AGG provides assistance in addressing the multitude of questions and concerns that technology clients must address:

• Business formations geared to special needs of high tech companies
• Structuring employee stock and stock option plans, shareholder agreements, employment agreements, compensation and benefit plans
• Registration and enforcement technology, employment, contractual, and intellectual property rights
• Business tax planning
• IPOs, private venture capital and bank and other institutional debt financings.
• Structuring and negotiating equity and debt infusions.
• Structuring mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
• Preparing software and other technology development agreements, OEM, VAR, licensing, and distribution agreements.
• Negotiating joint ventures, alliances, and strategic partnerships.
• Preparing and arranging multi-jurisdictional coordination of international distribution and other agreements.
• Complying with multi-national governmental regulations.
• Preparation of internal and external agreements to limit the risks associated with Network Security (Internet, Intranet, Extranet, UPN).
• Domain name transfers and dispute resolution
• Structuring agreements for wireless and cable based delivery of Internet services

Together with our transactional and litigation colleagues in business, labor and employment, tax, and employee benefits, we provide the complete representation needed by rapidly growing companies.

For more information on this practice area, contact

• Stephen M. Dorvee, Practice Leader