Technology Transactions

Crowell & Moring’s Technology Transactions team has the deep and nuanced understanding of technology, the issues, and the evolving data economy and intellectual property landscape to provide clients on either side of the negotiation table with agile and cross-disciplinary counsel in the creation, acquisition, use and commercial exploitation of technology. We provide strategic guidance to global organizations and emerging tech companies alike on the full range of technology transactions, as well as on the regulatory frameworks impacting technology and data – all with the important goal of efficiently closing the transaction and putting our client in the position to maximize its chances for success and driving revenue in the marketplace.

As a firm focused on serving the technology sector, we know the trends in IT legal issues and strategic transactions. Our clients operate across a wide-variety of sectors including: aerospace and aeronautics, AI, autonomous vehicles and auto tech, big data, cleantech, cloud computing, cybersecurity, defense, digital advertising, digital health, enterprise software, food tech, IoT, fintech, retail products, medical device, and 3D printing. We understand business models and practices in the relevant industries and use our unparalleled legal expertise and business savvy to help clients grow and succeed.

Experienced in Today's Top Technology Sectors and Transactions

New use cases present new risks that must be mitigated in commercial transactions. Once-simple, straightforward deals have transformed into deep, lingering negotiations where rights regarding technology and data are vigorously discussed, and inefficiencies prevail under short turnaround times and tight resource constraints. Crowell & Moring’s Technology Transaction team plugs seamlessly into in-house client teams and with executives to structure, negotiate, and implement transactions that safeguard client interests.

Our corporate, data privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual property, regulatory and tax lawyers collaborate to provide legal expertise, technical knowledge, and business acumen across a wide variety of technology transactions and data categories, including:

• Artificial Intelligence and machine learning
• Data analytics and cloud computing
• SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, as well as AIaaS and AI PaaS
• Software development
• IP licensing
• Software and software services licensing
• Data processing agreements
• Data rights and transfer
• Manufacturing and supply agreements
• Reseller and distribution agreements
• Outsourcing
• Professional services
• Research and development and collaborative research agreements
• Strategic alliances and joint development
• License arrangements with leading research universities
• Virtual and augmented reality
• Web and mobile terms of service and privacy policies