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High Technology
Ropes & Gray LLP’s High Technology practice serves companies that invent, develop, manufacture, service and/or sell technology goods and services, companies that consume high technology goods and services, and investors and lenders who buy, sell and finance these organizations. We have a long history of delivering creative, practical legal advice in a cost-effective manner throughout all phases of a business’s life cycle, including initial research and development, business capitalization, industrial expansion, rights prosecution and intellectual property litigation, antitrust and marketing compliance, private and public offerings, financings, and mergers and acquisitions. The breadth and depth of our industry expertise, combined with the best lawyers in all related practice areas, enable Ropes & Gray to effectively and efficiently satisfy all the legal needs of our high technology clients. Our High Technology practice also serves clients that are not focused exclusively on technology to help them achieve technology-related goals. We counsel clients on how best to manage and protect intellectual property, evaluate third party rights, outsource, form technology alliances and collaborations, acquire administrative and manufacturing infrastructure, and license technology. Many members of our High Technology practice have advanced degrees in engineering and related fields. We have the training, experience and industry know-how to serve clients across a wide range of industries including: | - High Technology in Pharmaceuticals
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| | | | - Engineered Medical Devices
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YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER
When you engage Ropes & Gray, you hire both a legal advisor and a business partner. We know the opportunities and challenges facing high technology companies at each stage of their development – from helping the founders of an emerging company to developing a business plan, to assisting clients in evaluating, negotiating and structuring financing transactions and other commercial arrangements, to working with in-house counsel to resolve day-to-day legal and business issues. We put together mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures, stock and asset sales, and public and private offerings for our high technology clients. Ropes & Gray is a full-service firm, offering experience and expertise for our high technology clients in numerous areas of legal practices, including: | | | | - Complex Business Litigation
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AWARDS AND ACCOLADES - 2011-2012 Best Lawyers in America – Ranked in tier 1 both Nationally and in Boston for “Technology Law”
- 2010 “Technology Law Firm of the Year” for North America by World IP Magazine
- 2010 “Award for Excellence Winner” for Intellectual Property by Chambers USA
- 2010 Best Lawyers in America – Ranked in tier 1 in Massachusetts for “Technology Law” and as a leader in “Biotechnology Law”
- 2010 Ropes & Gray Wins Second Consecutive ALB Japan "Deal of the Year" Award
- 2008 World Leaders International IP Award for “Excellence in Patent Practice / Litigation in Private Practice – Asia Pacific”
- Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Law Experts - listing more attorneys than any other U.S. law firm
- American College of Trial Lawyers – four Fellows
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS - Representing and defending high technology companies in litigation, administrative proceedings and government investigations
- Forming companies, including establishing founders’ arrangements, initial capital structure and advisory boards
- Representation of high technology manufacturers in environmental compliance matters
- Acquiring, merging and investing in high technology business and business units
- Developing an intellectual property portfolio, including pursuing complementary patents and trademarks
- Protecting an intellectual property portfolio, including litigation in federal courts and the ITC
- Representation of technology-based systems and quantitative trading organizations in technology management and regulatory compliance
- Entering into commercial arrangements, joint development agreements and other strategic relationships
- Completing initial public offerings and follow-on offerings
- Representation of private equity investors focused on high technology industries in mergers, acquisitions, minority investments and other matters
- Representation of high technology organizations in antitrust investigation, litigation and compliance, and in management of participation in standards bodies
- Tax and financial management for high technology ventures including structured financings
- Representation of high technology companies in labor, employment and executive compensation matters
HIGH TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CLIENTS FOR WHOM WE HAVE DONE WORK | - Linear Technology Corporation
| | | | - Lockhead Martin Corporation
| | | - Becton, Dickinson and Company
| | - Cablevision Systems Corporation
| | | | - Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
| | - China Medical Technologies
| - Pannaway Technologies, Inc.
| - Daewoo International Corporation
| | | | | | | - Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
| | | - Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
| | - GT Solar International, Inc.
| | | | | - Salient Surgical Corporation
| | | - Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
| - Security First Corporation
| | | - Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc.
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