Vinita Kailasanath, Kayla Weston, Yungjee Kim and Shannon O’Hara

Vinita Kailasanath is a partner at Freshfields US LLP, based in Silicon Valley. She works with leading and emerging companies in connection with strategic intellectual property and data-driven transactions and the development, commercialization, sourcing, and protection of new products and technologies. Vinita leads the MedTech practice at Freshfields and has represented life sciences companies, technology companies, healthcare companies and providers, and investors in connection with the execution of their cutting-edge MedTech and digital health strategies. She is a graduate of Stanford Law School and serves on its Board of Visitors.

Kayla Weston is an associate at Freshfields US LLP, based in Silicon Valley. She is a graduate of Georgetown Law Center.

Yungjee Kim is an associate at Freshfields US LLP, based in Silicon Valley. She is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.

Shannon O’Hara is an associate at Freshfields US LLP, based in New York. She advises companies in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech space on a variety of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, licensing agreements, commercial agreements and corporate reorganizations. She is a graduate of Duke University School of Law.

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