Valerie Alabanza-Cary

Valerie S. Alabanza-Cary
IP & Patent Counsel Director

Primary Areas of Practice:

• Technology Transactions, IP Licensing, Open Source

Graduate School: 

• Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1995, cum laude, Boston College (Minor, Russian & Eastern European Studies)
• JD/MBA , 2000, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business (Concentration in Marketing Management)

Work History:

• 2010-present, IP Patent & Counsel Director, Juniper Networks, Inc.
• 2009-2010, IP Transactions Counsel, SAP
• 2007-2009, Assistant General Counsel, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
• 2004-2007, Senior Counsel, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
• 2003-2004, Counsel, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
• 2002-2003, Sr. Contracts Manager, Synopsys
• 1997-2001, Contractor, Intern, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Professional Memberships:

• State Bar of California
• U.S. District for the Northern District of California
• Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APABA-SV), Board Member & In-House Committee Co-chair, 2010-2012