Kieran Dickinson

Experience

1. Counsel

   Latham & Watkins

   Jul 2004 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Strategic Technology Transactions; Patent Licensing, IP Litigation and IP Counseling; and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)/ Finance For details on specific transactions, see Experience tab in bio on Latham & Watkins site Strategic Technology Transactions* Structure and negotiate high-end strategic technology transactions and outsourcing agreements* Examples: patent, know-how, software, and trademark licenses; strategic alliances and collaborations; e-commerce platform agreements; SaaS agreements; information technology outsourcing transactions; business process outsourcing transactions; facilities management and warehouse outsourcing transactions; medical device licensing and sales agreements; manufacturing and supply agreements; development agreements; university licenses; consulting agreements; and other commercial agreements (including in block chain space)Patent Licensing, IP Litigation and IP Counseling* Advise on patent licensing issues in, and negotiate, dozens of licenses settling patent disputes and litigation in high-profile cases* Advise on strategic acquisitions of patents and patent portfolios and negotiate purchases* Advise on high-value trademark licenses and disputes* Write published articles on patent privateering and standing, covenants not to sue, and licensing* Advise on open source software issues, including writing open source software policies and advising on compliance with open source software licenses M&A / Finance * Advise on IP issues in hundreds of M&A transactions * Significant experience in complex cross-border carve-outs* Carve-out work involves evaluation of IP portfolios, disputes, and licenses, handling IP issues in purchase agreements, and negotiating cross-license agreements, transition agreements, supply agreements, facilities agreements, and other commercial agreements* Advise on IP issues in scores of corporate financings and initial public offerings

Education

• Chapel Hill High School

  Diploma

  1988 — 1990

• Stanford Law School

  JD, Law

• Universite de Montpellier

  French

  1991 — 1992

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BA, French

  1990 — 1993

Skills

• Intellectual Property
• Patents
• Due Diligence
• Trade Secrets
• Litigation
• Start-Ups
• Legal Research
• Legal Writing
• Trademarks
• Licensing
• Joint Ventures
• Patent Litigation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Outsourcing