Diana Santos
Adjunct Professor of Law
Areas of Expertise: Technology Transactions, Commerical Transactions, Data Privacy
As a Big Law associate, Santos advises major software, hardware, e-commerce, technology, investment, automotive, biopharmaceutical, and consumer product companies, as well as startup companies, through transactions and litigation.
Santos led teams addressing a variety of IP and technology issues relating to commercial agreements, diligence for investments (M&A), invention and product development, branding, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and domain rights.
She passionately advocates for diversity, equality, and inclusion through my leadership and membership activities, including as a Board member of the New York Intellectual Property Association, 2nd VP of Fordham Law's Alumni of Attorneys of Color, and as an active member of the Hispanic National Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Division.
She is a Senior Counsel at IBM, where I support the Consulting business with generative AI issues on a worldwide level and work on complex deals as the Global Generative AI Lead. Prior to this role, she supported IBM’s Global Markets organization, driving the adoption of hybrid cloud and AI and guidance from IBM Consulting professionals. She is a member of IBM's AI Technology Ethics Advocacy Network.
Before IBM, Santos was Assistant General Counsel at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (“MSK”) and Associate Counsel at the New York Genome Center (“NYGC”), and outside counsel at Ropes & Gray LLP and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
At MSK, Santos led a variety of strategic data and technology transactions and supported members of the digital health business development and licensing team and the strategic Digital, Informatics and Technology Solutions ("DigITs") team. Santos counseled senior executives and worked closely with compliance and business teams to analyze issues and mitigate risks as related to hardware, software (on-premises and SaaS), cloud computing, AI, IP, data use and collection, healthcare regulations, and collaborative works between MSK and industry partners. She also collaborated with subject matter experts to address privacy and consumer protection laws and information security teams to address cybersecurity risks.
At NYGC, Santos drafted, structured, and negotiated a wide range of contracts, provided legal support to NYGC’s Senior Management(executive suite) and business development team, managed NYGC’s IP, revised agreements for NYGC's service offerings, counseled on laws affecting its operations, and addressed data privacy and compliance issues, including as related to genetic data.
Education
Harvard Law School Executive Education, Program on Negotiation Certificate
Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
Université Panthéon–Assas, Collège Européen de Paris, Master of Laws in European Law
University of Pennsylvania, M.B., Bioengineering
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Bachelor of Engineering