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Our attorneys are
experienced advising
clients on a broad range of legal,
business and tax issues commonly faced
by information technology (IT) companies
software developers, inventors and
technology entrepreneurs.
We advise technology companies
throughout the life of the business,
from incorporation, financings,
commercialization, licensing, and the
final exit strategy from the business in
the form of a sale of the company.
BUSINESS FORMATION AND
OPERATIONS
Our attorneys
advise technology
clients on all aspects of
business operations including initial
company
formation,
drafting buy-sell or shareholder
agreements, negotiating and
renegotiating R&D and software licensing
contracts,
raising
capital,
compensation planning, as well as
planning an exit strategy through
private offerings of
securities or the
sale
of the IT Company.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PROTECTION
Our
attorneys offer a host of services
related to technology
companies, including trademark
and copyright registration, licensing
arrangements, and information technology
transfers. We advise clients about
protection of intellectual property
rights through
copyright and trademark registration,
as well as preparing and implementing
confidentiality and non-disclosure
agreements to ensure the protection of
trade secrets and know-how.
COMMERCIALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY
We work with clients to prepare and implement sales, distribution
and marketing strategies to
commercialize
technology and new products. We
draft and negotiate domestic and
international sales and distribution
agreements, software licensing,
marketing agreements and Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreements.
We also help clients structure their
sales activities to minimize state,
federal and international
taxes.
Our
attorneys work with clients to prepare and implement domestic and
offshore outsourcing arrangements. We
draft and negotiate software
development, R&D agreements, licensing,
and sales and distribution agreements.
We understand the current financial
conditions demand that businesses look
for ways to reduce costs and explore new
areas of increased productivity. We work
with clients to structure and
restructure operations to enable clients
to focus on core competencies and
outsource ancillary services to
corporate partners.
Finance
We assist clients raise capital
with the private offering of securities
through the
preparation and issuance of
private placement
memoranda. Our
attorneys
help our clients attract private
investment by properly organizing and
maintaining corporate records,
maintaining best practices in corporate
governance and compliance, and by
properly structuring the business and
business operations in forms acceptable
to angel investors or private equity.
MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
Our law firm
counsels and
assists
businesses in a wide range of negotiated
transactions including
mergers, divestitures, stock
purchases, asset purchases,
recapitalizations, as well as joint
ventures and other strategic alliances.
Our attorneys are experienced in
conducting
due diligence and representing
clients in all aspects of mergers,
acquisitions and divestitures. Our
attorneys formulate the strategy,
structure, and negotiating positions
necessary to consummate the deal, draft
and negotiate the terms of the sale
agreements, and plan to minimize the tax
impact on our client. Our
attorneys are experienced in advising
clients ranging from individuals and
small privately held businesses to
multinational corporations on all types
of M&A transactions, including mergers,
purchases and
sales
of stock and assets, management buyouts,
recapitalizations and other corporate
restructurings.
CONTACT US
To speak to an attorney about our Technology practice, contact us
here, or call
us at 713.650.9700.
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