Our practice sits at the intersection of IP, data, software, and emerging technologies. In this world, enterprise value is driven by innovation assets, proprietary platforms, and complex commercial ecosystems.
We are consistently engaged on high-value, cross-border, and innovation-led transactions where IP ownership, data rights, and technology commercialization are central to deal strategy, valuation, and risk allocation.
Our clients rely on us to execute in time-sensitive, highly negotiated environments, where precision, market judgment, and deep technical fluency directly shape outcomes.
How We Help Clients
We counsel technology companies, enterprise users, and investors on the full range of technology transactions, including
- Patent licensing, including standard-essential and cross-border arrangements
- AI, machine learning, and data commercialization frameworks
- Carve-outs, spinouts, and other IP-intensive platform transactions
- Freedom-to-operate analysis, patent strategy, and IP risk allocation
- Data rights, governance, and technology commercialization counseling
- Distribution, supply, and commercialization agreements
- Software, Cloud, SaaS, and data infrastructure transactions
- Blockchain licensing, smart contracts, and digital asset arrangements
Awards
We are consistently recognized among the top practitioners in intellectual property transactions and licensing, with honors reflecting our impact on high-value collaborations and strategic transactions.
- Chambers USA – Intellectual Property; Technology
- The Legal 500 US – Intellectual Property; Technology Transactions
- The Global IP Awards “United States Transactions Firm of the Year” (2024)
- American Lawyer’s California Legal Awards “Women Leaders in Tech Law” (2024)
- Managing IP Americas Awards “IP Transactions Firm of the Year” (2023, 2025)
- Super Lawyers Rising Star (2020-2024)
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly “Go To Lawyers in Intellectual Property” (2021)
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly “Top Women of Law” (2020)
- The M&A Advisor “M&A Deal of the Year” (Between $1– $5 Billion) for advising The Vistria Group in its acquisition of PANTHERxRare (2023)
Experience
We advise clients on the intellectual property aspects of technology transactions, including software licensing, SaaS and cloud services agreements, technology acquisitions, development and commercialization arrangements, and strategic partnerships.
Software, Platforms & Digital Infrastructure Transactions
- Altimeter Growth Corp. in its $39.6 billion merger with Grab Holdings, a super-app digital ecosystem platform.
- Bain Capital in the $5.6 billion acquisition of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc., a cloud-based education software platform.
- Bloomberg in its acquisition of Broadway Technology, a trading systems and fintech infrastructure platform.
- Charlesbank Capital Partners in its acquisition of Titan Cloud Software, a SaaS platform for operational management.
- EQT Private Equity in its acquisition of Avetta, a global supply chain risk management software platform.
- Genstar Capital:
- in its acquisition of Docupace, a wealth management back-office software platform.
- in its investment in AffiniPay, a practice management SaaS and embedded payments platform.
- GI Partners in its acquisition of GTY Technology Holdings Inc., a cloud-based government software platform.
- HP Inc. in its $3.3 billion acquisition of Poly, a collaboration technology platform.
- Longview Acquisition Corp. in its $1.5 billion business combination with Butterfly Network, a digital imaging and AI-enabled healthcare platform.
- Managed by Q and Conductor in sales to WeWork, workplace management and digital marketing platforms.
- Nexthink in its $3 billion majority investment by Vista Equity Partners, a digital employee experience software platform.
- TA Associates in the formation of Momentive Software through the acquisition of Community Brands divisions.
- TPG Capital:
- in its $2.2 billion acquisition of ClaimsXten, a healthcare claims software platform.
- portfolio company Lyric in the acquisition of ClaimShark, an enterprise payment integrity software platform.
- Xerox Holdings Corporation in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Lexmark International, a document management technology platform.
Semiconductors, Hardware & Technology-Enabled Systems
- Fidelity in connection with electronic trading platform and alternative trading system business combinations.
- Home Depot in a tokenization agreement with Fiserv relating to digital payments and fintech infrastructure.
- MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition of Wolfspeed’s RF business, strengthening semiconductor communications capabilities.
- Qorvo:
- in the sale of its United Silicon Carbide subsidiary and SiC JFET technology business to onsemi.
- in development and supply agreements for semiconductor-enabled diagnostic and sensing technologies.
- TravelCenters of America in a collaboration with Nikola Corporation on hydrogen fueling infrastructure enabled by digital systems integration.
AI, Data Rights, Licensing & Emerging Technology
- Asimov on licensing and IP counseling for synthetic biology and computer-aided therapeutic design platforms.
- Deconet (Decentralized Code Network) in structuring blockchain-based smart contract licensing architecture recognized by the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards.
- Genesis Molecular AI in multiple AI-driven drug discovery collaborations, including a multi-target collaboration with Genentech and a five-target collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company (up to $670 million in potential payments).
- Ginkgo Bioworks in a five-year AI and cloud computing partnership with Google Cloud supporting AI tools for biology and biosecurity applications.
- Iterative Health in AI and machine learning-based strategic partnerships for computational gastroenterology and precision medicine applications.
- Numerion Labs in a multi-target AI-enabled drug discovery collaboration with Sanofi, with potential payments of approximately $1.2 billion.
- PathAI on intellectual property and data strategy matters supporting AI-driven pathology platforms.
- Pfizer in a research collaboration and subsequent $74 million acquisition of ResApp Health, a mobile AI platform for respiratory disease detection.
- Recursion Pharmaceuticals in its collaboration with Enamine to generate AI-enabled molecular screening libraries using machine learning-based protein-ligand prediction tools.
- Sanofi in a $1+ billion strategic AI collaboration with BioMap to develop protein large language models for biologics discovery and development.
- Sixth Street in its Series C investment in ConcertAI, an AI and data analytics SaaS platform for clinical research and real-world evidence.
- Several biopharmaceutical companies on the use of AI for drug development, including assistance with contract negotiation, vendor qualification best practices, and the creation of internal AI governance policies, all within the complex regulatory landscape of FDA requirements.
- A leading private equity sponsor and its portfolio companies on the development and implementation of AI governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with the Investment Company Act and evolving SEC regulatory guidance on AI use in investment management.
- A large nonprofit health system and its affiliates with negotiating AI SaaS agreements to support care management, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and other healthcare regulatory requirements.
- Investment management and hedge fund clients on the acquisition and management of AI, data, and technology systems for investment strategies and algorithmic trading.
- A global data broker on alternative data management strategies, AI vendor screening, and third-party data agreements.
- A major hedge fund on privacy and data governance issues related to use of mobile device data for investment purposes.
