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    Andrew L. Share

    Partner, Office Managing Partner, Manchester


    • Manchester, Boston
    • Office603.628.4053
    • ashare@nixonpeabody.com

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    Introduction

    Andrew Share is the managing partner of Nixon Peabody’s Manchester, New Hampshire, office. Andrew has extensive technology transactions experience, counseling companies with respect to a wide range of intellectual property and technology–related matters, including software, content and data licensing, SaaS, software development and implementation, reseller arrangements, business process outsourcing, data privacy, and IT security concerns.

     

    Additionally, Andrew regularly counsels clients in the commercialization and leveraging of their intellectual property assets, and is experienced in drafting and negotiating related agreements involving the creation, acquisition, or sale of rights to intellectual property.

    Practice Areas

    M&A and Corporate TransactionsPrivate Equity & Investment FundsLife SciencesCybersecurity & PrivacyNP Capital Connector® Behavioral HealthEmerging Companies

    Industries

    Technology

    My focus

    Mergers & Acquisitions

    I have represented a wide range of companies—from startups to publically traded and Fortune globally ranked companies—through a variety of mergers, acquisitions, sales, and restructurings. Navigating the M&A process for any company, big or small, can be a drain on a client’s time and resources. My approach has been to manage all aspects of the process (up to a client’s comfort level), freeing the client to attend to its other matters such as the day-to-day operations of its own business.

    IP & Technology Transactions

    I regularly counsel companies and individuals in the commercialization and leveraging of their intellectual property rights and am experienced in drafting and negotiating research and development agreements, licensing agreements (from both the licensors’ and licensees’ perspective), co-development and other agreements involving the creation, acquisition, licensing, or sale of intellectual property rights. I have considerable experience in software- and technology- based transactions not only for the procurement and licensing of cloud-based services and other software offerings, but also with the privacy, data security, and associated issues that impact those products and how they are integrated into a user’s business.

    Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain

    I regularly counsel clients (from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies) on their supply chain and purchasing operations across industries, including manufacturing, health care, food and beverage, and financial services. This counseling goes beyond simply supporting supply chain projects, to include the establishment of corporate policies, development of form agreements and documentation, and training of both legal and non-legal roles.

    Looking ahead

    Technology touches almost every aspect of business and the value of that technology and the data that it creates, as well as the importance of protecting it, are of paramount concern on either side of a transaction. Now, with the continuing evolution of blockchain, people have the ability to greatly disrupt (for the better) the manner in which to maximize their rights while, at the same time, creating a more efficient way to transact business directly with their customers and end users. We continue to help clients develop and cultivate ways to maximize their use and reliance on technology (whether their own or licensed from a third-party) but also to minimize the associated risks and pitfalls. As technology is forever evolving, so are the ways we help our clients adapt.

    Insights

    Presentations

    • Panelist, “Academic Technology Transfer: Its Origins and Global Impact” World Affairs Council of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH, December 2022
    • Panelist, “Corporate Transparency Act and Recent Compliance Developments in the U.S.” Nixon Peabody Virtual CLE Week, March 2022
    • Moderator, “To mediate or arbitrate: Are you sure?” Nixon Peabody Virtual CLE Week, March 2021
    • Panelist, “Greasing the Wheels: Negotiating and Overcoming Deal Friction in Tech Contracts,” Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, October 2019
    • Panelist, “Can People, Planet & Profit Coexist? Forced Labor & Global Supply Chains,” University of New Hampshire Center for Social Innovation and Enterprise, Durham, NH, February 2019
    • Moderator, “Private Equity Investing Outlook: What is next for the Consumer Products & Services Industry,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, May 2017
    • Moderator, “Private Equity and M&A Outlook: Trends & Opportunities,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, January 2017
    • Moderator, “Private Equity and M&A Outlook: Trends & Opportunities”, Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, December 2016
    • Moderator, “Private Equity and M&A Outlook: Trends & Opportunities,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, January 2016
    • Moderator, “Private Equity Investing Outlook: What is Next for the Logistics Industry,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, June 2015
    • Moderator, “Private Equity Investing Outlook: What is Next for the Food & Beverage Industry,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, April 2015

    Publications

    • “COVID-19 is Changing Tech Contracting, Sort of, But Not Really,” Supply & Demand Chain Executive, July 2020
    • “Top 10 Social Media Issues for Businesses,” New Hampshire Business Review, May 2017
    • “In all Seriousness…Contracts are Unintentionally Funny & Oddly Bizarre,” The Deal, March 2016
    • “SSAE 16 replaces SAS 70 as the new service auditor standard,” New Hampshire Business Review, November 2011
    • “Seven Cautions to Consider While Courting the Cloud,” BNA: Privacy & Security Law Report, September 2011
    • “Health-care M&A off to a strong start in 2011,” New Hampshire Business Review, July 2011
    • “Check Your Cloud Computing Contracts,” Law 360, April 2011
    • "Preserving Client-Attorney Confidences," Investment Dealers’ Digest, April 2011
    • “The essentials to protecting corporate IP,” NH Business Review, November 2010
    • “Restrictions on the beneficial use of software,” Law 360, November 2010

    Representative experience

    • Andrew’s practice also covers other aspects of corporate and commercial law, including M&A, corporate formations, strategic alliances and joint ventures, distribution and commercialization arrangements, contract manufacturing, supply chain and procurement, and general business counseling.
    • Prior to Nixon Peabody, Andrew was in-house counsel to Tyco International for a number of years, counseling Tyco’s corporate, plastics and adhesives, and flow control business units, as well as serving as Tyco’s lead counsel for its global IT and strategic procurement groups.

