James Nelson is a corporate attorney with a focus on intellectual property and significant experience in technology and sourcing transactions. He represents companies engaged in the development, production and commercialization of intellectual property assets, as well as a host of corporate matters, including financing, company formation, joint ventures and general M&A matters.
 
Mr. Nelson has particular experience with sourcing transactions - working with both major corporate customers as well as technology and business process vendors. He has led sourcing transactions involving traditional call center operations, information technology, real estate management and business process outsourcing services. These sourcing deals have been competitive bid and sole source and many have involved working in cooperation with third party intermediaries.
 
His technology transaction work involves the acquisition, licensing or disposition of intellectual property assets. He also provides counsel to early stage companies in corporate matters related to formation, funding, and day to day operations. He also counsels companies regarding privacy matters, including compliance with foreign and domestic privacy laws and standards.

Mr. Nelson's clients range from startups to Fortune 100 companies and represent a wide range of sectors, including the financial services, technology, media, pharmaceuticals, consumer products and communications industries.

Significant Matters

• Represented a successful online media startup in the sale of its business to an online media conglomerate.
• Represented a software firm selling solutions to the oil and gas industry on general corporate matters, licensing and strategic alliances.
• Represented a major communications firm in the outsourcing of its real estate management services.
• Represented a service provider in negotiating an outsourcing services agreement for the delivery of application and development services to a major brewery.
• Represented a major technology company in the development and documentation of its alliance relationships to improve development and distribution efforts.
• IT and e-commerce counsel to a Fortune 100 retailer, including the negotiation of software licensing and other technology procurement agreements.
• Providing general corporate and technology services to an emerging company providing application service provider solutions for sales-force management.
• Advisor to multinational corporations on a variety of online contracting, online content and data privacy issues relating to their e-commerce activities, including strategies for complying with the European Directive on Data Protection and other European e-commerce directives.

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