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Stephanie Skaff Named to The Recorder’s 2017 Women Leaders in Tech Law

August 1, 2017 Announcement

San Francisco, August 1, 2017 – Farella Braun + Martel LLP Intellectual Property Litigation Partner Stephanie P. Skaff was named among The Recorder’s 2017 Women Leaders in Tech Law. This is the fourth time Skaff has been named to the list.

The seventh annual list honors 65 California-based women lawyers whose practices focus on technology companies and issues. The Recorder editors selected honorees who handled deals that are reshaping the industry and cases that are setting new precedent while navigating what can best be called a murky regulatory environment. 

The honorees will be featured on The Recorder website this fall and toasted at a reception in San Francisco on Oct. 5. 

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