Adelee Traylor

Adelee Traylor is an intellectual property (IP) and technology attorney who excels in navigating complex IP transactions for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies across various industries, including health care and life sciences.

She delivers decisive guidance to clients that not only safeguards their IP but also strategically leverages it to drive business success.

Adelee’s transactional work involves structuring, negotiating, and closing both international and domestic technology agreements, including licensing, collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, financings, restructurings, and complex software and artificial intelligence contracts for emerging technologies. She collaborates effectively with other core practice groups at Epstein Becker Green, such as the corporate/M&A, health care regulatory, and tax teams, to address all the technology and IP aspects of corporate transactions.

Clients rely on Adelee's deep knowledge in protecting and enforcing IP rights, which encompasses the clearance, registration, maintenance, and opposition of IP assets. With extensive experience in global portfolio management, IP auditing, competitive analysis, and monetization, she delivers results that maximize her clients' investments in their technology.

Drawing on her prior experience at a large pharmaceutical company, hospital system, and technology transfer office, Adelee is skilled in drafting agreements for medical research activities, including clinical trials and data sharing. She has successfully negotiated with various research organizations and suppliers. Her comprehensive understanding of IP and technology law from the client's perspective enables her to guide clients in launching and expanding their businesses in today’s competitive global market.

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Passionate about women’s health, Adelee provides legal, business, and advocacy advice to women's health care and wellness companies (as well as their investors) that are committed to improving women’s health care outcomes and experiences through every stage of a woman's life. She actively participates in Epstein Becker Green's Women’s Health and Wellness Industry Focused Initiative and mentors women entrepreneurs outside of her professional activities, helping them leverage innovation and technology to create consumer-centric products and solutions that significantly improve women's health and fitness.

Before joining Epstein Becker Green, Adelee was a partner at national law firms, where she counseled clients on IP protection and technology commercialization and prosecuted patents in diverse technology areas. Additionally, as a certified biomedical researcher, she conducted advanced research in molecular cell physiology, solar energy, and genetics prior to her in-house and law firm experiences. These scientific endeavors enhance her capability to lead and manage corporate transactions that drive innovation.

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• The Best Lawyers in America^®
  • Ones to Watch: Patent Law (2022 to 2025)
  • Ones to Watch: Technology Law (2022 to 2025)
  • Ones to Watch: Trademark Law (2022 to 2024)
• Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30 (2019)
• American Bar Association, Top 40 Young Lawyer Award Nominee (2019)

Education

• Oklahoma University College of Law (J.D./M.P.H. in Administration and Policy, 2014)
• University of Central Oklahoma (B.S., magna cum laude, 2010)

Professional & Community Involvement

• Dallas Bar Association
  • Intellectual Property Section
  • Women’s Section
• 50/50 Woman on Boards
• Moves & Grooves, Inc., Board Member (2018 to 2020)
• Texas Bar Association
  • Intellectual Property Section
  • Women’s Section
• VEST Her Member, FemHealth Accelerator Mentor (2023)

• Certified Biomedical Researcher, Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI)
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Registered