Introduction
Technology transactions
Our Technology Transactions practice consists of highly experienced lawyers who regularly advise our clients – from SMEs to large multinational corporations – on their mission-critical technology transactions. Our advisory services cover a wide range of technology transactions, including technology procurement, and IT, HR, and BP outsourcing transactions. We have extensive experience in regulated sectors such as financial services, where we navigate complex regulations and provide guidance on highly technical contractual matters.
Lawyers in our Technology Transactions practice help guide clients through the increasingly complex contracting process. Businesses need lawyers with deep expertise and extensive experience in the field. Our lawyers understand the technology and adopt a commercial approach, providing prompt and efficient guidance throughout the contract lifecycle, from tender to closure.
Online commerce
Our Online Commerce practice helps clients with all aspects of online commerce. We help a full range of businesses from new operations to global retail platforms. We have helped Hong Kong businesses go global, and global businesses go local, in each case working with experienced lawyers in other jurisdictions as needed.
Our lawyers have advised on virtually every aspect of operational and legal issues involved with technology and e-commerce-related transactions. We focus on deeply understanding the underlying process, transaction and payment flows, and how this is supported by technology. We review the digital operations through our expertise across a variety of legal and regulatory disciplines – contract, intellectual property, payments, data privacy and technology or sector-specific regulation. We have assisted many clients align their operations and terms of business with the requirements of online app stores. We become key participants in our client’s journey to unlock value from rapid scaling and growth online.
Key Contacts
Services
We advise on:
- Technology (software and hardware) procurement agreements
- Technology licensing and cross-licensing arrangements
- IT, HR and BP outsourcing transactions from tender through to contract closure
- Systems and software development, licensing, support and maintenance agreements
- Systems integration agreements and master framework contracts
- Distribution, reseller (including VAR), franchise and agency agreements
- Technology transfer, encryption and other technology-related regulations
- Website development and hosting agreements
- Platform design, business model and contract placement advice
- Terms of use, and other online policies and statements
- Data privacy, cookie and security advice and terms
- Agreements adopting SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and similar contracting models
Experience
- Advising an online gambling business on technology rights and intellectual property licensing in complex multi-jurisdictional business separation and asset transfer
- Advising an online retail property brokerage on technology cross-licensing and maintenance services transaction
- Advising on the service level agreements and outsourcing arrangements in respect of tech refurbishment services for electronic devices
- Advising on complex arrangements for licensing of accounting and document management cloud-based software, including data protection, information security and service level arrangements
- Advising on platform design, online terms, privacy and legal placement for an online retail platform
- Advising on numerous terms of use and product / service online commerce sites, including in retail, education, media, financial services and digital assets sectors
- Advising on, drafting and negotiating numerous SaaS and similar contracts and related arrangements