Representing multinational corporations, the IP and commercial transactions team at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is well-positioned to advise on a wide variety of matters including information technology, cloud services, AI development and licensing and network agreements. With a corporate background, Frank Azzopardi leads the team from New York and has in-depth experience assisting technology companies in joint ventures and strategic collaborations. Pritesh Shah has vast experience advising clients in complex IP-driven transactions in technology and focuses on carve-outs and spinoffs. Another noteworthy member of the team is Matthew Bacal, who supports clients in AI and data privacy matters.
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Key clients
- Airbus
- Altair Engineering
- Anthropic
- Aptiv
- Baker Hughes
- Clarivate
- Comcast
- CoreWeave
- Fisker Inc.
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
- Inspired Entertainment
- Meta Platforms
Work highlights
Comcast on its creation of a new publicly traded company, called Versant, comprising a portfolio of NBCUniversal’s cable television networks.
Comcast in connection with its entry into a multi-year, exclusive agreement, alongside Charter Communications, Inc., with T-Mobile US, Inc. to utilize wireless services from T-Mobile’s wireless network to deliver to U.S. business customers through a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) relationship
TWG Global on its joint venture with Palantir Technologies Inc. to redefine AI deployment across financial services, including banking, insurance and investment management.
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Practice head
Frank Azzopardi
Other key lawyers
Pritesh Shah; Matthew Bacal