Marcela Robledo
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPThe intellectual property team at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP handles large domestic and cross-border technology transactions and includes practitioners with expertise in working with software and software-related companies across the country. The team also regularly assists clients with data protection and other technology-related issues arise in the course of their transactional activities. The ‘extremely thorough and intelligent’ Daniel Ilan oversees the department in New York and has experience advising multinational corporations and private equity firms on IP, technology, cybersecurity, and privacy matters. With extensive experience in high-profile technology transactions, Marcela Robledo spearheads the practice in the Bay Area. In New York, Brendan Cohen and Melissa Faragasso are further members of the team.
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Testimonials
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- 'Daniel Ilan is extremely thorough and intelligent.'
Key clients
- Advent International Corporation
- American Tower
- Applied Materials
- Atlassian Pty Ltd
- Johnson Controls, Inc
- Miami International Holdings
- OpenText
- Palantir
- Synopsys, Inc
- Tempur Sealy International
- Thales
- T-Mobile
- Voya Financial
- Warburg Pincus
- Western Digital
Work highlights
- Represented OpenText in several matters, including in its recommended offer to acquire the entire share capital of Micro Focus for approximately $6bn.
- Advised Western Digital on several matters, including in amendments to its existing term loan and revolving loan agreement and delayed draw term loan agreement valued at $5bn.
- Advised Thales SA on several matters, including its acquisition of Imperva Inc. from Thoma Bravo for $3.6bn.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Daniel Ilan