Jefferson Lin

Jefferson represents digital health, life sciences, and technology companies in a range of complex transactions. He is a trusted advisor known for pragmatic guidance and strong judgment, and is committed to being a go-to legal partner for innovators shaping the future of healthcare technology. His practice spans intellectual property licensing, data privacy and security, and healthcare regulatory matters, as well as corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, and venture capital investments. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP).

Deeply engaged with the digital health community, Jefferson advises emerging innovators through the Rock Health Innovation Fellowship program, volunteers as a judge for the University of Washington Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, and has helped organize the Digital Health Counsel AI Summit in Seattle. His areas of focus include telehealth, data interoperability, artificial intelligence, population health, behavioral health, and software as a medical device.

Jefferson received a B.A. in Political Economy in 2008 from Williams College.  He received his law degree from the University of Washington School of Law, where he served as Executive Articles Editor of the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal and the General Director of the Student Health Law Organization. During law school, Jefferson externed for the Honorable Deborah Batts in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He also interned as a summer law clerk at the National Center for Youth Law in Oakland, focusing on adolescent health law issues. Prior to law school, Jefferson worked with high school students, parents, and teachers as a health educator and community advocate in the Bronx.

Jefferson is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, Asian Bar Association of Washington, International Association of Privacy Professionals, Washington State Bar Association and King County Bar Association. He is proficient in spoken Mandarin.