Acceleron Law Group, LLP is pleased to announce that Shokoh H. Yaghoubi has joined the Firm as a Partner.
Shokoh is a seasoned attorney with extensive experience in technology and commercial transactions, specializing in the licensing and commercialization of technology and intellectual property (IP) rights. With a diverse portfolio of clients, she serves as outside business counsel for organizations ranging from innovative startups to Fortune 500 companies across various sectors, including technology, life sciences, retail, video games, entertainment, and non-profit organizations.
Before joining Acceleron, Shokoh spent 18 years in the corporate business transactions group at Morgan Lewis, where she refined her skills in drafting and negotiating a wide array of commercial agreements. Her expertise encompasses technology and content licenses, artificial intelligence (AI) issues—including company AI policies and AI related agreements and terms—SaaS contracts, development agreements, and software licenses. Additionally, Shokoh has navigated the complexities of IP rights transfers, joint development and joint venture agreements, and procurement contracts.
Shokoh’s practice includes advising clients on cross-border licensing, strategic alliances, and critical IP matters, including in the context of mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, and financing strategies. She has been a proactive contributor to thought leadership in her field, delivering presentations at Morgan Lewis on open-source software and best practices for engaging AI vendors. Shokoh’s insights are also featured in Law360, OneTrust, and the Morgan Lewis Tech & Sourcing blog, where she regularly addressed AI issues, contract terms, and recent developments in IP law.
Prior to her tenure at Morgan Lewis, Shokoh served as a consulting attorney in the legal licensing and technology group at Cisco Systems, Inc.
Shokoh can be reached at syaghoubi@acceleronlaw.com.
With offices in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Southern California, and Atlanta, Acceleron Law Group, LLP provides effective and efficient corporate transactional legal services to start-ups, emerging growth, mid-market and mature Fortune 500 companies.