Technology Licensing & Transfer

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Chris Bebenek

University Attorney

Mr. Bebenek received his B.A. magna cum laude from Brown University, his M.A. in International Relations from Yale University, and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. Following law school, he joined the San Francisco office of Covington & Burling, LLP, where his practice focused on intellectual property litigation and counseling for technology and media clients. Mr. Bebenek then served as Corporate Counsel at Oracle, advising on licensing and other strategic transactions, open source compliance and policy, and sponsored research, and, most recently, as Senior Product Counsel at Zoom, advising the company’s product and engineering leadership on intellectual property, privacy, consumer protection, and regulatory compliance in the development of productivity and artificial intelligence product lines. At Harvard, Chris advises clients on copyright and other intellectual property matters, data privacy and security, use of artificial intelligence, sponsored research, commercial contracts, and a wide range of other transactions and regulatory matters. 

p: Assistant: Linda Como 617-495-1499
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Julie Faber

University Attorney and Practice Coordinator

Ms. Faber received a B.A., summa cum laude, from Bowdoin College (Phi Beta Kappa), an M.A. with high honors in Politics from Princeton University, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Prior to joining the Office of the General Counsel, Ms. Faber was a University Attorney in the Vanderbilt University Office of the General Counsel. Her practice there included corporate transactions, health law, technology transfer, university governance and conflicts of interest issues. She also served as counsel to the University Conflicts Committee and to the Board of Trust Ad Hoc Committee on Corporate Governance. At Harvard, Ms. Faber advises on a wide range of business transactions and regulatory matters, including commercial contracts, sponsored research agreements, online education initiatives, academic and hospital affiliations, corporate governance, data privacy, and research involving human subjects.

p: Assistant: Catherine Hammock 617-495-4778