Technology Transactions

Our Technology Transactions team brings together unparalleled experience representing Web portal, social networking, online advertising, multimedia, enterprise software, mobile and terrestrial communications, and technology infrastructure providers.  Our clients range from the Fortune 100 to early stage emerging growth companies.  These clients turn to us for guidance throughout the lifecycle of their commercial dealings and business activities, whether involving the creation, procurement, development, use and/or exploitation of technology. 

What Sets us Apart?

Our team is made up of experienced industry veterans, such as former in-house counsel, technology advisors and technology consultants.  The team combines a deep understanding of cutting edge and complex technical issues with hands-on experience in a broad range of transactional matters to achieve the results demanded by a fast-paced global economy.  The range of our collective experiences allow us to take a practical, business-oriented approach to every negotiation, thereby maximizing efficiencies while achieving successful results.

The lawyers on our Technology Transactions team also play an integral role in several other practice areas, including Corporate; Intellectual Property & Technology; and our Venture Technology Group, allowing us to fully support the many needs of emerging growth companies.

Wide Range of Transactions

The breadth and depth of our team’s experience in the technology industry allows us to quickly and efficiently guide our clients through the most technically intricate negotiations.  The matters we handle include: 

• Licensing, including deals involving software, hardware, patents, content, and data
• E-commerce and online advertising transactions
• Terms of service and privacy policies
• Data security and PKI policies, including Certificate Policies, Certification Practice Statements, Authentication Policies, and Operating Policies
• Website design and hosting, and content licensing supporting website development
• Services agreements for both providers and large-scale users of telecommunications services

Examples of Recent Technology Transaction Deals

• a consortium of over 160 independently owned affiliate television stations in negotiating a complex website services agreement with the interactive division of a major multimedia company. 
• a leading Internet portal in the creation of a new, multi-tiered online radio service together with a premiere satellite radio service.
• a prominent health-oriented website in negotiating a strategic alliance with a leading online e-commerce provider to power a customized store, including the development of unique decision-making tools to guide consumers.
• a leading web portal in developing a partnership to capture the huge popularity of online poker through specially developed online games and tournaments, including tie-ins with offline opportunities. 
• A full service website in negotiating a lead generation deal with a seller of new and used automobiles

Business-to-Business (B2B) Services
We have represented:

• an identity authentication system in negotiating professional services agreements with a major international financial institution for the operation of secure, hosted digital identity authentication services for the financial institution and its customers.
• a B2B video publishing service in establishing key reseller relationships, allowing it to access the growing video blogging market.
• a B2B technology provider in negotiating a development, license and marketing agreement with a leading gaming information site. 
• a B2B technology provider in licensing its music, video, games, and books product information databases to enhance the shopping experience on a prominent shopping portal. 

Online Advertising
We have represented:

• a newly created advertising network, developing a suite of agreements to enable technology licensing, inventory purchase, and advertising sales.
• the launch of a cutting-edge online advertising exchange by developing its publisher participation agreements.
• a US-based Internet company in outsourcing back-end advertising services for the launch of its first Internet portal in an Asian country. 

Data Security
We have represented:

• a collaborative trust network for the aerospace and defense industry in connection with drafting and negotiating agreements for the development of a certificate-based secure collaboration program.
• a global provider of desktop content production and delivery software in connection with drafting and negotiating the policies and agreements for its digital signature solution.
• a major financial services corporation in connection with the development of its authentication policy and certificate policy.
• a provider of electronic business center technologies by helping to develop the policies and agreements that allow business partners to conduct virtual meetings, exchange documents, and digitally sign electronic messages.
• a pharmaceutical association in developing its policies for a trust network focused on a digital signatures and authentication for its members.

Communications
We have advised and represented:

• a Fortune 50 Company in connection with its $300 million telecommunications and data services contract with AT&T and its negotiations of a continuation of the terms of that agreement with multiple successor spin-off entities.
• one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors with the negotiation of the outsourcing of its network monitoring and management services, and its international customer reservations and services platform.
• a national wireless carrier in negotiating a $36 million telecommunications and data services contract with AT&T.
• a national wireless carrier in negotiating a LMDS wireless capacity services agreement to provide redundant wireless backhaul capabilities to cellular tower locations.
• a national wireless carrier in negotiating a $90 million long distance wholesale carrier services agreement with Sprint/Embarq.
• a leading Web portal in connection with the restructuring of a DSL transport services agreement with AT&T.
• the largest city on the East Coast in connection with the negotiation of a wireless public safety network outsource agreement.
• the largest municipality on the West Coast in connection with the negotiation of a wireless public safety network outsource agreement.
• a leading Web portal and multiple start-up enterprises throughout the product lifecycle and development of their hosted IP voice telephony platforms