Entrepreneurs, and early stage and emerging businesses that are bringing innovative technology, products, or services to market. We can help with:

• - choosing the legal entity and ownership structure best suited to a business plan
• - creating and maintaining the legal entity
• - funding business operations with private equity or debt
• - dealing with employees and contractors who create or enhance the technology
• - developing an exit strategy
• - dealing with angel, venture capital, and mezzanine stage investors
• - developing, protecting, marketing, and licensing intellectual property
• - deciding to file patents and trademarks claims
• - selling the business or intellectual property to another entity
• - handling office leases and other administrative issues
• - choosing an investment banker, accounting firm and law firm for a public offering

Established companies that are in the business of licensing their technology to others, or that need technology in support of their strategy, and need help with:

• - evaluating development, versus licensing or acquisition
• - license agreements with users
• - agreements with joint developers, strategic partners, distributors, and resellers
• - transactions and due diligence for strategic hiring, licensing, or acquisitions

And, other lawyers who need help serving technology clients with:

• - intellectual property transactions
• - business formation and governance issues
• - private securities offerings
• - due diligence for technology transactions, mergers and acquisitions

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