An Innovator in the Industry

Carrie LeRoy advises clients on a wide range of intellectual property, technology, and sourcing transactions, including development and license agreements, patent and other technology license agreements, outsourcing, joint ventures, and strategic collaborations.

Clients benefit from Carrie's experience working within various sectors, with a particular focus on technology and cross-border transactions. She is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Technology Transactions Group. Her extensive work for technology companies, including leading semiconductor, social media, and information technology companies, involves advising on the intellectual property aspects of a range of complex transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases, joint development, and intellectual property divestitures.

She also advises companies in the electronics, software, electronic storage, telecommunications, e-commerce and financial services sectors. She regularly handles a variety of commercial transactions, including original equipment manufacturer, reseller, distributor, sales representative, services, manufacturing, and supply agreements. Another aspect of Carrie's practice includes intellectual property counseling concerning the allocation of intellectual property ownership, protection and monetization of intellectual property rights, open source, and data privacy.

Widely recognized as a leader in intellectual property transactions and an innovator in the industry, Carrie has been honored by several of California's leading legal publications in recent years. In 2017, Carrie earned top ratings for her patent work from Intellectual Asset Management (IAM), the world’s leading intellectual property business media platform. The Daily Journal recognized Carrie as one of its 2016 "California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year" for her cutting-edge work concerning a highly complex technology transaction valued at $37 billion. That same year, she was also named to The Recorder's list of "Women Leaders in Tech Law." In 2015, she was selected by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of its "2015 Women of Influence." In 2014, The Recorder presented her with an "Innovator Award" for a pro bono program she developed to educate teens on the laws relating to social media and technology usage.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Carrie was an international law firm partner. She has also worked in-house with Marvell Semiconductor as a senior intellectual property licensing attorney, where she negotiated and drafted a variety of inbound and outbound technology. She advises young women professionals to feel free to add their unique voices and perspectives to the dialog on diversity within the organization. “Do great work and expect equal treatment regarding opportunities and advancement. Ask what concrete steps your organization is taking to improve opportunities for women to excel,” says Carrie.