We have worked in the technology markets since the early 1980's, starting long before it was fashionable. Having represented both licensors and licensees, vendors and clients, start-ups and publicly held companies, we know and understand the position of each party to a transaction. Our extensive experience with technology transactions and legal issues raised by the use of computer software and technologies, covers a wide range of transactions.

Examples of transactions include:

• Large Scale Transactions
  • Outsourcing of operations or services: outsourcing agreements, ASP agreements, termination of relationship
  • Software development: systems development agreements, subcontractor agreements, integrated systems development agreements
  • Services: data processing services agreements, consulting agreements, teaming agreements, professional services agreements
  • Procurement of hardware, networks, systems, telephone equipment, telecommunications services and related technology: procurement agreements, maintenance and support agreements

• Licensing and Distribution
  • Distribution, marketing and license of technology: demonstration licenses, end-user licenses, shrink-wrap licenses, click-wrap licenses, source code licenses, cross-license agreements, beta test licenses, distribution and marketing agreements, sales representative agreements
  • Risk management: audits and risk management programs

• Internet and E-Commerce
  • Website front end and back office operations: advertising agreements, affiliate agreements, online terms of sale, software licenses, co-branding agreements, revenue sharing agreements, merchant agreements
  • Content, Data and Databases: content licensing agreements, linking agreements, content development agreements, syndication agreements, clearance issues, assignments of author's rights, ownership
  • Development, Hosting, Maintenance: development agreements, support and maintenance agreements, hosting agreements, co-location agreements, ISP agreements, disaster recovery issues
  • E-contracting: online license agreements, online sales