Technology Law Experts
Centre Law & Consulting has leading expert technology attorneys to advise software and hardware vendors on the development, commercialization, protection, licensing, sharing, and exploitation of software, data and technology assets for government contracts. We work to protect and commercialize their data and technology assets by structuring, drafting, and negotiating robust and effective licensing agreements and distribution programs.
Centre attorneys are experienced in licensing agreements for deployed software, Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, hosting, integration, support and maintenance, procurement, outsourcing, proof-of-concept, development, co-development and a wide range of distribution models including OEM, reseller, co-seller, affiliate, referral programs and strategic alliances.
Clients who are purchasing or licensing technology from software vendors benefit from our understanding of both the client’s and vendor’s businesses, and our experience and ability to draft and negotiate deals that meet clients’ objectives and appropriately mitigate their risks. We regularly negotiate commercial contracts that are robust and pragmatic and lay the foundation for a successful outcome.
Government Contract Law Areas of Expertise
Our attorneys specialize in multiple areas of Government Contract Law.
Centre Law Experts advice software and hardware vendors on the development, commercialization, protection, licensing, sharing, and exploitation of software, data and technology assets. We help vendors protect and commercialize their data and technology assets by structuring, drafting, and negotiating robust and effective licensing agreements and distribution programs for government agencies and private sector use.
We assist our clients with licensing agreements for deployed software, Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, hosting, integration, support and maintenance, procurement, outsourcing, proof-of-concept, development, co-development and a wide range of distribution models including OEM, reseller, co-seller, affiliate, referral programs and strategic alliances.
Clients who are purchasing or licensing technology from software vendors benefit from our understanding of both the client’s and vendor’s businesses, and our experience and ability to draft and negotiate deals that meet clients’ objectives and appropriately mitigate their risks. We regularly negotiate commercial contracts that are robust and pragmatic and lay the foundation for a successful outcome.
Centre advises clients pursuing mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other transactions involving companies collecting, using, and sharing consumer data. Federal, state, and international laws widely regulate companies’ use and management of data, and companies’ data management practices can create significant risk in transactions.
Corporate directors and senior management are expected to identify and manage cybersecurity and privacy risks in mergers, acquisitions, and other deals. We regularly partner with transaction co-counsel to evaluate the regulatory impact of specific privacy or cybersecurity matters, including government investigations and liability risk.
- We advise clients on effective due diligence to understand legal obligations and risks of collection and use of personal data, including risks related regulatory interest or investigations.
- We counsel companies on cybersecurity risk management programs, supply chain management, vendor and third party risk management, among other topics relevant to diligence in corporate transactions.
- We regularly counsel clients on privacy laws ranging from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), to federal privacy laws enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to state laws such as the Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) – and we monitor and track potential developments at the congressional, agency, and state levels.
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Centre's Government Contract Experts
Brandon Graves
Brandon Graves is a Partner at Centre Law & Consulting focusing on technology law, software licensing agreements, cybersecurity, data rights and privacy law. He helps clients manage cybersecurity and supply chain crises, operate more securely, and comply with their contractual obligations. He graduated from the United States Military Academy with a Computer Science degree, and the University of Virginia School of Law. Brandon is focused on bridging the gap between security professionals and clients’ compliance obligations to create practical, compliant security programs.