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Sydney E. Allen

Senior Managing Associate
San Francisco
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628.600.2229
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Sydney’s practice focuses on intellectual property, technology transactions, data security and privacy. She regularly represents clients in sophisticated IP and technology transactions, including SaaS, cloud, software development, licenses, technology services, professional services and manufacturing.

Sydney is a former civil defense litigator.  She represented and counseled clients in contract, business and commercial disputes.  As a litigator, she honed a well-developed sense of risk management and strategic decision-making as well as an understanding of how terms in commercial agreements are often disputed in litigation. This skill-set enables her to draft agreements that are more comprehensive and more effective for clients.

Sydney also regularly counsels clients on a wide range of business issues. She invests in learning the businesses of each of her clients in order to ensure that her legal advice is closely tied to her clients’ values, business objectives, and risk tolerances.

Sydney is a member of the firm’s Associate Development Committee and serves as the Co-Chair of the Engagement Subcommittee.

  • Intellectual Property
  • Technology Transactions
  • Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
  • George Washington University Law School, 2016, J.D.
  • University of Southern California, 2013, B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Law
  • California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Bankruptcy Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
  • Outstanding Diversity Advocate Award, The Bar Association of San Francisco (2023)
  • Outstanding Member Award, Black Women Lawyers of Northern California (2022)
  • Unity Award, Minority Bar Coalition (2021)
  • Board Member, Alumni Board, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, 2021 – present
  • Social Media and Communications Chair, Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern California, 2024 – present
  • Barristers Club of The Bar Association of San Francisco
    • Board Director, 2019 – 2023; Treasurer, Jan. 2022 – Dec. 2023; Diversity Director, Feb. 2020 – Feb. 2022
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February 27, 2025
Benesch Advises TowerBrook Capital Partners on Acquisition of Majority Stake in Industry-Leading Berkeley Research Group
February 21, 2024
Benesch Attorneys Marisa Darden and Sydney Allen selected as 2024 Leadership Counsel on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow and Pathfinders
January 26, 2022
Sydney E. Allen mentioned in San Francisco Business Times People on the Move

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