Wood & Lee is a pioneer in representing technology companies in the telecommunications, computer, multimedia and Internet industries. We help emerging and leading technology companies secure funding, establish strategic alliances, commercialise their products and services through technology licensing, and protect their intellectual property rights.
Information Technology
The globalisation of markets and the commercialisation of innovative technologies represent unprecedented challenges for both emerging and established information technology (IT) companies, including from a legal standpoint. Wood & Lee lawyers advise clients in a broad range of technology-related transactions, from technology license agreements to outsourcing and computer service contracts, financing agreements and various forms of intellectual property protection. Our clients include:
- systems integrators and consultancies
- start-ups and leading e-commerce companies
- software companies
- application and Internet service providers and cloud computing
- hardware designers, manufacturers and suppliers
- outsourcers and database service providers
- a wide array of technology buyers in all areas of the economy including financial services and banking, healthcare, education and energy
Our Capabilities
Wood & Lee lawyers provide advice in connection with:- Systems integration – assisting both vendors and buyers to negotiate and implement large systems upgrades and integration projects.
- Outsourcing – negotiating all aspects of complex outsourcing transactions, including in relation to service level agreements, intellectual property, data and privacy, change management, tax, currency and other financial aspects of long-term and multi-jurisdiction relationships.
- Intellectual property – providing expert advice on the licensing, transfer, non-disclosure and protection of intellectual property, including copyright, patents, trade-marks, domain names and trade secrets.
- Privacy, information and GDPR management and compliance – advising on the development and implementation of security policies and document and data management programs, including all aspects of digital security, encryption infrastructures and electronic network security; conducting of privacy audits; analysis of business strategy, regulatory compliance and risk management issues; implementation of online privacy policies; examination of privacy regimes in other countries; constant monitoring of developments worldwide regarding privacy law and information management.
- Procurement – assisting vendors to manage and successfully complete complex procurement initiatives from inception; assisting vendors to respond to requests for proposal (RFPs) and requests for quotation (RFQs) and negotiate resulting agreements in all types of contexts and processes.
- Litigation – injunctions, class actions, domain name disputes, all forms of intellectual property, competition/antitrust, computer hardware and software litigation.
- Health law – electronic medical record (EMR) keeping; privacy violation investigations; drafting, developing and updating privacy and security procedures; expert diagnostic systems; telemedicine; master patient index (MPI); clinical data repositories; electronic signatures.
- Corporate and commercial issues – financing, mergers and acquisitions of IT companies, strategic alliances, electronic banking, tax matters, e-commerce and Internet transactions, co-branding and joint ventures.
- venture capital financings and public offerings
- mergers and acquisitions
- licensing and strategic ventures
- patents, trademarks and copyrights
- e-commerce transactions
- employment and executive compensation
- intellectual property litigation
- tax planning and tax controversies
- international transactions
- software piracy
- privacy protection
- computer security
- online music piracy
- domain name rights
- consumer protection