Drafted terms of service for unique digital asset analytics service.
  • Advised pet care company with regard to Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) replacement and implementation, and other related integrated technology solutions acquisitions.
  • Advised multinational cosmetics and personal care products corporation in technology-driven business transformation projects.
  • Functioned as in-house counsel to major law firm, drafting and negotiating agreements for the purchase of software and associated installation and support services, security penetration tests, telecom network construction and support, licensing of telephone and video/web conferencing systems, and other technology-enabled projects.
  • Represented medical device manufacturer in transaction with service provider to develop and support dedicated hosting platform.
  • Advised financial services client in development of applications for consumer use of innovative mobile payment platforms.
  • Assisted various clients in their efforts to comply with the new European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
  • Functioned as in-house counsel in management of multiple data security incidents.
  • Handled data incident response for apparel ecommerce platform.

Professional Activities

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional/US, International Association of Privacy Professionals

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