Representative Matters
Deborah has helped her clients achieve successful business relationships, revamp and streamline their contracts, commercialize their technologies, protect their assets, educate their employees about legal matters, resolve difficult disputes, and protect themselves from liability.
High Tech
- Restructured, rewrote, and simplified processes for all master software license and cloud services agreements for numerous technology companies
- Negotiated and drafted VAR agreements between a venture-backed developer of high-performance multi-service data center-class security gateway applications and major European and Japanese distributors
- Advised a start-up manufacturer of optical telecommunications switches on intellectual property protection issues and licensing strategies, and prepared master hardware purchase, software license, and maintenance service agreements
- Prepared and negotiated three-party source code and OEM agreements for a private company with a leading desktop connectivity software company and a global leader in electronics and electrical engineering for the adaptation and distribution of power monitoring software
- Negotiated and drafted OEM agreements between a developer of video transport software solutions and a global communications service provider for use in the cable television, satellite and telecommunications industries
- Prepared and negotiated of a series of strategic partnership agreements between a venture-backed developer of three dimensional earth visualization software and a leading supplier of satellite images and aerial photography
- Served as lead legal negotiator for a global leader in power availability solutions for a software development and marketing agreement with Microsoft for the inclusion and distribution of power protection software in Windows® operating system
Business
- Developed independent contractor agreements and advised on employment-related matters, such as nondisclosure/confidentiality, noncompetition, and intellectual property protection for numerous companies
- Advised on and negotiated office share agreements and commercial leases for offices, retail stores, and health care facilities
- Prepared limited liability partnership and company agreements for start-up enterprises
- Advised family businesses on the restructuring of company assets to better facilitate business succession planning
Individuals
- Advised numerous business people and executives on provisions in independent contractor and employment contracts, including on noncompete terms, confidentiality requirements, separation/severance terms, and intellectual property ownership
- Developed and prepared estate plans for individuals and families involving matters such as business and real estate ownership, charitable giving, digital and intellectual property assets, and dependents with special needs