Beth O'Neill

Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

Construction Law

Complex Contracting & Technology

Natural Resources

Experience

Beth is a Shareholder and member of the Corporate and Transactions Practice, and she has diverse and refined experience in the areas of real estate, energy and natural resources, outside general counsel services, and intellectual property protection.

Her real estate and intellectual property practices are concentrated in several highly regulated industries, including energy and natural resources, health care, financial services, and insurance. Beth leverages her industry knowledge and extensive corporate law experience to provide clients with complex transactional and contracting services tailored to their business needs.

Real Estate; Energy & Natural Resources

Beth’s practice is uniquely suited to serve the real estate needs of clients, particularly those in the energy & natural resources and healthcare industries. She regularly represents buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, and developers in real estate matters, including acquisition, development, construction, land use planning, zoning, annexation, and leasing matters. Beth represents oil & gas, mineral, mining, and timber clients. She regularly advises them on their real estate matters, including compliance with zoning, land use, and mining and mineral extraction regulations. She represents developers and landowners of solar projects who are responding to increasing demands for alternative energy. Beth advises real estate development clients and contractors on construction matters, including construction contracts and the licensing requirements of the Alabama Board of General Contractors.

Intellectual Property & Technology; Complex Contracting

Beth’s Intellectual Property practice includes licensing work for clients that own and want to monetize their intellectual property and clients that are acquiring intellectual property rights for use in their businesses. Her clients include software and technology vendors, data center operators, manufacturers, and several large healthcare, financial, and insurance clients. She uses her regulatory knowledge to assist clients in structuring agreements to license, sell, acquire, and protect intellectual property rights and data while complying with regulations protecting sensitive health and financial information. Her practice extends to the analysis and negotiation of intellectual property rights transfers and licenses in mergers, acquisitions, and sale transactions.

Clients routinely seek Beth’s assistance to draft and negotiate a wide variety of business contracts. She frequently assists clients with preparing form contracts and establishing contracting and licensing programs and procedures that further their business goals while protecting valuable intellectual property and data. She develops and negotiates contracts on behalf of clients at all levels of the supply chain, including:

Software and technology license, maintenance, and support agreements

Manufacturing, sales, and distribution agreements

Professional services and general services agreements

Equipment leasing agreements

Group purchasing agreements

Education