Sectors

Innovative Technology

Businesses have always had to keep pace with technological advancement. The advancements have become significantly more rapid, disrupting businesses of all types through innovations in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity and data privacy, health tech and genomics, and blockchain. Regardless of whether your business develops and deploys cutting-edge technology, is leveraging innovative technology into existing operations, or simply needs to account for the changes that affect you and your competitors, understanding these advancements is critical to success.

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Foley’s Innovative Technology Team

Foley’s Innovative Technology team consists of over 200 attorneys across 25 offices, including sophisticated corporate attorneys that understand business and market trends, tenacious litigators ready to defend clients’ markets share in growth areas, and highly skilled PhDs and engineers who can help navigate the intellectual property nuances of these technological advancements. Our cross-disciplinary team of attorneys and professionals understands the impact of innovative technology and helps clients develop future-proof legal strategies for their businesses. In many cases, we work with company leadership to help shape a vision for the future that incorporates the benefits of innovative technology while protecting against its risks.

Our clients span from Fortune 500 giants to technology startups and emerging growth companies, including relationships with more than 300 private equity and venture capital firms, as well as numerous accelerators, incubators, and universities. From formation to IPO, through mergers and spinoffs, regulatory compliance, protecting vital assets, dispute management, and everything in between, we provide comprehensive counsel to help clients at all stages of their life cycle.

Foley Equipped

Foley Equipped is designed to provide faster turnaround times leading to more deals closed all with the goal of mitigating risk. With this technology, we aim to turn around vendor contracts in as little as one business day (subject to conflicts clearance), which can be crucial time saved for your company. This gained efficiency is critical to getting deals and business done faster. Click here for more.

Innovative Technology Insights Podcast

Each episode of our Innovative Technology Insights podcast focuses on the wide-ranging innovations shaping today’s business, regulatory, and scientific landscape. With guest speakers who work in a diverse set of fields from artificial intelligence to genomics, discussions will focus not only on the legal implications of these changes but also the impact they will have on our daily lives.

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By the Numbers

200+

Sector membership

23

Offices with on-the-ground team presence