Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP offers substantial expertise in intellectual property transactional matters, including drafting and negotiating licenses and other strategic agreements, counseling and performing analysis on a stand-alone basis and in connection with major corporate events and transactions.

The Firm’s core Intellectual Property Practice Group (the "IP Group") comprises eight partners and approximately 35 associates in the New York and Palo Alto offices. The IP Group has represented clients ranging from market-leading multinationals to early-stage startup companies in every industry in which intellectual property assets are important. The IP Group has handled complex negotiations, drafting and analysis of intellectual property issues and agreements in the most prominent U.S. and international mergers and acquisitions, spinoffs and asset sales, strategic alliances, joint ventures, private investments, initial public offerings and secondary financings, credit and banking transactions. On a stand-alone basis, the IP Group has counseled clients and negotiated licenses and other agreements across a broad base of industries.

The IP Group has handled transactions involving Abbott Laboratories, Abgenix, Accenture, Agilent Technologies, Borden, Bowne, Clorox, College Board, Columbia House, C.R. Bard, Doubleclick, Dreamworks, Dun & Bradstreet, Express Scripts, Galen, Google, Hard Rock Hotel, Heinz, Intel, JDS Uniphase, JP Morgan Chase, Kerr-McGee, Keyspan, L-3 Communications, Ralph Lauren, Lehman Brothers, MasterCard, Stella McCartney, Moody’s, NBC, Owens-Illinois, Perkin-Elmer, Pfizer, Primedia, Protiviti, Q-Med, Quadrangle, Reuters, Seagram, Sesame Workshop, Silver Lake Partners, Sirius Satellite Radio, TD Waterhouse, Time Warner, Toys "R" Us, Travelers, Universal Studios, Viacom, Virgin Mobile USA, Wachovia, Warner Music, Weight Watchers and Wyeth.