Technology and new media is another firm backbone.  We have worked with multiple IT companies, healthcare IT, entertainment IT and various media companies on all facets of their business.  The founding partners have been C-level employees and part-owners in technology and media companies.  Any player in the IT and media world will tell you that good counsel in this area must understand funding at all levels, creative corporate structures, key employee agreements, and intellectual property law.  Being well-versed in all of these areas as well as the tax ramifications gives our clients a comfort and an edge as they embark on new projects with us behind them.    

Below are some examples of the work that the lawyers within the firm have done in this area:

–Advice regarding entity and venue choice for home office in a multi-state company 

–Advice regarding corporate structure also with regard to succession planning

–Advice with regard to separation of intellectual property assets in holding companies

-Advice regarding entity formation for e-commerce companies

-Advice regarding funding and valuations for e-commerce companies

-Assistance with valuations for buy-sell/shareholders agreements

-Litigation avoidance in shareholder purchase agreements

-Litigation assistance in shareholder purchase agreements

-Advice regarding entity formation for e-commerce companies

-Advice regarding funding and valuations for e-commerce companies

-Incentive agreements for media business brokers

-Internet radio company and new media advertising sales agreements

-Software development agreement and data ownership agreements for media and marketing companies

-Sales of web development and data companies

-Negotiation of coder agreements with stock options and incentive bonuses in media companies

-“Notice and takedown” letters for ISP’s

-First amendment defense analysis regarding prior restraint

-Fair Use Analysis

-Legal review of documentaries and book publisher assets

-Terms of service agreements

-DMCA notice and take down letters