Technology Transactions
Technology moves fast, and the legal frameworks governing it must keep pace. HCMP's Technology Transactions team counsels clients across the full lifecycle of technology-driven relationships and deals, from early-stage contracting to complex strategic transactions. We combine deep technical understanding with practical legal counsel that protects your interests and positions your business for success.
Our Approach
We structure, draft, and negotiate agreements that reflect the realities of how technology businesses operate. Our attorneys bring both legal depth and genuine technical fluency to every engagement, so we understand not just the contract, but the technology and business model behind it. Whether you are buying, selling, licensing, or deploying technology, we identify opportunities, manage risk, and deliver agreements that work in the real world.
Core Services
B2B and B2C Customer Agreements & Terms of Use
Carefully constructed contracts that define responsibilities, protect IP and data assets, address regulatory risk, and strengthen partnerships. This includes SaaS agreements, end-user license agreements (EULAs), terms of service, website terms of use, and channel partner and reseller arrangements.
Data Licensing, API Agreements & Business Partner Arrangements
Negotiating and drafting complex data license agreements, API agreements, and other technology arrangements with business partners. We help clients structure data sharing, data commercialization, and API access arrangements that protect proprietary data assets, address downstream use restrictions, and align with applicable privacy and regulatory requirements.
Privacy & Data Security Compliance
- U.S. federal and state data processing agreements (DPAs) and privacy compliance frameworks, including CCPA/CPRA and sector-specific requirements; we also counsel clients with EU or UK operations or business partners on GDPR, UK GDPR, and related data transfer mechanisms including standard contractual clauses (SCCs)
- Privacy policy and cookie policy reviews and risk assessments
- Cybersecurity program counseling, data breach preparedness and incident response, and SOC 2 readiness assessments
- AI governance and data use policies
Advertising Technology & Digital Media Law
Expert guidance on programmatic advertising, data strategy, and industry standards including IAB TCF. We advise on AdTech agreements, digital advertising supply chain arrangements, data onboarding and enrichment agreements, and related privacy risk mitigation.
Technology Procurement & Vendor Agreements
Negotiating software, cloud services, and IT infrastructure deals with strong protections and vendor accountability. Our work includes SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS agreements, outsourcing arrangements, managed services contracts, and third-party risk management frameworks.
IP Licensing & Technology Commercialization
Structuring and negotiating inbound and outbound technology licenses, joint development agreements, data licensing arrangements, and strategic alliances. We help clients protect, leverage, and monetize their intellectual property and data assets.
Industry Experience
Telecommunications, advertising technology, adtech and martech, credit and payments, fintech, property management tech, proptech, food and beverage retail platforms, and marketing technology ecosystems. We also serve clients in manufacturing, life sciences, healthcare technology, and e-commerce.
Strategic Technology Legal Support
- Cloud Computing Agreements: Structured to optimize cost, scalability, and compliance across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models.
- Digital Transformation Initiatives: Practical legal counsel for modernization and growth, including enterprise technology deployments and platform migrations.
- IP Auditing & Counseling: Protect and maximize your intellectual property portfolio, including trade secrets, copyrights, and open source compliance.
- Technology M&A Support: Thorough due diligence and integration support for tech-driven acquisitions and investments, including IP representation, data rights review, and contract assignment analysis.
- AI & Emerging Technology Agreements: Advising on AI tool deployments, machine learning data agreements, and governance frameworks for clients adopting or commercializing artificial intelligence.
Technology law is not one-size-fits-all. Our clients range from early-stage companies commercializing their first product to established enterprises managing complex global vendor and partner ecosystems. In every engagement, we combine substantive legal rigor with a genuine understanding of your business objectives and the technology at the center of the deal. We help you move quickly, manage risk intelligently, and build the contractual foundations that support long-term growth.
