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Technologies de l’Information
Au cours de 60 dernières années, Cleary Gottlieb a évolué pour devenir l’un des principaux cabinets d’avocats possédant les ressources et compétences nécessaires pour fournir à ses clients du secteur des technologies de l’information des conseils juridiques clair et pertinents qui convienne à un secteur en constante évolution. Dotés d’un réseau de 12 bureaux intégrés sur trois continents, nous fournissons également une assistance efficace lors d’opérations internationales dont le nombre ne cesse de croître.
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Selected Experience
- Counsel to Hewlett-Packard in its $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com Corporation, its $13.9 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corporation, and previous acquisitions of Ospware, Neoware, Knightsbridge Solutions, and Peregrine Systems.
- Counsel to Google Inc. in its $750 million acquisition of AdMob, a mobile display advertising technology provider; acquisition of AppJet, a Web-based word processing software company; $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick, a leading provider of display ad serving, management, and reporting technologies; and $1.65 billion stock-for-stock acquisition of YouTube, a leading online video company.
- Counsel to trade association ECIS and others in the European Commission’s investigations in the Microsoft case relating to abuses of Microsoft's dominant position in PC operating systems, which resulted in the EC obtaining certain concessions from Microsoft.
- Counsel to EMC Corp. in obtaining clearance from the Federal Trade Commission to acquire Data Domain without a second request, clearing the way for Data Domain to accept EMC’s offer and withdraw from its agreement with NetApp.
- Counsel to the underwriters, led by Citigroup Global Markets, JPMorgan Securities and Lehman Brothers, in the $1.1 billion SEC-registered initial public offering of VMware – the largest software IPO in the United States since 2000.
- Counsel to TPG, Carlyle and Permira in their $18.4 billion acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor, the largest-ever leveraged buyout of a technology company, to TPG in its $11.3 billion acquisition of SunGard Data Systems, and to TPG and Newbridge Capital in their investment in the largest Chinese computer manufacturer, Lenovo.
- Counsel to SONY BMG in the successful closure of the European Commission's investigation into the sale of music through the Apple’s iTunes platform.
- Counsel to RealNetworks and trade association ECIS, SIIA and a variety of other clients in the United States and the European Union in winning a landmark judgment before the European Court of First Instance in the Microsoft case.
- Counsel to LG.Philips LCD and its U.S. subsidiary, LG.Philips LCD America, in the U.S. Department of Justice investigation of possible price-fixing in the LCD panel industry and related civil class actions.
- Counsel to PeopleSoft Inc. in its $10 billion acquisition by Oracle Corporation and related litigation that resulted in PeopleSoft shareholders receiving a price 65 percent above Oracle’s original bid.
- Counsel to Compaq on a wide range of Internet, legal and regulatory issues in connection with distribution and privacy.
- Counsel to Dassault Systèmes, a French simulation software company, on various matters, including on intellectual property and antitrust issues relating to the software sector.
- Counsel to Acon Investments and Newbridge Latin America in connection with the establishment of Newbridge Technology Ventures, an investment group formed for the purpose of making investments in Internet and technology interests in Latin America.
- Counsel to Ricoh Company in the formation of a joint venture, Infoprint Solutions Company, to purchase the printing systems division of a worldwide IT firm, as well as a number of other transactions.
Two of the Top Ten Business Deals of the Year
(HP's acquisition of EDS and
Google's acquisition of AdMob)
TIME (2009)
“‘Involved in cutting-edge issues across the board in TMT [technology, media and telecommunications].’”
Chambers Global (2008)
South East Asia Debt Market Deal of the Year and Singapore Deal of the Year
(Chartered Semiconductor’s capital raising plan)
Asian Legal Business (2006)
“This top-notch competition-oriented practice services a number of high-profile information and communication technology clients who benefit from the large team’s expertise in competition, regulatory advisory matters and litigation.”
“On the IT side, the team offers expertise in data protection and handles broader technology and media work.”
Chambers Global (2008)
“Clients believe [Cleary's] ‘astute’ lawyers ‘provide thorough analyses of the issues’ and are ‘excellent for complicated and strategic cases.’”
Chambers Europe (2008)
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