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and IT

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and Packaging

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and Clubs

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and Services

COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

We have attorneys with significant experience in representing clients involved in the computer, software and information technology sectors.

We have expertise in negotiating and preparing software license and acquisition agreements, outsourcing agreements, application service provider agreements, hosting agreements, web design agreements, distribution and reseller agreements, and support and maintenance agreements.

We represent prominent software developers, major companies that license software, fulfillment and CRM providers, business to business online exchanges, application service providers, web hosting companies, web design firms, online content and information providers and entertainment companies involved in delivery of entertainment content via the Internet.

Our intellectual property work in this area includes issues obtaining copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret protection for clients, enforcing those rights against infringers and defending against claims of infringement. We also regularly counsel clients on privacy issues and federal and state legislation affecting this sector.

Our corporate and transactional work in this area includes corporate finance and mergers and acquisition representations, initial and secondary public offerings, structuring secured transactions and complex licensing and business arrangements.

We have litigated many issues in this sector, including breach of application service provider contracts, licensing issues, failure to provide software support and privacy issues.

Our employment work in this area includes creating and enforcing employment policies and handbooks, counseling clients in employee disputes and creating and enforcing privacy policies.

For more information, contact the attorneys in the Intellectual Property or Corporate, Business and Securities practice areas.