Sarah Guichard is Lead Patent Counsel for transactions at Google LLC. She leads a team responsible for Google’s patent licensing, transactions and competitive intelligence.

Before joining Google, Ms. Guichard has worked in-house at GE Ventures, and was Vice President at both RPX Corporation and Blackberry. Ms. Guichard’s experience spans leading global teams, developing patent portfolios, negotiating strategic licensing deals, technology transfers, patent acquisitions, JV formations and series A financing. Ms. Guichard started her legal career first as a patent agent, and then in private practice focusing on patent litigation before moving in-house.

Before starting her legal career, Ms. Guichard spent five years working as an electrical engineer primarily focused on satellite and terrestrial communication systems. She holds a BS in electrical engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, a masters degree in electrical engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles and a law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.