Meet the Team
A firm built for the future.
A firm built for the future.
Meet the Team
Danielle Simmons, Founder
Managing Partner
Danielle is the Managing Partner of the firm. Danielle focuses her practice on providing strategic advice to clients for companies in all stages of development. Danielle started her legal career in the Los Angeles and New York offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom where she represented private equity funds and companies in the practice areas of M&A, corporate counsel and finance. Prior to law she earned a two-year research training award to conduct behavioral neuroscience research at the National Institutes of Health.
Danielle is originally from Austin, Texas and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Outside of law, Danielle has a passion for non-profit work, including fundraising and non-profit management.
Education
J.D. – Harvard Law School
B.A. – University of Southern California
Of Counsel
Jessica Clark
Head of Data Protection and Compliance
Jessica Clark is the Head of Data Protection and Compliance at the firm. She specializes in advising technology-driven clients on privacy, data security, and intellectual property matters. She helps clients identify and manage privacy and security risk; comply with state, federal, and global data protection laws; and develop and implement internal privacy and security compliance programs (including programs tailored for the CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, and COPPA).
Jessica began her career at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, where she led numerous investigations and negotiated settlements relating to consumer privacy, data security, and credit reporting.
Harriet Posner
General Counsel
Harriet spent thirty years at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. As a partner in the litigation department, she had a wide-ranging practice concentrating in complex commercial litigation in multiple forums including state, federal, and appellate courts. Harriet has extensive experience handling legal issues in areas such as securities, SEC and stock exchange inquiries and investigation, corporate governance, and class actions across a variety of sectors including insurance, financial services, retail, real estate, and sports and entertainment.
Harriet is originally from Chicago, Illinois and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. In addition to practicing law, Harriet is the Founder and CEO of CALLIDAE, the leading US maker of luxury equestrian apparel and accessories.
Fatima Khan
Data Protection and AI Compliance
Fatima focuses her practice on advising companies on artificial intelligence, privacy and security, technology, product regulations, legal/trust go-to-market strategy, and crisis communications. Previously, Fatima was a legal executive within the tech sector for 10+ years, including as a general counsel and chief privacy officer. Fatima is a native Texan who has adopted Los Angeles as her new home. Outside of law, Fatima enjoys privacy advocacy, community development, legal technology, racquet sports, and contemporary art.
Kari Kelly, Founder
Head of Legal Services
Kari is the Head of Legal Services. As a former General Counsel, Kari advises clients on strategic privacy issues and structures a variety of licensing and complex commercial transactions. Kari began her career as a Foreign Associate in a premier corporate and intellectual property law firm in Cologne, Germany. Thereafter, she returned to Silicon Valley as an Associate in Mayer Brown’s M&A practice and later served as external general counsel and strategic privacy advisor to high-growth startups including in highly-regulated industries such as AdTech and HealthTech.
Kari currently lives in The Bay Area, but hails from the mountains of Colorado, which instilled a lifelong passion for hiking and outdoor sports.
Education
J.D. – Golden Gate University
B.A. – University of Colorado Boulder
Heather Johnston
Commercial Transactions
Heather is a commercial transactions attorney. As a former general counsel for an international business unit and North America, Heather works with a broad range of clients from early-stage startups to large public companies across a wide spectrum of industries, including technology, cybersecurity, advertising, and manufacturing. Heather advises on and negotiates all types of commercial transactions, including SaaS
agreements, software licensing, distribution agreements, professional services and
consulting agreements, marketing agreements, contract manufacturing agreements, and all
matters related to procurement. She started her legal career at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
and O’Melveny & Myers. Heather currently resides in Austin, Texas. Outside of the law, Heather’s passions are providing quality mental health counseling and leadership coaching.