Today, every business is a technology business. Whether our clients make silicon chips or chocolate chips, technology transactions are likely a crucial part of their day-to-day strategy. Davis+Gilbert’s technology transactions team advises technology companies in the software, hardware and artificial intelligence spaces, as well as technology-forward companies in virtually every industry sector, including financial services, manufacturing, advertising, hospitality, retail, streaming, media and real estate. In every case, we engage deeply with the technology in question, focus on our client’s business goals, and execute transactions effectively and efficiently.
Broad Technology Deal Experience
Davis+Gilbert is that rare firm that works on both sides of the aisle for clients who are both technology providers and technology consumers, handling the full spectrum of technology deals. Our multifaceted perspective gives us deep insight into market norms for various technology issues and inspires creative legal solutions to the thorniest issues.
We advise on commercial technology transactions of every size and stripe, including cloud-based software and SaaS agreements; API/SDK and other software licenses; professional services and consulting agreements; software reseller and development agreements; service level agreements; information security addendums; intellectual property licenses; partnerships, reseller and alliance agreements; e-commerce agreements; website, app and platform terms; and manufacturing, development, logistics and testing agreements, among many others.
Our diverse experience also informs our sophisticated advice on joint ventures, financings, mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs and other corporate transactions where technology and intellectual property are at the core of the deal. In every transaction, we advise clients on how best to protect their most valuable IP assets and resources.
A Commercial Focus
Our extensive experience as commercial counsel allows us to be nimble in meeting our clients’ business demands, focusing only on the issues that will materially impact their companies. We understand that new product launches, product lifecycles and active sales and procurement funnels require quick turnarounds, and that end-of-quarter rushes, executive demands and exigent circumstances are part of every business. At every stage, we prioritize the steps needed to move deals forward at our clients’ pace and help grow their business.
Understanding Business and Technology
Clients rely on us as a true partner, not simply a service provider. Our lawyers have previously worked in the information technology and software spaces, and a number have engineering or information technology degrees. As a result, they can fully understand their clients’ technology and business. Drawing on this baseline, we assess risk accurately, focusing on the issues that really matter. Our technical and business savvy lets us work closely with commercial, product, engineering and executive personnel as an extension of our clients’ in-house legal teams.
Holistic Product Counseling
In addition to our work on technology agreements, Davis+Gilbert boasts a robust product counseling practice. We provide counseling on open source compliance and secure coding, perform source code audits, IP and patent clearance and UI/UX review, and advise on technology regulatory matters such as open banking and export controls. We also routinely combine our industry-leading intellectual property, privacy and marketing groups to provide sophisticated, cross-functional legal advice on our client’s most pressing product issues.
