DLA Piper LLP (US) is home to a well-experienced technology and commercial transactions team that assists both local and international clients in a wide range of matters. The practice has profound experience advising clients on matters related to M&A, artificial intelligence, joint ventures and open-source software. Victoria Lee spearheads the practice and is based in Sillicon Valley, she has extensive experience in transactional IP work as well as advising global technology companies on product development, launch and monetization strategies. Jeffrey Aronson is a key port of call for transactions related to hardware, software, patent licensing as well as assisting clients with IP aspects of investment and M&A transactions. In Boston, Elizabeth Burkhard focuses her practice on software development, IT transition matters, while in Palo Alto Tzung-Bor Wei brings corporate expertise to the team and assists in M&A and private equity transactions. Another key member of the team is information technology and e-commerce specialist Christopher Stevenson. Mark Lehberg departed from the firm in December 2025.
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Key clients
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Paradox Inc.
- Sana Labs AB
Work highlights
Assisted Sana Labs AB, in the intellectual property and commercial contracting elements of its entry into a $1.1bn definitive agreement to be acquired by Workday, Inc.
Assisted a leading global sustainability company in the creation of the patent licensing and technology transfer arrangements in connection with its cross-border acquisition.
Assisted Hewlett Packard Enterprise in key ancillary agreements, including a transition services agreement, a patent license, a transitional trademark license and a grant-back license of intellectual property in connection with a multi-jurisdictional divestiture of its telecommunications-solutions business.
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Practice head
Victoria Lee
Other key lawyers
Jeffrey D. Aronson; Elizabeth Burkhard; Tzung-Bor Wei; Christopher T. Stevenson