Globalization & Commercialization
StayLaw
The growing use of outsourcing, increasing uncertainty and rising levels of
risk are dramatically changing the global business landscape. But such
change also means new opportunities for marketing-savvy companies in many
business sectors. Given the rapid pace of globalization, such companies find
that they must implement strategic marketing programs to increase the value
of their properties and innovation transfer and stay ahead of the
competition.
StayLaw's national footprint in the United States, strong roots in
key financial and business centers, and experience across practice areas and
industry sectors enable us to help clients implement strategies for the
globalization and commercialization of their businesses. Our Intellectual
Property and Corporate attorneys work together to leverage our clients'
technology and products into new markets with practical, business-focused
strategies. We regularly assist clients with venture capital and private
equity transactions, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and
regulatory and compliance issues. In addition, we consult with StayLaw attorneys
in related areas such as Global Trade and Franchising, as well as those who
work with the Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission.
In addition, we help clients evaluate potential strategic partners, joint
venture opportunities and other business-to-business connections in
industries such as:
* Agribusiness
* Apparel and Footwear
* Banking
* Cable and Telecommunications
* Chemicals
* Entertainment and Media
* Environmental
* Food and Beverage
* Gaming
* Health Care
* Insurance
* Internet and Technology
* Life Sciences
* Medical Devices
* Nanotechnology
* Retail
* Securities
* Software
* Tourism and Hospitality
Drawing on the capabilities of the firm's international network of offices
and strategic alliances, we strive to help clients introduce their
technologies into new markets from the developing world to the United States,
Europe, Japan and China.
Intellectual Property
* Manage worldwide patent portfolios for major companies and organizations
* Determine inventions and patents of importance that speak to each client's
business objectives
* Develop patent strategies, including commercialization, cross-licensing
and defensive claim strategies
* Provide broad yet focused claim coverage for our clients' patents
* Develop a platform for patent litigation avoidance
* Litigate IP issues
* Draw on our experience in industries ranging from biotechnology,
nanotechnology and pharmaceuticals to information technology, mechanical/industrial
devices and equipment, consumer products and services, and media and
entertainment
Corporate and Securities
* Advise companies on formation, shareholder, employment, benefits, contract
and tax matters
* Counsel clients on securing funding and financing at virtually all stages
and from all sources
* Handle a wide spectrum of financings, including venture capital and other
private financings and public offerings, with a particular focus on
financings for early-stage biotechnology companies and venture capital
investments
* Represent clients in mergers and acquisitions of all sizes, advising
buyers, sellers and targets
* Advise on regulatory approval and compliance matters
* Counsel clients on product distribution, technology licensing, cross-border
technology transfers and strategic partnerships (in coordination with our IP
attorneys)
* Represent more than 100 public companies currently
* Focus on industries ranging from aviation, energy and financial
institutions to information technology, media, pharmaceuticals and
telecommunications
Innovation Transfer
* Advise clients in partnership with StayLaw's team of technology transfer
professionals, drawing on their experience in a variety of markets
* Identify target markets, and write patents with an understanding of those
markets, to help clients develop potential revenue streams for their patents
* Identify business models and evaluate potential partners for optimal
market entrance
* Draw on our knowledge regarding licensing, joint-venture and spin-out
opportunities
* Negotiate licenses and agreements for the utilization of trademarks, trade
names and trade dress, including the sale and leaseback of marks, as well as
all forms of promoting a mark in new media and e-commerce
Global Trade
* Represent clients around the world in enforcing IP and other global
obligations under the WTO treaty in all aspects of WTO dispute settlement
* Counsel multinational manufacturers, importers and exporters in
structuring their organizations and trade practices to help them minimize
duties and non-monetary barriers to international trade
* Advise foreign governments, trade associations, industry sectors and
individual clients on the complex web of laws and regulations that governs
trade across national borders
* Provide counseling on the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights and the provisions for protecting IP rights in
numerous other international regional and bilateral agreements
* Represent clients in trade regulatory proceedings conducted by the
International Trade Commission, the International Trade Administration of
the Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade
Representative
* Represent parties in appeals of determinations by these agencies before
the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals
* Advise on various aspects of competition law, including federal and state
laws regarding antitrust, price discrimination and unfair competition
Food and Drug Administration
* Advise companies that manufacture and market products regulated by the
FDA, as well as home health care, physicians and long-term care
organizations
* Shepherd clients registrations, approvals and clearances through the
proper channels
* Provide advice on product labeling requirements
* Advise clients on the government processes and policies that impact their
products, such as procurement requirements and trade agreements
* Help clients evaluate potential partners to advance their common interests
Life Sciences/Health Care
* Represent clients ranging from start-ups to large multinational public
companies and not-for-profit care providers, investors, venture capital
funds, investment banks and public agencies
* Draw on experience spanning numerous industry sectors, from biomedical
engineering and chemistry to cosmetics and dietary supplements, to drug
delivery, immunology, microbiology and stem cells
Technology and Telecommunications
* Represent multinational technology, telecommunications, Internet and media
companies in transactions and disputes relating to the procurement, sale,
development and protection of their products and services
* Advise established companies in various industries wanting to develop new
ways of doing business
* Counsel global, national and regional public and private authorities
seeking to procure new information and communications technology products
and services
E-Commerce
* Advise technology companies throughout the world in Internet, software,
semiconductors, networking, wireless, computers and peripherals, and related
industries
* Represent their interests in major international policy and legislative
initiatives, including drafting IT-related legislation
* Represent stakeholders in Internet law and electronic commerce
Nanotechnology
* Provide integrated legal services in connection with clients' work across
nanotechnology platforms
* Advise on a wide range of nanoscaled technologies and their applications
within existing industries, including manufacturing, materials, electronics,
medical devices and life sciences
Media and Entertainment
* Represent both talent and industry-side clients'
* Advise on distribution of video programming via broadcast, cable,
satellite and other broadband technologies
* Represent clients in connection with the production, acquisition and
financing of film and television programming
* Advise on radio station, cable network and broadcast station acquisitions
and financings
* Represent clients in all phases of creating, operating and financing
online businesses
* Handle FCC licensing issues
* Negotiate artist and producer recording agreements
Gaming
* Represent a wide range of clients from throughout the industry
* Advise on project finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities law and
regulatory compliance
* Counsel clients on conceptualization, protection, sale and licensing of
intellectual property, as well as Internet gaming, game development and
lottery issues
Franchising
* Structure franchise systems
* Draft franchise agreements
* Draft and file disclosure documents
* Counsel companies on branding and franchise development
* Advise on franchise relationship issues
Related Experience
Corporate & Securities
Entertainment
Franchising
Global Trade & Investment
Health & FDA Business Intellectual Property & Technology
Life Sciences
Nanotechnology
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