Technology Law Attorneys in North Carolina
Our attorneys have extensive experience advising and assisting clients on a wide range of technology-based transactions and issues, as well as providing litigation counsel when technology-based disputes arise. We have an understanding of the business issues that impact intellectual property assets and transactions, and we work closely with both domestic and international clients to help them protect their technology assets and achieve their business objectives in a cost-effective manner.
Successful technology companies are founded on innovation and vision. Building the future of these enterprises also takes sound, practical guidance on financing sources, tax planning, human resource management, and intellectual property protection and exploitation. We represent private equity funds and venture capital funds as well as other financing sources for technology companies. Our depth of experience allows us to provide our clients with ways to evolve or enhance their existing businesses, as well to identify and structure arrangements to best meet our clients’ objectives.
What We Do
Our attorneys advise clients on the legal and business issues that accompany the development, commercialization, financing, protection, and acquisition and/or disposition of technology assets. From day-to-day operational matters and technology agreements to intellectual property strategy, venture financing, mergers and acquisitions, and complex industry-specific projects, we help clients navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and achieve their business objectives.
Commercial Agreements
Our attorneys structure, draft, and negotiate a wide range of technology-focused agreements, including:
- Software development agreements
- Software licensing agreements
- Software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements
- Hosting and cloud services agreements
- Domain name and website agreements
- Outsourcing arrangements
- Database and data-use agreements
- Electronic payment and e-signature agreements
- Service agreements and master service agreements
- Joint venture and strategic alliance agreements
Business Transactions
We provide comprehensive business counsel to technology companies throughout their lifecycle, including:
- Entity formation and organizational structuring
- Tax planning and research and development tax credit strategies
- Debt and equity financing transactions
- Angel, seed, venture capital, and private equity investments
- Mergers, acquisitions, and strategic transactions
- Due diligence reviews
- Buy-side and sell-side transaction support
Workforce & Executive Compensation
Our attorneys help technology companies attract, retain, and protect key talent through:
- Executive compensation planning
- Equity incentive plans and stock options
- Restricted stock and phantom stock arrangements
- Employment agreements
- Confidentiality and invention assignment agreements
- Noncompetition and restrictive covenant agreements
- Separation and termination agreements
Intellectual Property Protection & Commercialization
Innovation is often a technology company’s most valuable asset. We help clients establish, protect, manage, and monetize their intellectual property through:
- Trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection
- Intellectual property portfolio strategy
- Technology licensing and commercialization
- Development and licensing joint ventures
- Distribution agreements
- End-user license agreements (EULAs)
- SaaS and software distribution agreements
- Intellectual property enforcement and dispute resolution
Data Centers & Cloud Computing
Manning Fulton has significant experience advising businesses operating within the rapidly evolving data center and cloud computing sectors. Our services include:
- Data center development and operational counsel
- Drafting Cloud computing and managed services agreements
- Drafting Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
- Drafting Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Drafting Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs)
- Data center acquisitions and strategic transactions
- Investor, landlord, and tenant representation
- Data center development, construction, and leasing matters
- Turn-key and powered-shell data center lease transactions
Who We Serve
Manning Fulton provides strategic legal counsel for technology-driven transactions for businesses, investors, and innovators ranging from emerging growth companies and startups to established public and privately held corporations. We understand the legal, operational, and strategic challenges that accompany growth and provide practical counsel designed to help clients scale efficiently and protect the value they create.
Our technology law clients span a wide range of industries, including:
- Software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Internet infrastructure and cloud computing
- Digital commerce and web-based businesses
- Data centers and managed service providers
- Manufacturing and distribution companies
- Financial services businesses
- Defense contractors
- Biotechnology and life sciences companies
- Agricultural technology companies
We also represent venture capital funds, private equity funds, angel investors, and other financing sources that support innovation and technology-focused enterprises.
Partner With Manning Fulton
Technology companies succeed through innovation, vision, and execution. Manning Fulton helps clients navigate the legal and business challenges that accompany growth, commercialization, financing, and expansion. Whether you are launching a startup, protecting valuable intellectual property, negotiating a technology agreement, raising capital, developing a data center project, or preparing for a strategic transaction, our attorneys are ready to help
