About

Joel serves as a strategic legal advisor to technology and biotech / pharma companies. His practice focuses on corporate, commercial, employment, and data privacy / AI regulatory matters. Joel also serves on several Advisory Boards for his clients. 

 

Throughout his career, Joel has provided guidance to hundreds of early-stage startups in the fields of biotech, health tech, clean tech, AI, SaaS, and beyond. He worked as an associate attorney for Latham & Watkins as well as Goodwin Procter. More recently, Joel spent over 5 years working as a senior in-house counsel. 

 

Joel’s blend of experience in working for top technology law firms and spending many years in-house has provided him with a unique perspective as an attorney and strategic advisor and has enabled him to have a deep understanding of how to mitigate the specific legal risks companies face while balancing this against driving growth.

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Joel graduated from Georgetown Law with honors. During law school, Joel clerked for the U.S. Senate and the International Trade Commission. Prior to law school, Joel received BS degrees in History and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

 

In his free time, he enjoys surfing, snowboarding, cycling, golf, cooking, and spending time with his wife and daughter.