Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP advises on transactions like patent acquisitions, licensing deals, and data privacy, as well as handling technology and IP issues in M&A, private equity, banking, finance, and restructuring matters. Advising Fortune 100 tech companies, it is known for its expertise in complex, high-stakes transactions. The practice also specializes in areas like AI licensing and cross-border transactions, making it a go-to firm for clients navigating the evolving technology and IP landscape. Charan Sandhu, head of the team, is active in complex IP deals and innovative licensing models. Jeffrey Osterman departed the team in March 2025 to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
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Key clients
- Advent International
- American Securities
- Astorg Partners
- Blue Star Innovation Partners LP
- Cedar Fair, L.P.
- Centerbridge Partners L.P.
- Clarience Technologies, LLC
- ChampionX Corporation
- Cobham Group Limited
- Cove Hill Partners, L.P.
Work highlights
- Weil is advising The Kroger Co., an operator of retail food and drug stores, and multi-department jewelry and convenience stores:|1. on the technology, data privacy and IP aspects with respect to its merger with Albertsons Companies, Inc., a food and drug retailer operating, at the time, in 34 states and the District of Columbia in a transaction that implies an Albertson enterprise value of approximately $24.6 billion.| |2. along with The Albertsons Companies, Inc., a food and drug retailer operating, at the time, in 34 states and the District of Columbia, on the technology, data privacy and IP aspects with respect to an approximately $1.9 billion sale of 413 stores, as well as select banners, distribution centers, offices and private label brands (QFC, Mariano's and Carrs) to C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC, a provider of supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply food and grocery products, in connection with Kroger’s proposed merger with Albertsons Companies Inc.| |3. The Kroger Co, an operator of retail food and drug stores, and multi-department jewelry and convenience stores, on the technology, data privacy and IP aspects of its pending sale of Kroger Specialty Pharmacy, a nationwide clinical pharmacy servicing patients with chronic illnesses requiring complex care in the US, to CarelonRx Inc. (a subsidiary of Elevance Health), a pharmacy benefit manager.
- Weil advised Cedar Fair, L.P., an owner and operator of amusement parks, water parks and resort accommodations in the United States and Canada, on the technology, data privacy and IP aspects of its merger with Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, a regional theme park operator with 27 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, in a transaction that implies a combined enterprise value of approximately $8 billion.
- Weil advised Sunoco LP on the technology, data privacy and IP aspects of its approximately $7.3 billion (including the assumption of debt) acquisition of NuStar Energy L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership that transports and stores crude oil and refined products.
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Practice head
Charan Sandhu