Lara Bliesner

Lara Bliesner, Esq. serves as Managing Counsel at Arm, having progressed through various roles within the company since January 2018, including Principal Counsel for Data Protection and Senior Counsel for Data Protection and Privacy. Prior experience includes Senior Counsel at Axiom with a focus on SaaS transactions and GDPR compliance, and Senior Corporate Counsel at Egnyte. Lara's legal career began in 2004 with a private practice, followed by leadership roles such as President of the Sunnyvale Downtown Association. Prior to her legal career, experience includes operations at Accenture and immigration work at the US Department of Homeland Security. Lara holds an LLM in Intellectual Property from Santa Clara University School of Law, a J.D. from Lincoln Law School of San Jose, an MS in Applied Economics from the University of San Francisco, and a BA in International Relations and Affairs from San Francisco State University.