Enterprise Transactions
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC attorneys assist clients in acquiring telecommunications, information processing, software and other technology assets and services in both domestic and international markets. Collectively we have many decades of experience representing marquee dot com companies, premier financial institutions, large multi-state retailers, and numerous other major companies in:
- Structuring and negotiating multi-year customer service agreements for: voice and data communications, including large-scale managed service offerings for telecommunications and information services; equipment collocation and data centers; fiber optic, virtual private, and local area networks; bulk lease of business trunk services; broadband Internet access and transport; newer technologies such as Voice over Internet Protocol, Multi-Protocol Label Switching and 3/4G wireless; and providing video, voice, and data services to subscribers and customers in Multi-Dwelling Unit settings and college campuses;
- Structuring and negotiating neutral host distributed antenna system agreements for building owners;
- Structuring and negotiating carrier-to-carrier interconnection and resale agreements for both wireline and wireless providers, including resale agreements for long distance telephone service, and the resale of Wi-Fi services provided in a municipal airport;
- Structuring residential telecom services agreements, including agreements for the sale of VoIP services; and advising on services provided under website agreements;
- Outsourcing, including: the outsourcing and management of a large call center; contracting for telecommunications and computer disaster recovery services; and contracting for the remote processing and management of ATM transactions;
- Cloud computing, including negotiating agreements for: Software as a Service (“SaaS”); remote data storage and retrieval; and remote data backup;
- Assisting clients with the development of mobile applications, equipment purchase and lease transactions, including: the purchase, installation and acceptance of large and sophisticated enterprise telephone systems and associated software and firmware; and procurement of software and firmware for management systems; and
- Structuring and negotiating joint ventures and commercial transactions, including the purchase and sale or lease of large commercial assets; corporate mergers and acquisitions; and corporate and project financings.