Pinar Bailey
Pinar is a technology transactions attorney with a specialized practice at the intersection of biotechnology and artificial intelligence. She helps life sciences and technology companies—from innovative startups to publicly traded leaders—structure, negotiate, and close complex deals involving intellectual property, data, and cutting-edge emerging technologies.
Drawing upon a Ph.D. in biophysics and years of experience managing intellectual property portfolios in areas such as gene sequencing, gene therapy, personalized medicine, bioinformatics, and AI/ML, Pinar partners with clients to address novel legal and regulatory challenges. She is recognized annually by Best Lawyers in America since 2020 for her work in Technology Law and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Her work includes development, collaboration, license, supply, and software agreements; IP acquisitions and licensing; IP due diligence and portfolio analysis; M&A, joint ventures and strategic alliances—often involving AI-enabled tools for drug discovery, diagnostics, therapeutics and other biotech applications. Representative matters range from structuring AI integrated R&D partnerships to advising on commercialization strategies for data driven diagnostics.
Pinar leads firm-wide initiatives serving clients in the AI/ML space and is an active speaker and author on emerging issues, with recent engagements covering AI-assisted drug discovery, governance of AI in healthcare, and regulatory trends for AI-enabled medical devices.
In addition to her active practice, Pinar is passionate about helping develop future intellectual property leaders, currently teaching Technology Transactions at Stanford Law School.
- “Joint Commission and CHAI Release Guidance on Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare,” Fenwick & West, November 2025
- “FDA Requests Public Comment on How to Measure and Manage Performance of AI-Enabled Medical Devices,” Fenwick & West, October 2025
- “10 Critical Missteps to Avoid When Building AI Governance Policies for Life Sciences Companies,” Fenwick & West, August 2025 (View CLE Webinar)
- “FDA Issues Draft Guidances on AI in Medical Devices, Drug Development: What Manufacturers and Sponsors Need to Know,” Fenwick & West, January 2025
- “Unpacking AI-Assisted Drug Discovery Patents,” Fenwick & West, May 2024 (View CLE Webinar)
- “Don’t Let the Shutdown Shut You Down: How to Prepare,” Fenwick & West, September 2023
- “Assignor Estoppel: When Are Inventors Allowed to Attack Their Own Inventions?” Fenwick & West, Summer 2021
- “Avoiding Loss of Title to Inventions Made Under Federal Funding as New Bayh-Dole Requirements Affect Patent Rights,” Fenwick & West, August 2020
- “Digital Health Companies May Find a Faster Path to Market Under the FDA’s Digital Health Plan,” Life Sciences Legal Insights Blog, August 2017
- “Transactions Triggering the 35 USC §102 On-Sale Bar,” Intellectual Property Strategist, July 2017
- “Top Mistakes to Avoid When Building AI Governance Policies for Life Sciences Companies,” Fenwick & West, August 2025 (View CLE Webinar)
- “Navigating the Frontier of AI-Assisted Drug Discovery Patents,” Fenwick & West, May 2024 (View CLE Webinar)
- “Legal Trends in MedTech Transactions,” MedInvest MedTech, AI, and Digital Health Conference, October 2023
- 4J Therapeutics
- A-Alpha Bio
- AnaptysBio
- Atara Biotherapeutics
- AxiomBio
- BillionToOne
- BioAge
- Calico Life Sciences
- CareDx
- Chai Discovery
- Day One Biopharmaceuticals
- Endpoint Health
- Factorial Diagnostics
- Formation Bio
- GeneDx
- GigaGen
- Loxo Oncology
- Neoleukin Therapeutics
- Nitrase Therapeutics
- Oaya
- Precision NeuroMed
- Recludix Pharma
- Sequome
- Stoke Therapeutics
- Sutro Biopharma
- Synthego
- Until Labs
- Third Harmonic Bio
- Treeline Biosciences
- Veracyte