DLA Piper LLP (US)

Intellectual Property and Technology; Corporate; Trademark and Copyright; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Growth and Venture Capital; Technology Transactions and Strategic Sourcing; Life Sciences; Technology; Industrials; Energy and Natural Resources; Media, Sport and Entertainment

Partner

Mark Lehberg focuses his practice in the area of business and legal counseling in connection with complex business and technology related transactions, including outsourcing transactions, cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS), intellectual property license agreements, strategic alliances, joint research and development agreements, joint ventures and other commercial transactions involving intellectual property assets.

Mark also works with clients to identify and develop creative solutions for managing key risk allocation issues in complex business and technology related transactions. He advises large public companies, startup companies and nonprofit companies in the development of intellectual property strategies, including strategies for the protection, licensing and other exploitation of intellectual property assets.

Mark also provides his clients with strategic counseling regarding structuring, negotiating and ultimately documenting: License agreements for patents, software, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets; Internet-related business agreements, including cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS) transactions; Outsourcing agreements; Agreements for product distribution, including OEM, distribution, sales representative and reseller agreements; Manufacturing and purchase and supply agreements

Licensing Executive Society; San Diego Software Industry Council; CommNexus San Diego

J.D., Wake Forest University; M.B.A., University of Rochester; B.A., University of San Diego