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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
1801 13TH STREET
SUITE 300
BOULDER, CO 80302
COLORADO
United States

Work Department

Technology, Commercial and Government Affairs

Position

Associate – Corporate and Finance Transactions

Career

Darian is an associate in the Technology and Commercial Transactions team. He focuses primarily on complex intellectual property, technology, and commercial transactions.

Darian guides clients through a broad spectrum of complex transactions across several industries. With a diverse background in both in-house and private practice experience, he is able to draft and negotiate a broad range of agreements that protect and maximize the value of clients’ intellectual property interests in order to achieve their strategic objectives. These agreements include supply agreements, licensing agreements, service agreements, SaaS agreements, consulting agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and other supplemental and strategic commercial contracts.

Darian also has experience advising clients on relevant policy and regulatory matters, as well as organizational formation/structure and corporate governance matters, intellectual property matters involving M&A, and other corporate ventures.

Darian served as in-house counsel for the largest agricultural bank in the United States and was previously an associate for other large national and international law firms.

Darian received his J.D. from University of Colorado Law School. During law school, he was a student attorney in the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, had work published in the Colorado Technology Law Journal, and was Vice President of the Latino Law Student Association.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions

(Leading associates)

Darian Mendez  – Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has experienced impressive growth over the past year, strengthened by strategic hires such Valerie Paverd in the New York office, who enhances the firm’s expertise in outsourcing, digital transformation, and cross-border tech transactions, expanding its coast-to-coast capabilities. Led by Marcus Pearl, the team’s expertise in digital transformation and AI allows for innovative, tailored solutions across industries. With a focus on efficiency and technology, it excels in outsourcing and tech transactions. Darian Mendez combines in-house and private practice experience to play a key role in complex technology, IP, and commercial transactions. Anne Friedman has left the firm.