Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Spencer Simon's practice focuses primarily on the representation of technology-intensive companies in all aspects of intellectual property and corporate transactions. His practice covers a broad spectrum of technologies, including pharmaceutical, semiconductor, information, software, telecommunications, medical devices, and biotechnology.

Spencer has considerable experience drafting and negotiating a variety of intellectual property agreements, including licensing and technology transfer, acquisition, research, joint development, clinical trial, supply, manufacturing, marketing, sales, distribution, purchasing, and commercial service agreements. In addition, he regularly counsels clients on matters involving intellectual property issues that arise in the context of public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture formation, and general corporate transactions.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Spencer was an associate in the licensing group and the biotechnology group at Pennie & Edmonds LLP and counsel at Celgene Corporation.

He is a member of the State Bar of California.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Licensing & Technology Transactions
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A
• Pharmaceuticals
• Life Sciences

Representative Cases

• $332 million acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Company
• Acquisition by AOL
• Acquisition by ValueClick
• Acquisition of Impinj's logic non-volatile memory (NVM) IP business , (2009)
• Acquisition of PowerLight Corporation
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Investment in Konarka Technologies , (2009)
• StepUp Commerce (Project Jumpstart)

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Copyrights, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Patents, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Technology Licensing, Trade Associations, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• U of California - Berkeley

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