Commercial Contracts and Tech Transactions
- 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
Product and Privacy Counsel
- 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
Intellectual Property
- 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
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
Government Affairs/Public Policy
- 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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