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In addition to providing general
corporate counsel, our clients benefit
from industry-specific transactions.
The following lists a selection of our attorneys' current and/or prior
clients and representative
transactions. Please select an industry to view the applicable
representative transactions.
- Semiconductors
- Software and Other Technology
- Internet Technology and
Infrastructure
- E-Commerce and Content
- Energy and Conservation
- Venture Capital
SEMICONDUCTORS
Magma Design, NexGen (acquired by AMD), Sonic Blue (formerly S3), ZSP
Representative
Transactions:
- Digital 5 - Joint DSP
technology development agreement with Zoran
- Sonic Blue - licensed audio-related technology from
SRS, Dolby and other companies that Sonic Blue incorporated into its
PCI-based audio chip
- G2 Networks - Gigabit Ethernet chip development
agreements
- Magma Design - Multimillion dollar sales agreements
with Hitachi, Sun and others
- NexGen - Technology development agreement with
international semiconductor leader
- ZSP - sales representation and distribution
agreements for DSP chips
SOFTWARE AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY
Alchemedia Technologies, Ashlar, Digital 5, Digital Fuel, Instant802
Networks, Keri Systems, Lyris Technologies, Rebis, SRI, Stanford
University
Representative Transactions
- Alchemedia - All software
license and support agreements; OEM agreements, including integration
with RSA Security's BSAFE (encryption) technology; Reseller and
distribution agreements with Adobe, Akamai, SPSS and OpenText;
Strategic alliance agreements with Oracle and Lotus/IBM.
- Digital 5 - Overseas manufacturing agreements; OEM
agreements with leading consumer electronics companies including
Thomson and Philips; Intellectual property counseling to help launch
leading MP3 and other consumer electronics products
- Lyris - Acquisition of SparkLIST.com that closed in
August 2002; Revenue generating contracts, including enterprise and
consumer software license and distribution agreements; Enforcement of
confidentiality agreements.
- Rebis - VAR and distribution agreements for CAD/CAM
software
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INTERNET TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Adaptive Media (renamed Vuent), Aptimus, Best Internet, Deluxe Digital
Media, Internet Devices (acquired by Alcatel), InTouch Group, NETCOM,
Network Solutions Inc. (NSI), SoftCoin, Xpedior
Representative Transactions:
- Adaptive Media - codec
technology licenses from Lucent, and technology licenses to Microsoft
and Netscape.
- Devicescape - incorporation, Series A financing,
in-bound technology agreements, distribution agreements, and other
corporate and technology transactions.
- Aptimus (formerly XMarkstheSpot)- All revenue
generating agreements, including over 100 technology services
agreements and strategic alliance agreements, and all vendor contracts.
- PacketHop - spin-off from SRI, and all technology
licensing agreements.
- SoftCoin - Technology services agreements with
Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, Verizon Wireless, and Frito-Lay with
an aggregate value exceeding $7M; Strategic alliance agreements,
including with AOL.
- Xpedior - technology development agreements with
companies such as MCI and Forte
- AboveNet, NETCOM, Best Internet and other
ISP/hosting companies - all agreements required to provide ISP services
including equipment leases, co-location agreements, network services
agreements, consumer services agreements, acceptable use guidelines,
web site hosting agreements, advertising agreements and network peering
agreements.
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E-COMMERCE AND CONTENT
Abilizer, Birkenstock, Briefing.com, SmartAge, PeopleSupport,
Pointcast, Remarq (acquired by Critical Path)
Representative Transactions:
- Connexus (Netblue) -
Advertising
counseling, advertising agreements, and service agreements.
- SmartAge - E-commerce agreements, content licenses,
and strategic alliances including agreements with AOL, 24/7, AT&T,
CommTouch, DoubleClick, Excite@Home, Go (Disney), NetObjects, Screaming
Media, Virtual and Communities; Technology licenses including
agreements with Art Technology Group, Oracle and Unisys.
ENERGY AND CONSERVATION
PowerLight, Environmental Defense, Destination
Conservation, Rainforest Action Network
- Magenn
Power.
- PowerLight - Commercial
contracts including direct sales agreements, VAR, distributor,
affiliate and subcontractor agreements and and government contracts
(with value exceeding $1.3M).
- Rainforest Action Network - Managed extensive
trademark licensing program.
VENTURE CAPITAL
Allen & Bruckeridge, DeviceScape (formerly Instant802 Networks),
Sonic Blue, SmartAge
- Allen & Bruckeridge -
Venture investments into companies as part of spin-offs from Philips
and other companies.
- DeviceScape - represented company in Series A
financing from August Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
that closed in September 2002..
- SmartAge - Series B ($7M led by Accel Partners),
Series C ($40M led by Softbank).
- Sonic Blue - private placements tied to licenses in
companies including Faroudja and Intervista.
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