David Foley
Professional Profile
David Foley is an associate in Kirkland's Chicago intellectual property practice. David's practice is focused on transactions involving intellectual property and technology, including software, trademark, patent, and technology licenses, technology consulting, system implementation services, biotechnology, outsourcing, joint venture, and strategic alliance transactions. In addition, his practice includes intellectual property and technology issues that arise in general corporate transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, and debt financing transactions. David is actively involved in pro bono matters and volunteers his time to Lawyers for the Creative Arts.
Representative Matters
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Represented procurement outsourcing service provider on its provision of services to an aerospace and defense company.
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Counsel to a Fortune 100 international insurance company in multiple information technology and software development services outsourcing engagements.
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Represented Fortune 500 industrial supply company in an information technology services outsourcing engagement.
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Counsel to a mass media company for application development and maintenance and revenue management outsourcing engagements.
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For a clothing brand manufacturer, negotiated and drafted numerous brand licenses and trademark assignments.
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Drafted and negotiated agreements for an entertainment and advertising company related to software that formed the basis of a new business initiative.
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Advised on intellectual property matters relating to strategic acquisitions in energy, chemical, software and industrial industries.
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Counsel to various clients regarding patent, trademark and software licensing agreements, employment agreements and technology-based services agreements.
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Drafted and negotiated multiple book publishing agreements, including for fiction, non-fiction, children's books, and textbooks.
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Counsel to various clients regarding intellectual property-related and outsourcing-related issues in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments and asset purchases, including drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, credit and security agreements, transition services agreements, and intellectual property transfer agreements.
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Counsel to various clients in other transactional matters related to intellectual property, including assisting clients with intellectual property-related aspects of bankruptcies and restructuring, drafting and negotiating settlement agreements related to intellectual property disputes, and advising on data privacy and data security issues.
