Max Scott
Counsel Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology
Languages
English
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
As counsel in our Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology (IPMT) group, Max Scott participates in the representation of clients in complex commercial transactions with a focus on technology and IP-related deals, including the IP aspects of venture capital, strategic buyer, and mergers and acquisitions transactions.
Max advises clients on matters related to the joint-development, licensing, acquisition, sale, use, and protection of IP and on IP protection strategies. He also assists with agreements for the provision of technology-related services, reseller agreements, and outsourcing and distribution agreements.
Representative experience
Adobe in all IP aspects of its US$1.68bn acquisition of Magento Commerce.
Marvell Technology Group in all IP aspects of its US$6bn acquisition of Cavium Inc. and in its US$450m acquisition of Aquantia.
Synopsys in the IP aspects of its acquisition of Black Duck Software and Sidense Corp.
Dignity Health, the fifth largest health care provider in the United States, in numerous large technology, outsourcing, and IP-related transactions.
Kenco Logistics, a third-party logistics group, in IP and commercial aspects of an investment by Pritzker Private Capital, a leader in family direct investing.
Dialog Semiconductor in IP aspects of its US$276m acquisition of Silego Technology.
Atlassian in all IP aspects of its acquisitions of OpsGenie, AgileCraft, Code Barrel, Halp, and Mindville.
eBay in all IP aspects of its acquisition of Giosis Pte Ltd's Japanese ecommerce business, including the Qoo10 platform.
A major consumer retailer in the negotiation of an agreement for an enterprisewide hosted enterprise resource planning system.
Walmart in all IP aspects of its US$16bn acquisition of a majority stake in Flipkart and one its agreement to acquire Alert Innovation, a grocery automation company.
Intel Corporation on the IP aspects of multiple transactions, including its US$900m acquisition of Moovit.
Tyson Foods on the IP aspects of its US$1.2bn sale of its pet treat business to General Mills.
Autodesk on all IP aspects of its US$1bn acquisition of Innovyze.
Oracle on all IP aspects of its US$28bn acquisition of Cerner Corporation.
Sovos Brands on all IP aspects of its pending acquisition by Campbell's Soup in a deal valued at US$2.7bn.
Novartis on all IP aspects of its acquisition of Amblyotech and its acquisition of Chinook Therapeutics for up to US$3.5bn (including contingent value rights)
Credentials
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, 2015
- B.A. Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
- B.A., Spanish, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
- California
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US)