North Carolina's Law Firm for Technology-Based Emerging Growth Companies
Daniels & Daniels, P.A.
Since it was formed in 1982 Daniels & Daniels, P.A. has focused on serving the needs of growth-oriented technology-based entreprenurial businesses from the start-up phase through the exit stage. Its services have not only included documentation of the various transactions along the way, but, more importantly, providing strategic legal advice to the entrepreneurs as they have faced each stage of the evolution of the company.
About
The firm's practice includes such areas as biotechnology law, health care, computer and internet law, privacy, protection of intellectual property rights, copyrights, patent and trademark licensing, technology transfer, telecommunications, corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, capital formation--including venture capital, private offerings and crowd funding, corporate finance, securities, domestic and international taxation, international expansion of U.S. businesses, employee benefits, executive compensation, and government regulation.
We are not a large law firm but we are experienced. We have handled small transactions involving the first few thousand dollars a company might raise to transactions involving hundreds of millions of dollars. Collectively, the transactions we have handled are valued at several billion dollars. We have represented founders and entrepreneurial companies, and we have also represented investors and venture funds. While most of our clients are in the Research Triangle Area of North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill) we have clients from areas throughout the United States and in a number of foreign countries.
Different Service Model
We have aggressively restructured our service model to take advantage of cloud-computing and virtual technology to reduce our cost of operations and hence also reduce our fee structure. In this same vein, we have reduced our real estate presence and focused more on delivery of services directly to clients on their premises or wherever the client needs to be, rather than on a model where the client must come to the attorney.
Different Billing Arrangements
We offer our services in a variety of ways depending on the needs of the clients and factual circumstances, including traditional hourly billing, fixed fee formats, deferral arrangements and equity participation in lieu of fees.
Different Counsel Services
For companies that need someone to serve in the role of General Counsel but are not large enough to afford to fill this position on a full-time basis, we also offer part-time General Counsel services on a fixed fee basis.
Similarly, in circumstances where the clients have needs for legal expertise outside of the areas where we have our strengths, we often serve the role of managing such outside legal services on behalf of our client, much as if we were serving as in-house counsel.
COMPUTER, INTERNET AND PRIVACY LAW
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LICENSES (INDIVIDUAL, NETWORK, SITE, CONCURRENT, EXECUTED, CLICK-THROUGH), PRIVACY, WEBSITE TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY STATEMENTS
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TRADEMARK LICENSING
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OEM AGREEMENTS, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE
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SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS) AGREEMENTS
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APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP)
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NONDISCLOSURE AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS
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SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS
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SOURCE CODE AND TECHNOLOGY ESCROW AGREEMENTS
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ACQUISITION AGREEMENTS FOR SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE SYSTEMS
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DISTRIBUTORSHIP AGREEMENTS
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TRADE SECRET PROTECTION AND LICENSING
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DEALER AGREEMENTS
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SOFTWARE SECURITY INTERESTS
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LICENSING OF CODE, DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY
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PATENT LICENSING
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INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND CONSULTING AGREEMENTS
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TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES
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VALUE ADDED RESELLER (VAR) AGREEMENTS
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (INCLUDING NONCOMPETITION)
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BETA TESTING AGREEMENTS
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INTERNET, APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER, AND ONLINE SERVICE AGREEMENTS
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
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INFORMATION SECURITY POLICIES
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HIPAA PRIVACY AND SECURITY
Biotechnology
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BIOTECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION
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PATENT LICENSING
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SPONSORED RESEARCH AGREEMENTS
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COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS
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MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENTS
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COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS (CRADAS)
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SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION AND RESEARCH AGREEMENTS (SBIRS)
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TECHNOLOGY BROKER AGREEMENTS
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PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH AGREEMENTS
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NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS
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CLINICAL RESEARCH AGREEMENTS
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TRADE SECRET PROTECTION AND LICENSING
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CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AGREEMENTS (CROS)
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MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
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PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING AGREEMENTS
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EQUIPMENT FINANCING AGREEMENTS
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DEVICE MANUFACTURING AGREEMENTS
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TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES
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UNIVERSITY AND CORPORATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENTS
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PHARMACEUTICAL AND OTHER LICENSE AGREEMENTS
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (INCLUDING NONCOMPETITION)
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UNIVERSITY/NIH OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY INVESTIGATIONS
Corporate and Tax Law
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STRUCTURING NEW BUSINESSES AND CHOICE OF ENTITY
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
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INCORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATION OF CORPORATIONS
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MANAGEMENT BUYOUTS
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LETTERS OF INTENT
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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY TO CORPORATIONS
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TRANSFERS OF FAMILY BUSINESSES BETWEEN GENERATIONS
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CONSULTATION AND NEGOTIATION OF DEADLOCKS, SQUEEZE OUTS
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STOCK OPTIONS AND WARANTS
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STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLANS
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STOCK ALTERNATIVES
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RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENTS AND 83(B) ELECTIONS
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BREACHES OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND USURPATION OF CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY
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MERGERS AND REORGANIZATIONS
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SHAREHOLDER AND BUY-SELL AGREEMENTS
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VOTING TRUST AGREEMENTS AND PROXIES
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF CORPORATIONS
SECURITIES AND VENTURE FINANCING
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VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
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PRIVATE PLACEMENTS, EXEMPT OFFERINGS AND CROWD FUNDING
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REVERSE MERGERS
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STATE AND FEDERAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS
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INTERNET OFFERINGS
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RULE 144 ISSUES
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SALES OF COMPANIES AFTER VENTURE INVESTMENTS
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GOVERNMENT GRANTS
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SEVERANCE OF VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS
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REGULATION D OFFERINGS
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CONVERTIBLE DEBT AND EQUITYSECURITIES
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INTEGRATION OF OFFERINGS
Daniels & Daniels, P.A.
P.O. Drawer 12218
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 544-5444