Saige G. Gallop

Saige Gallop is an associate and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Saige is based in the firm’s San Diego office where she is a member of the firm’s Transactions and Corporate Practice, as well as the firm’s Technology Transactions & Outsourcing Practice. She is also the San Diego office liaison for Foley’s Racial Justice and Equity Pro Bono Practice Group (RJEPG).

In 2019, Saige began her career with Foley as a summer associate. As an associate with Foley, she has represented a wide range of investors and venture capitalists in their investment activities, as well as startups and emerging technology companies in equity financings, token purchase deals, venture capital financings, and other general corporate matters. Saige has also aided numerous companies with formation.

While in law school, Saige was a teaching assistant in the Legal Writing Department where she evaluated research exercises, consulted with students about their legal writing, and helped prepared research assignments for the first-year curriculum.

Saige was a legal extern for the Honorable Jill L. Burkhardt in the U.S District Court for the Southern District of California. She wrote “Report and Recommendation” memoranda for Judge on substantive federal law issues, conducted legal research on habeas corpus and section 1983 issues, and attended settlement and early neutral evaluation conferences.

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2020)
  • The San Diego Law Review
    • Comments editor (2019-2020)
    • Associate (2018-2019)
  • Recipient, CALI Award in Legal Writing and Research II
  • Recipient, CALI Award in Advanced Legal Research
  • Competitor, Moot Court
  • Recipient, Law Faculty Outstanding Scholarship
  • Recipient, Vern D. Schooley Scholarship
  • Vice president, Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Treasurer, Advocates for Children and Education
• Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (M.S. in Law, with honors, 2017)
  • MLK DREAM Committee
  • Volunteer, Working in the Schools
• DePaul University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2016)
  • Concentration: Bioscience (Biology)
  • Dean’s List (2012-2016)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-American 2nd Team (2015)
  • The Big East Conference Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (2012-2016)
  • Recipient, NCAA Division 1 Women’s Volleyball Athletic Scholarship
  • NCAA Division I DePaul University Women’s Volleyball Team (2012-2016)
    • Captain, NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball (2015)

Publications and Presentations

• Co-author, "Updated California automatic renewal law: what businesses need to know," Westlaw Today (December 28, 2021)

Admissions & Professional Memberships

• California
• Patent Bar eligible
• San Diego County Bar Association
• Lawyers Club of San Diego