- Technology and digital media development, services, outsourcing, licensing and distribution agreements
 - Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
 - Website acquisitions and divestitures
 - Supply, procurement, sales and service agreements
 - Location-based marketing and entertainment
 - Employment and consulting arrangements, offer letters and separation agreements
 
- Compliance review of website and mobile app functions and features
 - Terms of service, privacy policies and data protection compliance
 - Social media/user-generated content issues, including CDA Section 230 and general risk mitigation
 - International product launch support (e.g. EU GDPR, DMA, DSA)
 - Employee policies and guidelines (e.g., social media policies and acceptable use policies)
 - Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) compliance
 - Open source software licensing
 - Global IP strategy and offensive/defensive planning
 - European Union data protection compliance
 
- Strategic IP counseling, planning and portfolio management
 - Confidentiality, invention assignment, non-disclosure and other IP-related agreements
 - Copyright, trademark and domain name registration and counseling
 - Digital media content licensing, development and distribution agreements
 - Event production agreements and rights clearance
 - Online advertising and marketing: Network and agency agreements, affiliate marketing, lead generation, e-mail and search marketing, Web analytics, blogging and social network advertising
 - Offline advertising: Agency agreements, script review, music licensing and rights clearance
 - Review and clearance of advertising claims, PR and marketing materials
 - Demographic and behavioral targeting, promotional pricing, discounting, renewals and refunds
 - Contests, sweepstakes and other promotions
 - Electronic records retention and response to subpoenas and law enforcement requests
 
[/mytab] [mytab name=”Corporate”] Corporate and Securities
- Startup and business entity counseling
 - Board of Directors and member/shareholder matters
 - Angel and VC financing
 - Equity compensation, stock options and secondary sales
 - IPO preparation, M&A and other liquidity events
 
- Legislative analysis
 - Coordination with industry legal and government affairs executives
 - Engagement and liaison with lobbyists and industry associations
 
Dispute Avoidance and Resolution
- Risk management and mitigation
 - Litigation and alternative dispute resolution strategy
 - Records retention and eDiscovery planning
 - Local counsel selection, engagement and oversight
 
“Outsourced General Counsel” Services
- On-call advice to senior executives and Board members
 - Strategic planning for growth companies’ legal needs
 - Developing business processes, templates and playbooks for legal workflow
 - Sourcing, recommendation and oversight of legal service providers and vendors
 - Training sessions for employees and legal staff
 
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