Daniel Ray

IP and Technology Licensing Transactions

• Technology Sector:
  • Represented a leading mobile payment company in renegotiating a key intellectual property cross-license agreement.
  • Represented an automated vehicle start-up in negotiating agreements with its first customers and suppliers.
  • Represented a corporate venture fund in structuring and negotiating a strategic relationship and venture investment in several startups.
  • Represented a major industrial software supplier in negotiating agreements for on-premise and cloud-based software solutions.
• Life Sciences Sector:
  • Negotiated the purchase of several royalty payment streams on behalf of a pharmaceutical royalty fund.
• Financial Services Sector:
  • Advised a top-tier wealth management firm in negotiating a series of agreements to implement a new mortgage origination platform.

R&D/Product Counseling

• Technology Sector:
  
  • Represented a worldwide social network company in strategizing and negotiating agreements for its R&D division.
  • Advised a major automaker on the development and marketing of its first wearable mobility device.
  • Represented a sustainable activewear company in its design, development and manufacturing agreements with various players in the industry, including government contracts.
• Life Sciences Sector:
  
  • Advised a pharmaceutical company on the development and launch of several direct-to-consumer offerings.
• Media and Entertainment Sector:
  
  • Advised a streaming music service provider on open-source software and related issues in connection with its platform and mobile apps.

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Technology Sector:
  
  • Advised Clearlake Capital in its acquisition of the SaaS-based operations management provider Dude Solutions.
  • Represented Vector Capital in its sale of CollabNet, an agile development and DevOps vendor, to TPG Capital.
  • Advised Airbnb, Inc. in its acquisition of Trooly.
• Financial Services Sector:
  
  • Represented the board of an international bank in its acquisition by an outside investor.
• Clean Energy Sector:
  
  • Represented GE in its solar energy joint venture with BlackRock.

Data, Security and Privacy

• Technology Sector:
  • Advised a food delivery startup on data-related issues in connection with its initial product launch.
  • Advised a major online consumer service on anticipating and responding to a number of security and privacy concerns.
  • Advised a behavioral advertising startup on privacy and data security issues in its commercial relationships.

Pro Bono

• Coordinated nationwide program to assist undocumented childhood immigrants.
• Advised a regional foodbank in launching its first online ordering platform.
• Represented a women’s professional network in connection with privacy matters.

Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley