Operating across offices in New York, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Washington DC, the technology team at Freshfields includes Google, Uber and Oracle in its established client base advising on a wide range of matters. Based in New York, Menachem Kaplan sits at the helm of the practice and has significant experience in intellectual property matters with a particular focus on licensing, joint ventures and corporate transactions. In San Francisco, Marissa Yu focuses on technology transactions including public and private cross-border M&A and strategic partnerships, and New York based, Danny Spencer, handles data and commercial matters.
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Key clients
- AST SpaceMobile
- Capella Space
- Keysight Technologies
- Oracle
- Special Committee of the Board of Directors of PropertyGuru
- Legett & Platt
- ServiceNow
- Salesforce
- Crowdstrike
- Axel Springer
- Zuora
Work highlights
Google on its pending $32bn acquisition of Wiz, an American-Israeli cybersecurity firm.
Oracle on multiple SEC-registered debt offerings.
Zuora on its $1.7bn sale to Silver Lake and GIC.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Menachem Kaplan
Other key lawyers
Marissa Yu; Danny Spencer