Technology Sector (International & Cross-Border) | Global

As one of the core areas of the law firm's industry focus, advising technology clients is at the heart of the practice across its West and East Coast offices, with highly-rated skills across IP, data privacy, cybersecurity and outsourcing projects. It is also renowned for its transactional work in the sector, acting on a mixture of large M&A and venture capital deals including a large number of investments into US companies from Japan, China and other Asian jurisdictions, with the firm's strength and presence in that region of the world making it equally adept at inbound and outbound cross-border work. Working with technology companies focused on the US and Israel markets is also a key theme of the firm's practice.

The law firm is regarded as an ideal partner for companies investing in technology with wide-ranging global needs. Built around the strength of the firm's privacy and outsourcing practice across the USA, which connects up well with the firm's wider global platform, multinational corporations in the IT, digital health and numerous other sectors frequently call upon the firm's resources to coordinate global outsourcing and software programmes, with Baker McKenzie's global reach being valued for multi-jurisdictional due diligence and review processes. The law firm also regularly carries out transactional work and litigation related to the technology space.

The law firm also has notable industry focus across its global platform, and its international work involves a range of transactions, joint ventures and contentious issues within its core areas, which include pharmaceuticals, healthcare and technology. A major appeal of the law firm is its experience in acting for clients at the intersection of life sciences and tech innovation; however, the US teams in Washington, DC and New York also act for a number of major software, social media and internet companies, particularly on complex, cross-border issues related to cybersecurity and data privacy. The practice is also noted for advising foreign investors looking to buy into fast-growing US tech companies, and its experience in CFIUS matters proves beneficial for clients in these circumstances.

Technology work is a strong theme within the firm's international work, built on a strong base in California and top-end expertise in New York. The team advises on a broad range of cross-border issues, with transactional work including venture capital investments, outsourcing and data privacy all being major areas of activity. The firm acts for telecoms and IT companies, and for app and online businesses including social media companies across those areas, with recent international work seeing the firm's US lawyers coordinate matters involving jurisdictions in South and East Asia and Western Europe, with strong collaboration between the US and France offices noted.

The US arm of the firm is frequently engaged on international mandates together with colleagues in the EU and Asia and has developed experience of handling legal advice related to growth areas of the technology industry, including artificial intelligence and its application across the firm's other key industry sectors. Its leading privacy practice has attracted many pioneering US-headquartered companies in the IT space, dealing with cross-border cloud computing projects and cybersecurity issues. The team is also frequently engaged on multi-jurisdictional transactions, including venture capital investments and joint ventures between US and foreign entities.

Hogan Lovells is an internationally-oriented law firm which combines a well-established presence in the USA and an impressive network of offices in other key jurisdictions throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. The law firm's US presence remains an important contributor to its worldwide success and provides a strong transatlantic platform through frequent collaboration with the firm’s London office. Washington, DC serves as a key location for the law firm's international trade and arbitration practice, while the firm's US-based lawyers also play a significant role in coordinating cross-border advice on regulated industries and M&A transactions.

The law firm's operation internationally is typically full-service; however, the firm's strong following among global financial institutions has developed a strong work stream within the firm related to financial technology, and it is commonly engaged in tech-related work typically for clients in other industries. Chiefly built around a highly rated global outsourcing practice, the law firm handles a wide range of cross-border projects, restructuring IT services for large global banks and acting on IT infrastructure projects for foreign governments and telecoms businesses. Recent work has seen US-based lawyers lead or act on matters in conjunction with colleagues in Brazil, the UK, Germany and China.

The law firm holds significant appeal amongst clients with crossover businesses involving technology and life sciences and has both areas covered in one unified industry group, which acts as a technology specialist counsel in support of larger M&A deals as well as acting as primary deal counsel in transactions. The team consists of experts focused on M&A, venture capital and private equity funding, patent law and IP, primarily spread across the firm's offices in Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Silicon Valley which form the central hub of the firm's global practice. The US office is known to form a strong transatlantic team with the London office and has developed impressive experience of outbound matters, acting for investment funds and startup companies on tech deals in Europe and Asia, with China, Singapore, India and Israel involved in recent matters.

Hunton Andrews Kurth combines a strong national presence across several states with a growing international scale and role. The law firm has a presence in Dubai, with offices in London and Brussels to bolster the firm's capacity for European-related work, and offices in Beijing and Bangkok linking the practice to Asian markets, creating a significant global platform. The law firm's US practice continues to act as the pilot for much of its international work and often receives praise for navigating cross-border mandates.

The law firm's expertise in outsourcing and fintech makes it a popular choice for clients in the technology sector. The US team also has a strong reputation for mid-value transactional work and is picked out by investors across the venture capital, private equity and hedge fund space as a valued partner to provide input on the industry experience for acquisitions of overseas technology businesses. The team is specifically referenced for outbound investments into Asian markets, assisting US-based investors to navigate the cultural differences in transactions.

The law firm's global profile in the technology sector revolves around its highly rated US outsourcing practice, which represents IT, financial and healthcare companies in cross-border outsourcing and business transformation projects. The law firm's teams in New York, the District of Columbia and Texas are particularly recognised for work in this area, including international issues, and all are noted for forming a strong cross-office team with the law firm's London office in cross-border work.

Sidley Austin is frequently sought out by international clients for its global sector expertise, with the firm's focus built around strong relationships with clients in financial service, energy, life sciences and biotechnology. While the firm's US base remains the key central hub of its global operations, Sidley Austin also attracts ample praise for its ability to join up experts across its platform throughout Europe and Asia, with offices in London, Singapore and China among others also playing a vital role in the firm's international appeal. The firm has an impressive ability to handle global transactions, disputes and investigations, enabling it to provide a comprehensive service on sophisticated matters for clients in its key industry groups.

The law firm's expertise and experience in global IP strategy, patent litigation and data privacy proves a useful resource for technology companies with growing international challenges. The firm is identified as a major player in California with a clear focus on representing Silicon Valley's tech, media and online businesses. It is well equipped to handle corporate work dealing with cross-border mergers within the industry, particularly for investors and US companies targeting foreign entities, as the team includes numerous partners with experience in matters originating in the USA that involve foreign jurisdictions. Outbound work to Asia is a significant factor in the law firm's international work, with clients mentioning that they work with some of the firm's lawyers almost exclusively on matters related to China.