Technology Transactions

Vining Legal's Technology Transactions practice provides traditional legal representation for businesses navigating technology acquisition, implementation, and commercialization challenges.

This practice area is distinct from our Legal LLM Implementation practice. Our LLM services help clients improve or evaluate their internal AI tools, while our Technology Transactions practice focuses on providing direct legal representation in negotiating a client’s technology agreements and related matters.

Our Technology Transactions practice builds on Jace Vining's 15+ years of experience negotiating and structuring complex agreements in many settings and from many sides. Having practiced at global law firms and in-house at technology companies large and small, Jace brings a practical, business-focused approach to technology transactions centered on client business objectives, operational reality, and practical risks.

Practice Areas

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Software and Technology Licensing

  • We support clients in structuring, negotiating, and managing complex software and technology licensing arrangements, including:

    • Enterprise AI and ML licensing in regulated environments

    • Enterprise software licensing and implementation

    • SaaS and cloud service agreements

    • Data licensing and analytics agreements

    • API and integration agreements

    • Open-source licensing compliance

    • Led negotiation of multi-year enterprise licensing agreements for machine learning-based products in heavily regulated markets

    • Advised a global provider of asset management software in implementing a unified customer contract structure

    • Represented a Fortune 500 company in negotiating deep neural network/machine learning licensing agreements for molecular pharmacology research

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Cloud and Infrastructure Transactions

  • Our transactional experience includes a variety of key cloud and infrastructure categories, such as:

    • Cloud hosting and infrastructure

    • Data centers and colocation

    • Managed services arrangements

    • Telecommunications and connectivity

    • Cybersecurity and support services

    • Advised a water technology provider on enterprise cloud infrastructure transactions

    • Represented a multinational accounting firm in implementing an enterprise cloud document management system

    • Negotiated critical cloud infrastructure agreements for a US broadband internet service provider

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Strategic Technology Agreements

  • We help clients navigate complex, multi-party technology relationships:

    • Joint development agreements

    • Technology partnership structures

    • Platform integration

    • Distribution and reseller agreements

    • Advised a cloud software video service provider in structuring multi-party technology licensing transactions with telecommunications customers

    • Advised global accounting firm on commercializing third-party software integrated into a client portal

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Contract System & Form Development

  • We help clients create, modernize, and optimize their contract systems and form agreements to improve efficiency, consistency, and business alignment. Our experience includes:

    • Comprehensive contract system audits and modernization

    • Developing standard form agreements

    • Unifying terms across product lines and user types

    • Tiered agreement structures for different customer segments

    • Developing templates for recurring transaction types

    • Drafting online terms of service

    • Led a firm-wide initiative to implement a unified, modernized customer contract process and master agreement structure for an asset management and data feed SaaS provider, involving an in-depth review, summary, and analysis of existing terms across product lines, recommendations on structure, incorporation of supplier flow-down terms, and initial drafts of a modern master agreement and ancillary documents.

    • Developed a unified framework of online and offline general terms for a large domestic provider of remote online notarization services

    • Created a streamlined online MSA and “paper” order process for a technology company

    • Developed a comprehensive contract structure for a cloud recruitment services provider covering employers, candidates, and staff augmentation.

Service Delivery

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Conventional Human Review

Traditional legal services are performed directly by Jace Vining based on his experience in similar transactions, with no use of LLM tools involving client confidential information.

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AI-Assisted Legal Services

At the client’s request, we can use our own human-supervised LLM tools to assist with contract review, legal research, drafting, or other legal tasks in an effort to reduce overall costs and turnaround time.

  • This option is only available with the client’s explicit consent.

  • We don’t input client confidential information into an LLM unless and until the client requests it and we mutually agree on the scope of that use.

  • We review all LLM outputs to verify accuracy before incorporation into legal advice.

This option may, in some cases, provide potential benefits such as increased efficiency in document review and more consistent drafting. The availability and extent of these benefits depends on many factors, including matter type, format of expected work product, the LLM used, and the quality of data provided as prompt input.

We discuss each matter individually to determine whether LLM assistance is appropriate, as these tools are not always the right solution for every situation.