Christopher Koa Email Address

Information Technology and IP and Privacy M and A Attorney With 10+ Years of In-House Experience Closing Deals From Millions to Billions

Dorsey is a business law firm, applying a business perspective to clients' needs.

I am an entrepreneurial corporate, M&A and technology transactions attorney with legal and business experience acquired at AmLaw 100 law firms, Fortune 500 companies and start-up ventures including M&A, M&A integration, licensing (inbound and outbound), product and service development, cloud computing, professional services, intellectual property, business development, strategic alliance, distribution, privacy, compliance, risk management, litigation and people management experience.Since most of my experience has been as in-house counsel (including at Microsoft, Dell and BP), as outside counsel to clients across the country I continue to approach projects from in-house perspectives and I:- Provide clients strategic legal and business advice and support on complex corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and complex commercial transactions including product and service development, distribution, licensing (inbound and outbound) and procurement deals.- Draft, review, negotiate, manage and advise on a wide range of complex agreements including M&A, transition services, licensing, software-as-a-service / SaaS, software development, professional services, outsourcing, distributor, reseller, strategic alliance and supply agreements.- Advise clients on product and service development, IP protection, purchase and sale terms, privacy policies, website terms, e-commerce, cloud computing, open source software and marketing matters.- Advise regarding privacy and data security laws, data breaches and regulatory compliance strategies.- Manage pre-litigation customer and partner disputes and negotiate and draft settlement agreements.- Counsel emerging companies regarding entity formation, corporate governance and capital raising.- Industry experience includes energy, transportation, healthcare, technology, cloud computing, software, e-commerce, IT services, data analytics, data center, hardware, consumer products, food, wine and retail.