Victoria Lee

Career

Vicky Lee co-leads DLA Piper's Technology Transactions and Commercial Contracts group with 30 years of experience representing vendors and customers of technology solutions in multiple sectors. She focuses on the representation of emerging growth and public companies in complex technology and commercial transactions in the technology, life sciences, consumer and retail sectors.

Vicky has extensive experience in developing strategies to protect, license and exploit clients' intellectual property assets. Her practice includes structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial and intellectual property agreements, such as:

- License agreements for patents, software, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets

- Agreements for product distribution, including OEM, distribution, sales representative and reseller agreements

- Manufacturing and purchase and supply agreements

Vicky's practice includes advising clients on open-source business models and compliance issues. She also represents buyers and sellers in strategic corporate transactions, such as mergers, spin-outs and carve-outs, as the lead lawyer on intellectual property and commercial issues.