Stacy M. Boven

/My focus

I help businesses protect their data, innovation, and intellectual property. As a results-oriented litigator and trusted advisor, I focus on maximizing value for my clients by implementing risk management strategies that are business-focused. With over 10 years’ experience navigating complex commercial matters for both defendants and plaintiffs, I built my practice by managing arduous multiparty disputes and streamlining the litigation, trial, and settlement processes.

Intellectual Property Advising

From emerging startups to multinational public companies, I advise clients on risk management strategies, implementation of data usage and privacy policies, invention assignments, as well as non-disclosure, confidentiality, licensing, and arbitration agreements.

Intellectual Property Litigation

When litigation becomes necessary, I rely on my decade of experience as a complex commercial litigator to find an efficient resolution. I represent clients across a range of industries in intellectual property matters, including California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), tracking technology litigation, trade secret misappropriation, trademark and copyright infringement, and licensing disputes.

My experience litigating complex business disputes spans the range of consumer class action defense, commercial contracts, corporate and fiduciary liability, partnership and shareholder issues, and business separations. Understanding the tension between the increasing demand for transparency and the value of privacy, I’ve assisted clients with trade secrets, non-competition agreements, tracking technology litigation, as well as Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and California’s Public Records Act matters as well. My experience ranges across a variety of industries, including gig economy technologies, social media, transportation, healthcare, consumer products, real estate, beverage and alcohol, higher education, solar, and green technologies.

Appellate Litigation

I represent corporate clients in high-stakes federal and state appellate matters. I have prosecuted and defended against writ petitions and appeals across an array of subject matters, including insurance, transportation, immigration, and consumer product.

/Looking ahead

As our reliance on data and technology grows, protecting our information assets is more important than ever before. Tracking technology litigation is growing in popularity, putting any company that uses standard tracking or data analytics tools at risk. The best offense starts with a good defense. In our tech-centered world, this means regularly auditing data usage practices and employing the comprehensive policies and agreements that prioritize transparency and consent.

/Insights

• CIPA trap and trace poses litigation risk for businesses with public-facing websites, Article, April 3, 2024
• CIPA class action litigation: The new, expensive risk of data analytics software, Client Alert, February 26, 2024
• "A Little Privacy Please!" Episode, What's driving the increase in CIPA class action litigation?
• "Breaking Down the Boardroom Door—California’s ‘Women-On-Boards’ Law, SB826: Potential Implications, How to Comply, and Best Practices for Creating a More Diverse and Inclusive Workforce,” Nixon Peabody Annual MCLE Seminar, San Francisco, January 2019.
• “Pre-litigation Strategies,” Nixon Peabody Annual MCLE Seminar, San Francisco, January 2018.