Polsinelli’s Technology Transactions team is comprised of a cross-functional group of lawyers with significant experience in the technology industry, including prior in-house experience and professional backgrounds in engineering and technical consulting. We work with companies of all sizes and at all stages of development to provide strategic guidance as they create, acquire, use and commercialize technology. Our clients include businesses with domestic and international operations as well as startups, governments, universities, hospitals, financial services institutions and nonprofit organizations.

The lawyers on our team invest time to understand our clients’ business models, practices, and objectives in a range of relevant industries and partner with them to protect their assets and help them profit from their investments. With respect to technology transactions, we assist in developing intellectual property monetization strategies, acquiring and selling technologies, evaluating and forming strategic research and development relationships, and procuring information technology-related services. We have advised on sponsored research agreements with leading universities globally and we have helped our clients enter joint development agreements on technologies ranging from polymers and resins used in semiconductors to robotics used in apparel manufacturing.

By understanding our clients’ business strategies, we add value to technology deals by identifying negotiation leverage, structuring term sheets to facilitate key stakeholder buy-in, anticipating potential closing hurdles, and recommending solutions to overcome objections. In addition, we assist buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions related to information technology and intellectual property due diligence, helping to ensure that contractual rights to use, transfer or retain critical information technology and intellectual property assets align with deal structure and post-closing integration objectives.

We also collaborate with our colleagues in Polsinelli’s Privacy & Cybersecurity, Health Care, Finance and other practices to bring in relevant subject matter knowledge as appropriate to more effectively help our clients achieve their business goals. Whether we are advising on a licensing, collaboration, research and development or distribution agreement, our firm is focused on placing its clients in an optimal position to thrive in today’s complex global marketplace.

Recent rankings include:

• Nationally ranked Tier 1 for Technology Law by the U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 “Best Law Firms.”
• Nationally recognized as a “2025 BTI Litigation Standout” in Cybersecurity Litigation by BTI Consulting Group.