Stephen M Fronk

STEPHEN FRONK is a co-leader of Sidley’s Technology and Life Sciences Transactions practice and a founding member of the Entertainment, Sports and Media group. He advises clients in the media, sports, technology, food, nutrition, and other industries, who have said “Stephen is an excellent outside counsel that has helped us support some of our most complex partnerships, consistently demonstrates high judgment on both legal and business issues and solutions, and is adept at explaining and guiding clients on both – Stephen reliably and consistently delivers high-quality work product” and “Can always count on Stephen and his time for high-quality support that’s responsive, attentive to business goals, and practical. A pleasure to work with.”

Stephen advises emerging and public companies, venture funds, entrepreneurs, and individuals on a wide range of intellectual property-related issues, including copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret licensing, protection and enforcement, software and hardware development and distribution, and the establishment and operation of internet-based businesses and services. He also routinely counsels clients on the intellectual property-related aspects of mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, and strategic investments. In particular, Stephen has deep experience advising clients on digital media-related transactions and for many years has negotiated digital entertainment content distribution deals with leaders in the movie, television, music, publishing, and consumer electronics industries. Representative clients include Amazon.com, Churchill Downs, eBay, Hulu, Microsoft, PayPal, Splunk, Salesforce.com, Twitch, and Vital Proteins.