With Fortune 100 tech companies in its established client base, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has a longstanding reputation for technology transactions advising clients on the entire range of issues. Their practice encompasses transactional IP, strategic alliances, licensing agreements, outsourcing agreements and AI licensing. Based in New York, Charan Sandhu leads the group and has extensive experience in technology development, distribution agreements and IP litigation settlements. Dennis Adams focuses on the sale, use and commercial exploitation of IP and technology, while Olivia Greer represents clients in privacy and cybersecurity matters. Liza Cotter is a key port of call for various data protection issues and in San Francisco Max Scott handles a range of IP deals. The team’s reach was further extended with the arrival of David Markman from DLA Piper LLP (US) in July 2025.
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Testimonials
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- 'Weil has a large, well-leveraged group of attorneys dedicated exclusively to technology transactions. Their experience spans numerous industries, with extensive work in strategic M&A, software licensing, and pharma licensing.'
- 'Charan Sandhu, Dennis Adams, and Max Scott are talented partners that provide great client service and substantive expertise. Olivia Greer, an expert in privacy and cybersecurity matters, is a great asset to their team and clients as well.'
Key clients
- Advent International
- Agiliti, Inc.
- AltC Acquisition Corp.
- American Securities
- Astorg Partners
- Bain Capital, LLC
- Bell Canada
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Cedar Fair, L.P.
- Centerbridge Partners L.P.
- Clarience Technologies, LLC
- ChampionX Corporation
Work highlights
Advised Sanofi in its $9.5 billion acquisition of Blueprint Medicines, a U.S.-based, publicly traded biopharmaceutical company specializing in systemic mastocytosis (SM), a rare immunological disease, and other KIT-driven diseases.
Advised Foundation Building Materials (FBM), as well as its private equity sponsor owners American Securities LLC and Clayton Dubilier & Rice, LLC, in FBM’s $8.8 billion sale to Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Advised Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc., a supplier of data and analytics solutions and insights that are used in making commercial credit and other business decisions, in its sale to Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in a transaction valued at $7.7bn (including outstanding debt / with an equity value of $4.1bn.)
Lawyers
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Practice head
Charan Sandhu
Other key lawyers
Dennis Adams; Olivia Greer; Liza Cotter; Max Scott