Technology Law in the United States
Counsel for software companies, digital platforms, applications, e-commerce businesses, and other technology ventures operating in the United States.
A few examples of what we can handle
- Legal advice on the launch, operation, and expansion of software products, SaaS businesses, digital platforms, mobile applications, e-commerce businesses, and other technology ventures in the United States
- Drafting, negotiation, and review of software licenses, SaaS agreements, cloud and hosting agreements, development contracts, implementation agreements, API terms, integration agreements, outsourcing arrangements, and technology-services contracts
- Preparation and review of terms of service, end-user license agreements, subscription terms, acceptable-use policies, and platform rules, with attention to electronic assent, enforceability, disclaimers, limitations of liability, suspension, termination, and dispute provisions
- Advice on e-commerce and consumer-protection requirements affecting digital sales, subscriptions, automatic renewals, pricing disclosures, cancellation practices, online advertising, and electronic communications
- Assessment of applicable federal, state, and sector-specific privacy requirements, including privacy notices, consumer rights, data collection and use, targeted advertising, online tracking, geolocation, biometric data, and the sharing or sale of personal information
- Drafting and negotiation of data-processing terms, service-provider agreements, vendor provisions, data-use restrictions, security obligations, and contractual allocation of privacy and cybersecurity risk
- Advice on cybersecurity and data-security obligations, including internal safeguards, vendor oversight, incident-response planning, contractual notification duties, and federal and state data-breach requirements
- Legal review of artificial-intelligence development, procurement, and deployment, including training and input data, output use, vendor terms, representations and warranties, risk allocation, user disclosures, internal policies, and emerging regulation
- Advice on children’s privacy, age-related protections, parental consent, and other requirements affecting websites, applications, connected products, and online services used by minors
- Legal review of platform and marketplace operations, including user relationships, content policies, online reviews, advertising practices, third-party sellers, payment arrangements, and allocation of responsibility among platform participants
- Assessment of digital-accessibility obligations and related exposure affecting websites, applications, and public-facing online services
- Technology, privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory due diligence for investments, acquisitions, product launches, commercial transactions, and material changes to a technology business
- Ongoing legal and regulatory review as products, data practices, business models, service providers, and applicable U.S. requirements change
The legal analysis starts with the product.
Technology law in the United States rarely comes from a single source. Federal law, state law, sector-specific rules, contractual commitments, and regulatory enforcement may all affect the same product. Understanding which requirements matter begins with understanding how that product actually works.
We examine who uses it, what information it handles, how agreements are formed, how the business generates revenue, and which vendors, platforms, and service providers it relies on. Those facts help distinguish issues that should be addressed before launch from those that can be managed as the product grows.
Product terms, commercial agreements, privacy practices, security measures, and internal policies are then considered together. They should reflect the same operating model, allocate responsibility clearly, and remain useful as the technology and the applicable law change.
Legal clarity for technology operating in the United States.
Address contractual, privacy, cybersecurity, consumer-protection, and regulatory requirements with the needs of the business in view.
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