Karineh Khachatourian, Managing Partner, KXT Law 

Karineh Khachatourian is a first chair IP litigator and strategist. Ms. Khachatourian previously founded Duane Morris’ Silicon Valley office where she served as Managing Partner and is a past member of the firm’s governing Partners Board. She currently serves as Managing Partner of the firm.  
   
Ms. Khachatourian’s practice focuses on a wide range of technologies including enterprise and consumer products utilizing computer software and hardware, with an emphasis on data security, encryption technology, internet content delivery and load balancing, network communication technologies, consumer electronics and computer peripherals, and video gaming technology. She represents clients in the semiconductor, information technology, social media, video gaming, and enterprise cloud computing spaces. In short, through her experience and vast network, Ms. Khachatourian solves her clients’ IP problems. 

Diane Honda, Chief Administrative Officer, Redis 

Diane is a recognized leader in creating the people, operational, and governance frameworks businesses need to scale successfully. Prior to joining Redis, Diane served as Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Secretary at Barracuda Networks, a global cyber security company, that she helped lead to IPO in 2013. 

She brings experience as a software engineer and in technical and business executive roles across software engineering, quality assurance, information systems, human resources, compliance, and legal to her role as Chief Administrative Officer at Redis. 

Diane holds a JD from Santa Clara University School of Law and Bachelor of Science degrees in Applied Math/Computer Science and Industrial Management from Carnegie Mellon. 

Eulonda G. Skyles, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Board member, Humans 2 Humans  

Eulonda G. Skyles is the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Board member for the non-profit Humans 2 Humans, an accelerator for social entrepreneurs in emerging economies. Prior to that role, Ms. Skyles was Managing Director of Digital and FinTech Legal at Charles Schwab. With two decades of experience serving clients in the technology space, she counsels companies on international privacy and data protection frameworks, and helps them develop a global approach to privacy and data security. Prior to joining Schwab, Eulonda was a Partner at BakerHostetler on the Data Assets and Data Management Team. Prior to that, she was head of 
 
privacy and data security at Capital One in McLean, Virginia, after serving as head of intellectual property litigation. Before that, Ms. Skyles was Counsel at Orrick Herrington as a part of its intellectual property and privacy and data security groups in Washington, D.C. Ms. Skyles has held a number of in-house positions at technology companies, including Yahoo! and SafeNet, a data encryption and security company in Maryland (now Gemalto). Ms. Skyles graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University and obtained her J.D. from Stanford Law School, where was an editor on the Stanford Law Review. Ms. Skyles resides in Rockville, Maryland with her husband and two (very cute) daughters. 

Chantal Hwang, Principal Counsel, NVIDIA 

Chantal Hwang Barksdale is a senior attorney in the Intellectual Property department of one of the largest technology companies in Silicon Valley. Chantal oversees trademark, branding, and marketing one of the world’s most popular online platform, ensuring compliance with the company’s third-party developer guidelines and protecting the company’s valuable IP rights. She also serves as an integral member of the trademark team supporting multiple high-profile subscription services in the media/entertainment and fitness space. Chantal works closely with product, design, and marketing teams to review and provide legal counsel on new features, global marketing campaigns, and advertising initiatives. She is also the lead trademark and branding attorney for a prominent cloud storage service, guiding the development and release of new features, mobile apps, and marketing materials while ensuring robust IP protection. 
 
Chantal is active in the Bay Area legal community. She is a formal mentor for the Asian American Bar Association’s (AABA) Pathways to Partnership Program. The program provides advice and mentorship for senior associates preparing to make a bid for partnership at their respective law firms. Chantal is also a committee member for her tech company’s Asian Pacific legal group. 
 
Previously, she was at Cooley LLP where she represented and counseled early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies on a wide range of intellectual property issues involving trademark, copyright, domain name, licensing, advertising, social media, intermediary and secondary liability and rights of publicity issues. There, Chantal managed global trademark portfolios of well-known and famous brands, developing comprehensive trademark clearance, prosecution and enforcement strategies, and overseeing a global network of outside counsel in every major country to implement strategic approaches for enforcement and acquisition of intellectual property rights. 
 
Chantal also litigated cases in federal court, as well as trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She initiated and handled more than 100 domain name dispute (UDRP) proceedings before the Forum (formerly known as the National Arbitration Forum) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). 
 
Prior to joining Cooley, Chantal was an associate in the media and entertainment practice group of an international law firm. Based in the firm’s Los Angeles office, she represented and defended media and entertainment entities, hotel chains, and major insurance companies in federal and state court proceedings against various claims relating to film content, digital marketing and advertising campaigns. There, Chantal was featured in The Hollywood Reporter and Law360 for her efforts in successfully defending an Academy Award-winning director against defamation and breach of contract claims in California state court.