Software, Technology and Licensing Team
Our approach
Our approach is to offer strategic and business oriented advice. We view technology not only as an important business investment but an essential key to the growth and success of your business. Our attorneys are skilled negotiators who efficiently review contracts and identify the most important issues you need to know and care about. Our skill set extends beyond reading contracts: we help clients with strategy, get deals done and serve as our clients' advocates, protecting their interests and solving problems that may arise down the line.
What we do
Whether you are a business with a long operating history or a start up, Reinhart's Software, Technology and Licensing Team can assist you with making important decisions about the technology that is needed to grow and develop your business.
Our attorneys guide clients through the complexities of software and technology licensing, source code protection, data privacy and security issues and e-discovery issues. We help technology companies in need of venture financing, health care organizations with software and technology purchases, and software and technology companies with managing and resolving disputes and litigation. We assist our clients with software and technology export rules, tax issues (both international and domestic) and consulting arrangements.
When it comes time for our technology clients to buy a business in furtherance of their growth strategy or to sell their technology business or division as an exit strategy, we can provide the knowledge necessary to structure and negotiate the deal.
Our experience
Attorneys on our team have a deep background in software and technology based legal matters and have represented both vendors and purchasers of software and technology. We know and understand the myriad of issues that may arise in testing, purchasing and using software and other technology, and we use this expertise to mitigate the risks associated with such issues.
Several of our attorneys have either programming experience, technology consulting experience and/or have owned a software company. Our attorneys are familiar with and understand the issues and complexities surrounding the use of open source software products and one of our attorneys has attended training from and received Black Duck Legal Certification to understand and interpret the legal aspects of open source software audits.