About Peter

Peter Burns focuses on domestic and international intellectual property and technology-related transactions, with an emphasis on structuring and negotiating deals involving business process and information technology outsourcing, clean technology, Software as a Service, OEM, VAR and other distribution arrangements and other technology-related matters. He represents emerging to multinational public companies in the renewable energy, wireless communications, semiconductor, internet, banking, software, services and hardware industries. He also counsels clients on the intellectual property aspects of strategic alliances, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and financings. 

I'm focused on achieving commercial results from outsourcing and transactions involving the acquisition, development and commercialization of technology.

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Experience

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Admissions and credentials

  • California

Rankings and accolades

Legal 500: Technology Transactions


Memberships and affiliations

  • American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section
  • American Bar Association - Section of Science and Technology Law
  • Licensing Executives Society

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