    Admitted to practice

    New Hampshire
    Massachusetts
    U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire

    Education

    Brandeis University, B.A.
    University of Maine School of Law, J.D., cum laude

    Professional activities

    Andrew is a member of the American, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts bar associations.

    Andrew serves as board advisor for Victoria's Victory Foundation and Connor's Climb Foundation. He is a graduate of the 2010 Class of Leadership Seacoast (NH), a program providing existing and future community leaders the opportunity to engage with the people and organizations that shape the New Hampshire Seacoast's economic and social qualities.

    Recognition

    Andrew has been recognized for exceptional standing in the legal community in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2022 for Corporate/Commercial (New Hampshire). He was also previously recognized by Chambers. In 2012 Andrew was recognized as a “New England Rising Star” in Business & Corporate law based on a peer-review survey by Thomson Reuters.

    Andrew was recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2021 editorial for M&A/corporate and commercial – M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m).

    In the News

    • Mergers & Acquisitions

      Trinity Hunt Partners invests in Supreme Optimization

      This article covering Trinity Hunt Partners’ majority investment in life sciences digital marketing agency Supreme Optimization mentions NP for serving as Supreme’s legal advisor in the deal. Los Angeles Corporate partner Michael Lawhead led the NP deal team, which also included Corporate partners Christian Hancey of Rochester, Shahzad Malik of Los Angeles, and Andrew Share of Manchester; San Francisco Labor & Employment partner Seth Neulight; Corporate associates Jacalyn Smith of Chicago and Brian Kenney of Washington, DC; and Los Angeles senior paralegal Mina Gonzaque-Taylor and Chicago paralegal Astrid McGruder, both of the Corporate practice.

      March 14, 2023
    • The Deal

      Resonetics to acquire two SAES units

      The following article covers Resonetics LLC’s $900 million agreement to acquire Memry Corp. and SAES Smart Materials Inc. from NP client SAES Getters SpA. The article mentions Manchester partner and Private Equity & Family Offices team leader Phil Taub and Boston partner Amy O’Keefe, both of the Corporate group, for leading the NP team representing SAES Getters on U.S. legal matters. The team also includes Chicago partner and Global Finance co-leader Rob Drobnak; Corporate partners Alexandra Lopez-Casero and Thomas McCord from Boston, Andrew Share from Manchester, and Sean Clancy from Washington, DC; Affordable Housing & Real Estate partners Mark Beaudoin from Manchester and Alison Torbitt from San Francisco; Boston Labor & Employment partner Jeff Gilbreth; Rochester Intellectual Property partner Kristen Walsh; Washington, DC Complex Disputes partner and Antitrust leader Gordon Lang; Manchester Government Investigations & White-Collar Defense partner Mark Knights; Rochester counsel and Cybersecurity & Privacy deputy leader Jenny Holmes; Boston Corporate counsel David Crosby; Washington, DC Complex Disputes counsel Brian Whittaker; Albany Affordable Housing & Finance counsel Dana Stanton; Corporate associates Shaziah Singh from New York, Anthony Bova from Boston, Corey Habib from Manchester, and Hrishikesh Shah from Chicago; and Manchester Corporate department attorney Dave Zimmermann.

      Dec 9, 2022
    • NH Union Leader

      In-person Global Business Summit returns to Manchester

      Manchester office managing partner Andrew Share, of the Corporate practice, is mentioned as a featured panelist at an upcoming seminar focused on educating the business community about the function and impact of technology transfer.

      Nov 20, 2022
    • Tech Transfer Central

      Tech Transfer seminar at Southern New Hampshire University to benefit World Affairs Council

      Manchester office managing partner Andrew Share, of the Corporate practice, is mentioned in this article as a featured panelist at an upcoming seminar focused on educating the business community about the function and impact of technology transfer.

      Nov 9, 2022
    • Supply & Demand Chain Executive

      Cybersecurity tips for unwary businesses

      Manchester office managing partner Andrew Share, of the Corporate group, contributed this article, which provides several suggestions business owners and leaders should consider now to plan for a cyberattack worst-case scenario.
      Aug 31, 2021
    • <a href="https://www.sdcexec.com/risk-compliance/article/21138255/covid19-is-changing-tech-contracting-sort-of-but-not-really" target="_blank">Supply & Demand Chain Executive</a>

      COVID-19 is Changing Tech Contracting, Sort of, But Not Really

      Manchester office managing partner Andrew Share, of the Corporate practice group, contributed this article on tech contracting in the coronavirus era, explaining why now is as good a time as any for businesses to review their contracting procedures.
      July 14, 2020
    • New Hampshire Business Review

      Top 10 social media issues for businesses

      Manchester office managing partner Andrew Share authored this column about ten issues businesses should consider regarding employee and company use of social media.
      May 31, 2017
    • The Deal

      In All Seriousness...Contracts Are Unintentionally Funny & Oddly Bizarre

      Private equity partner and Manchester managing partner Andrew Share authored this piece that recaps a top 15 list of actual contract provisions and contract negotiations that highlight some bad examples of what, no doubt, were well meaning intentions.
      March 15, 2016

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      March 15, 2022
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