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Tech-Wise Legal Representation

Fulbright & Jaworski offers comprehensive legal services to companies that manufacture, distribute or use electronic products worldwide. We work with household names and startup companies in litigation, transactional and regulatory matters.


 

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Technical minds. Fulbright has assembled a strong team of attorneys with backgrounds in technology to serve this industry. There are more than 20 Ph.D.s on staff. Fulbright attorneys have undergraduate or advanced degrees in:

  • Aerospace engineering
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Computer science
  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
  • Engineering Physics and Industrial Engineering
  • Math
  • Medical Science
  • Physics

Prior to practicing law, our attorneys have had professional careers with some of the world's major technology companies in areas such as:

  • Aerospace communications systems
  • Digital and analog circuit design and software
  • Flight control systems
  • Hardware development of computer controlled systems, including micro-processor controlled word processing systems
  • Satellite programs

Semiconductor industry.

Fulbright works with the leading chip designers and manufacturers, equipment makers, fab builders and OEMs. We provide legal support in critical areas for this industry, from employee raiding to IP/trade secret protection to joint development agreements, licensing and outsourcing.

Client products. Among the products our clients manufacture and market are:

  • Animal transponders
  • Computers/peripherals
  • Consumer electronics
  • Cable modem tuner chips
  • Oilfield directional drilling equipment
  • Pacemakers and other medical devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment
  • Telecommunications equipment
  • Television V-chip technology
  • Wireless technologies

 
Matter Experience
  Representative Transactions
 
  Counseled various private technology companies on the sale of assets and merger transactions., January 2, 2003
Represented an overseas technology company in the acquisition of a U.S. company's international operations., January 2, 2003
Advised educational and research institutions in the spin-out of technology into start-up companies., January 1, 2003
 
Group Presentations
  "Watch Out for SOX - The Application of Sarbanes-Oxley to Non-U.S. Companies and Their Lawyers", April 2003 , April 1, 2003