Practice Areas
Commercial Lending and Leasing- Commercial loan and equipment lease financing transactions
- Bridge financing transactions
Corporate & securities- Entity selection, formation, capitalization, and governance
- Corporate finance, including venture capital, angel and strategic partner equity and debt financing
- Securities offerings and compliance
Dispute resolution- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Litigation
Intellectual property- Procurement and enforcement of both U.S. and foreign patents, trademarks, and copyrights
- Domestic and international intellectual property licensing and technology transfers
- Commercialization of private sector, university, and government-developed intellectual property
- IP rights opinions
- Patent portfolio management
Labor, employment, and OSHA- Representation of employers in OSHA investigations
- Coordinating responses to OFCCP investigations
- Counseling on wage payment claims
- Negotiating employment agreements
- Negotiating and documenting officer and employee severance agreements
- Representation of employers in employment discrimination claims
Mergers & acquisitions- Representation of purchasers and sellers of businesses in a wide array of industries including computer, telecommunications, Internet, software, nanotechnology, electric power, manufacturing and distribution, automobile dealerships and real estate management companies, among others
Outside "general counsel" services for emerging companies
Project development and financing- Industrial plants
- Fossil-based and renewable energy electric power generation facilities
- Infrastructure projects
Real estate transactions
- Secured real estate financing transactions
Technology business and regulatory matters- R&D, manufacturing, marketing and IT outsourcing agreements
- R&D, manufacturing and marketing strategic alliances and joint ventures
- Purchase/lease of computer, telecommunication, Internet and semiconductor manufacturing systems
- Software, Web and multimedia development and contractor transactions
- OEM/ VAR/distributor/dealer marketing transactions
- E-commerce, including privacy, security, and regulation of data mining and data transfers
- Government contracting and public-private partnerships
- Export controls
- IT, renewable energy, biotechnology and nanotechnology transactions