Industries
Technology
2020 Tech Firm of the Year (Law360)
Practices
7,000+
high-growth company clients, from pre-formation founder teams to many of the most sophisticated tech companies in the world
#1
for technology and life sciences IPOs in Q3 2020
1,000+
M&A transactions for an aggregate value of $555+ billion since 2020
#1
law firm for VC Financings in the US and Globally in Q3 2023 (PitchBook)
1,000+
C deals annually, representing both companies and investors across a range of technology-related market segments
29%
Represent 29% of US-based unicorns
Experience representing companies and investors gives us insight into prevailing terms, structures and practices for financings of technology firms at all stages of development
6x
Market-leading cyber/data/privacy practice, recognized as a six-time Law360 Privacy Practice Group of the Year and a two-time Recorder Privacy & Data Security Litigation Department of the Year, with a track record of successfully defending companies at the intersection of law and innovation
Defeated class certification in a potential trillion-dollar class action brought against Google claiming that the automated processing of emails in the Gmail system violates various federal and state wiretapping statutes
1st
Secured the first acquittal in any criminal prosecution in the United States related to stock option backdating charges, successfully defending the former general counsel of a software company against actions brought by the federal government
500+
securities cases in the last 10 years for companies like Qualcomm, PureStorage, AMD and MobileIron – one of the most active practices for the defense of issuers in shareholder litigation in the US
100+
One of the most active corporate restructuring and bankruptcy practices in the country, handling 100+ cases in court over the past 5 years for companies such as Fuhu, Hipcricket, KIT Digital and Vertis Holdings
Represented numerous technology companies in employment litigation including wrongful discharge, discrimination and harassment claims and wage and hour class actions
60+
antitrust merger filings in 2017 with an aggregate value of $25+ billion – 60% in the technology sector
140+
Counsel to 140+ public technology companies on corporate governance and securities matters
Counsel US and foreign companies on compliance with US laws and regulations governing the cross-border movement of goods, services and technology and affecting the way US companies conduct business overseas
Provide regulatory compliance advice on international, federal, state and local employment and labor laws, including affirmative action, discrimination, wage and hour, health and safety, unions and collective bargaining, compensation and benefits
Represent technology clients in data security investigations and inquiries by the FTC, Department of Health and Human Services, state attorneys general, European Union Data Protection Authorities and UK Financial Regulators
Government analytics practice that provides technology clients with federal public policy insights and regulatory strategies to make informed business decisions
Serve as patent litigation counsel to tech leaders and innovators such as Facebook, Google, HTC, Motorola Mobility, Snap and Qualcomm
Invalidated 40+ competitor and third-party patents in the last 3 years on behalf of Facebook, HTC, King.com, MLB Advanced Media, ServiceNow and Websense, among others
500+
Tech patent counseling and prosecution clients worldwide
1000+
Represent 1,000+ companies worldwide in all aspects of trademark, copyright and advertising matters, including some of the biggest names in technology such as Google and LinkedIn
PhDs/MS degrees in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering and physics