Lacy Kolo Author & Editor

Lacy Kolo, JD, PhD, is a Director at the global investment bank Houlihan Lokey. As part of the Tech+IP Advisory practice at Houlihan Lokey, Dr. Kolo serves as a trusted advisor for clients, providing counsel on technology and intellectual property–based transactions, mergers and acquisitions, IP-backed capital formation, and restructuring. Dr. Kolo has spent her career working at the intersection of intellectual property, strategic transactions, and technology. In her prior role of partner at the international law firm of Squire Patton Boggs, Dr. Kolo routinely advised companies, private equity firms, and financial advisory firms on the value and impact of technology and intellectual property in complex corporate transactions. Dr. Kolo also has substantial experience on intellectual property elements of restructuring, insolvency proceedings, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, for both buy-side and sell-side clients. At Squire Patton Boggs, Dr. Kolo was also responsible for building and later monetizing extensive patent portfolios through enforcement efforts such as licensing and litigation. In addition, Dr. Kolo founded and successfully exited a technology company in the software development company, and a government contracting company. Dr. Kolo earned a JD from the Antonin Scalia George Mason University law school; a PhD in Pharmacological and Physiological Studies from St. Louis University; and a BA in International Studies from the University of Virginia. Dr. Kolo is a frequent speaker and author on hot topics in intellectual property, such as IP business strategies, intellectual property in transactions, and monetization. She currently serves as Chair of the Merger and Acquisition Committee for the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).