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Helen Christakos
Helen A. Christakos is Senior Counsel and Chair of the Intellectual Property practice at Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn, a premier law firm in Burlingame, CA. As Chair of the IP practice group, she is a leader of the firm’s growing technology-focused areas of practice.
Helen represents clients in commercial transactions involving cutting edge intellectual property (IP) and technology issues. She advises companies ranging from global public companies to emerging start-up ventures in developing, licensing, selling, acquiring, protecting and commercially exploiting intellectual property and technology assets. Helen devotes a significant portion of her practice to advising clients in a wide variety of industries on privacy, data security and ecommerce matters. She also advises clients on M&A, financings and valuation of IP in business transactions.
Intellectual Property & Technology
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Mergers, Acquisitions & Financing
Internet & E-Commerce
(650) 696-2545
EDUCATION
J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
M.Phil., International Relations, Cambridge University
B.A., Vassar College



