Courtney York
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Technology: Corporate & Commercial
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About
Provided by Courtney York
Practice Areas
Courtney York has two decades of experience advising clients in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industries on a broad range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity securities investments and offerings, joint ventures, spinoffs, securities compliance and corporate governance, as well as development, licensing and production agreements and other complex commercial transactions involving technology and content.
Courtney’s practice focuses on representing public and private companies in acquisitions, divestitures and similar transactions in the TMT space. She also regularly advises issuers, private equity funds, venture capital funds, corporate venturers, family offices and entrepreneurs in early and growth stage investment transactions.
Her experience includes counseling clients in the areas of software/SaaS, hardware, content, VR/extended reality, IoT/connected devices, big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain/digital assets, FinTech and InsurTech in connection with various transactional matters.
Personal
J.D., University of Texas School of Law, with honors, 2001 (Texas Law Review; Order of the Coif); B.A., University of Texas at Austin, with highest honors, 1998
Chambers Review
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Courtney York of Akin is well placed to advise technology, media and telecom clients on corporate transactions and financings. Her practice also includes complex issues such as virtual and augmented reality, software licensing and the formation of startups. She is the corporate co-lead of Akin’s firm-wide technology initiative.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is aware of the issues we are facing and provides excellent guidance. She is also very responsive to our requests."
"She is aware of the issues we are facing and provides excellent guidance. She is also very responsive to our requests."