Areas of Practice

ZLG represents both emerging businesses and established corporations in a wide range of industries in the following areas of the law.

Licensing and Technology

• IP development, management, protection, distribution and acquisition.
• In-bound and out-bound technology licensing transactions.
• Trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights and publicity rights.
• eCommerce, e-transactions and Web services.
• Privacy, content regulation, export controls, data security and consumer protection.

Digital Media

• Creation, management, acquisition and licensing of digital content and applications.
• Music integration with technology and label issues (major & independent label recording industry, performing rights organizations and publishers).
• Back-end or other enabling technologies, copy protection and digital rights management.
• 1st Amendment, DMCA, CDA safe harbors and other statutes or regulations.

General Commercial Transactions

• Sales, distribution and fulfillment agreements, and related legal issues (tax nexus, revenue recognition, and others).
• Vendor, merchandising and reseller relationships.
• Marketing, advertising and promotions.
• Outsourcing and third party management arrangements.
• Consulting, support and services contracts.
• Government contracting, supply chain management and procurement.
• Operational forms and processes.  

Acquisitions, Complex Transactions and Corporate Law

• Technology acquisitions, including related IP and commercial due diligence.
• International joint ventures and strategic alliances.
• Partner, investor, employee and shareholder relationships.
• Corporate formation, structure and reorganization.
• Corporate charter conversions and strategic planning.