Deborah A. Peacock

Deborah A. Peacock is an intellectual property, business and international law attorney who represents clients in the United States and worldwide. She handles transactions related to technology, and business and legal issues related to intellectual property, patenting, licensing, joint ventures, complex transactions, global trademarks and branding, franchising, and commercialization of leading-edge and disruptive technologies. During her career, Ms. Peacock has worked with clients in a long list of industries, including mining, metallurgy, chemical and mineral processing, environmental, semiconductor, oil and gas, water treatment, utilities, energy, lasers, alternative energy, acoustic, optics, outer space, aerospace, food and beverage, social media, consumer products, cybersecurity, blockchain/cryptocurrency, and 3D printing.

In 1978, Ms. Peacock graduated with the highest honors from the Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering. She obtained her J.D. at Harvard Law School, in 1985. She is a Registered U.S. Patent Attorney and a Registered Professional Engineer.

For her high ethical standards and long list of successful results, she holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell, is listed in Best Lawyers of America, Super Lawyers, and has received the Ethics in Business Award in her community.

Ms. Peacock was previously appointed by the governor to the Mining Safety Board, Environmental Improvement Board, and Regents of New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology.  She is a member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, PDAC, among other professional organizations.

Deborah serves as an independent director of several corporate boards, including Westwater Resources, Inc. (graphite and energy minerals), New Mexico Gas Company (natural gas utility), and formerly Emera Technologies, LLC (microgrids), and THEMAC Resources/New Mexico Copper Corporation (copper mining) materials) and Colorado School of Mines and DISA.