An International Perspective on the Evolution of E-Commerce

An International Perspective on the Evolution of E-Commerce

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Clients turn to us to advance their objectives and manage risk in today’s complex, ever-changing global trade landscape.
We leverage technical knowledge, business acumen and legal experience to structure, prepare and negotiate innovative and effective technology-related agreements.
For companies in the life sciences sphere, licensing intellectual property and establishing strategic alliances are critical. WilmerHale’s experienced licensing lawyers shepherd biotech, pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical device clients of all sizes through the complex transactions that make their businesses possible, including a broad range of licensing, collaboration, strategic alliance and joint venture agreements. Our attorneys also excel at brokering manufacturing and supply agreements, contract research and development agreements, distribution and commercialization services agreements, and material transfer and confidentiality agreements. They also frequently represent life sciences clients as they license patents—often the foundations of their companies—from, and sponsor research at, leading academic institutions across the United States and Europe. Backed not only by their own experience but also the deep well of knowledge possessed by the firm’s patent, tax, antitrust and EU competition lawyers, our transactional attorneys are ready to handle even the most multifaceted matters. Our team helps clients protect their innovations, forge strategic alliances, and successfully navigate a complex, dynamic industry.
Our clients in the ever-changing and fiercely competitive hardware, software, IT and services industries depend on us to strategize and negotiate transactions that take advantage of opportunities now while protecting their innovations and preserving flexibility for the future. We structure, negotiate and draft all types of licensing, distribution, product development, joint venture and strategic alliance agreements for these clients, often drawing on the deep experience of WilmerHale’s unique capabilities in regulatory, intellectual property, corporate and tax law. We represent both mature and emerging companies with business models centered around offering software and/or professional services relating to analyzing and extracting insights from large data sets. We frequently draft and negotiate data license agreements, software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements, website terms and other services agreements in which data is the core subject of the license. We also advise technology clients on big data issues that arise in outsourcing, joint venture and other transactional matters. Our attorneys keep a close watch on internet-related legislative and regulatory developments in the United States, the European Union and elsewhere, and leverage our up-to-the-minute knowledge to advise clients in areas such as data privacy and security, copyright infringement, and export restrictions.
A recent Singapore conference addressed the issue "Electronic Commerce - New Opportunities for Prosperity." The keynote address was given by Liang Moung, Assistant Director (Electronic Commerce)of Singapore's National Computer Board. Other speakers discussed:
The presentation on U.S. e-commerce highlighted success stories as well as a few failures, and reviewed lessons learned from both. The presentation reviewed technological developments which should accelerate the growth of e-commerce in the United States, and business and legal obstacles (such as privacy concerns) which will need to be overcome before e-commerce can reach its full potential. Click here to review the presentation slides.
The Singapore conference was sponsored by the Pacific Rim Advisory Council ("PRAC"), a network of 27 law firms (including Hale and Dorr) based in 22 countries throughout North and South America, South and East Asia and Australasia. PRAC meets semi-annually to discuss emerging trends in international business, law and the practice of law.

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