Kelley C. Chandler

Kelley is an associate in the Corporate and Privacy & Cybersecurity practices and a member of the Payment Systems & Fintech team. Kelley also actively participates in the Life Sciences, Entertainment & Sports, and Background Screening industry teams. She advises domestic and international companies on data privacy, intellectual property, commercial technology transactions, and finance and payments systems matters, including businesses developing digital products, online platforms, and technology-enabled services.

Kelley’s work spans complex technology transactions and compliance strategy across the full lifecycle of a company’s operations. She drafts and negotiates software and intellectual property licensing agreements, commercial procurement contracts, and technology services agreements, and counsels clients on data privacy obligations that affect product development and service delivery.

Kelley also works closely with the Payment Systems & Fintech team to advise payment processors and other financial technology businesses on compliance matters. She counsels clients on relevant developments under federal and state law, consumer-facing disclosures, vendor and partner agreements, and the regulatory considerations that arise in connection with digital payments, money transmission, and emerging financial products.

In addition, Kelley supports mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions involving intellectual property and data assets. Her experience also includes advising on blockchain, digital assets, Web3 technologies, and related innovation-driven business models, and providing support on patent and trade secret litigations.

Kelley received her law degree from Cornell Law School, where she represented startup clients in Cornell’s Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, conducted diligence as an associate with Cornell’s early-stage venture capital fund, served as an Executive Editor on the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, and was a member of the Cornell Law Moot Court Board. Prior to law school, Kelley attended Villanova University, where she earned a B.S. in Biology, with a second major in Humanities Classical Studies.