“I've had the pleasure of working with Taraneh during the 5 years she was on my staff in the HP Legal Department at HP. She is a true professional with a broad perspective in numerous areas of IP law and practice. She demonstrated considerable knowledge and skill in handling patent disputes, litigation infringement matters, settlement negotiations and licensing of IP rights. Taraneh has a solid business perspective and a gift of articulate communication, and is well-respected by business managers, technologists and attorneys. I appreciated her ability to assimilate and explain complex legal principles and apply them in a variety of areas.”
  - Stephen P. Fox, former Deputy General Counsel and 
     Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Hewlett-Packard Company

“Taraneh played a key strategic role in a wide range of activities under my tenure as CEO of Tessera. Her negotiation skills were invaluable to the success of the corporate development, M&A and technology licensing projects she was involved with, and her creation of our government relations program made Tessera a significant participant in the patent policy debate in Washington.”

   - Bruce McWilliams, Chairman and former CEO, Tessera, Inc.

"Taraneh is both very knowledgeable and well connected when it comes to that unique area where IP law and innovation public policy intersect. I consider her one of a handful of tech executives engaged on Capitol Hill who both understands the challenges of innovators and has been able to effectively work with policy makers to advance her clients' interests. Her views and opinions are frequently sought out and implemented by policy makers."
  - Manus Cooney, President, TCH Group, LLC

“Taraneh has been at the heart of the patent reform debate since the beginning. Her energy, enthusiasm, and ability to recruit companies, organizations and individuals into the fray has been critical in bringing us to the verge of a compromise which preserves the most important features of our intellectual property system. You’d be hard-pressed to find a corporate counsel who is more knowledgeable, more informed, and better connected when it comes to intellectual property law and policy.”   
    - Ralph Eckardt, Managing Director, 3LP Advisors, LLC
       Author, "The Invisible Edge: Taking your Strategy to the Next
       Level Using Intellectual Property”

“Taraneh is a terrifically gifted lawyer with experience in a broad array of areas.  Unlike many attorneys, she has the business experience to understand how to successfully navigate through a negotiation without causing the parties to become adverse.” 

  - Chris Pickett, President, Licensing Division and Corporate 
     General Counsel, Global Lighting Technologies, Inc.

 

 

“Taraneh is a strong, experienced negotiator, with an excellent command of contract, IP and labor law and outstanding interpersonal skills. She provided expert legal and management services in several of Tessera's complex cross border M&A and licensing deals. In each of those she managed diligence, directed corporate and local counsel, and negotiated the agreements. She is a valuable resource to have on your side of the table.” 
    - John Keating, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, 
       Tessera, Inc.