- Represented Advaxis Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing immunotherapies, in a clinical collaboration and licensing deal with Amgen Inc. for a preclinical candidate involving $65 million in upfront cash and equity investment with $475 million in development, regulatory and sales milestones and tiered royalties on net sales.
- Negotiated a $100 million international technology transfer transaction for advanced medical devices.
- Negotiated joint development and license transactions for an advanced materials company.
- Handles technology transfer and licensing transactions for the commercialization of technologies, including wireless sensor networks, detection systems, consumer and electronics products, optics, medical devices, software and nanotechnology.
- Represented an Internet consumer business from its early stage through the successful sale of assets in connection with Internet transactions, advertising, data and IP issues.
- Resolved a multiforum patent dispute involving two international arbitration proceedings and a final U.S. district court judgment.
- Supervised copyright litigation and related remedies under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act on behalf of a major motion picture studio to stop the unauthorized use and copying of content on the Internet.
- Handles licensing and IP transactions for a global consumer goods company.
- Represented software licensees in multiple lawsuits involving approximately $50 million in settlements or verdicts to date.
- Manages and structures copyright licensing, publishing transactions and copyright disputes for the estate of a preeminent author and editorial cartoonist.
- Enforced and licensed “rights of publicity” for the library/foundation of a former U.S. President.
- Represents leading nanotechnology inventors/founders in a variety of technology transfer and emerging company transactions.
Retired Partner,
- Phone: +1 213 576 1165
- Email: jonathan.gordon@alston.com
Jon's clients rely on him for strategic and seamless transactions involving technology and IP. Navigating complex legal terrain, Jon counsels his clients so they get results consistent with their business objectives.