Information Technology

With offices in Silicon Valley, the firm has significant experience in handling matters related to information technology. Its attorneys have represented hundreds of software vendors and customers in licensing, services, outsourcing and other transactions. They have also lectured and written extensively on this area of law. One lawyer at the firm co-authored the books Mass Market License Agreements (Software Publishers Association) and Online Law (Addison Wesley).

The firm’s deep understanding of software business and technology enables it to handle matters quickly and cost effectively while providing value-added strategic advice to clients.

Representative Clients:
Synopsys
Covalent
Altair
Raining Data
Clear App
Reportive
Recent Matters:
  • Offshore Software Development. Represented software publisher in establishing off–shore software development operation in India.
  • Mass Market License Program. Prepared mass market click–wrap license program for well–known software vendor.
  • Open Source. Advised software vendors on handling of open source code distributed in conjunction with their products.
  • Global Distribution. Assisted publicly–traded technology vendor in establishing European distribution channels.
Attorneys with information technology industry experience:
Andrew Basile Jr.
Andrew Basile Sr.
Todd Moore
William Hanlon
Nadine Mustafa