Representing clients across various sectors, the technology transactions team at A&O Shearman assists clients with a wide variety of matters, including technology focused M&A, contentious and regulatory issues and fintech. Based in Silicon Valley, three experienced attorneys lead the practice, Daren Orzechowski, and Daniel Mitz. Orzechowski boasts over 25 years of experience in the sector advising clients on licensing matters and Mitz handles cross-border M&A. In San Francisco, Alexander Touma specializes in intellectual property transactions. Other key members of the team include New York based JB Betker. Christopher Forrester, Dario De Martino and Michael Dorf have departed the team.
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‘The A&O Shearman team is exceptional at technology transactions. We utilize them for various content deals - including urgent, key deals for upcoming high-profile products, and often against very challenging partners. They are fast, thorough and knowledgeable on all topics of note.’
‘The partners and associates at A&O Shearman are business-oriented problem solvers, with a deep well of knowledge and quick response times. We are a high-paced client and require this type of service, and find many top law firms lack one or more of these qualities.’
Key clients
- Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates (Instagram, WhatsApp)
- DoorDash
- Runna
- Sanmina Corporation
- GlobalFoundries, Inc.
- STMicroelectronics
- Coherent Corp.
- Trident Digital Group Inc.
- AEye, Inc.
- Cerebell IPO - BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, William Blair & Company L.L.C., TD Securities, Canaccord Genuity LLC
- Bitstamp Ltd.
- Boomi
Work highlights
Advised Sanmina Corporation, a top integrated manufacturing solutions provider, in its definitive agreement to acquire the data center infrastructure manufacturing business of ZT Systems—a major supplier of Cloud and AI infrastructure to the world’s largest hyperscalers—from AMD (NASDAQ: AMD).
Advised VinAI Artificial Intelligence Application and Research Joint Stock Company and its shareholders on the successful sale of VinAI’s research and generative AI business to investment vehicles of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Advised DoorDash, Inc., one of the world's leading local commerce platforms, on its acquisition of SevenRooms Inc., a New York City-based hospitality technology company, through a reverse triangular merger for a cash consideration.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Daren Orzechowski; Daniel Mitz
Other key lawyers
Alexander Touma; JB Betker