Emily Chan

Emily's practice covers a wide range of activities related to commercialization of technology, including strategic commercial licensing of intellectual property and intellectual property diligence for corporate transactions.

Emily has experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, ensuring adequate intellectual property protections. Emily has substantial experience in drafting agreements for commercial licensing of software, production services agreements for media companies, and consumer-facing terms of service.

Additionally, Emily has led deal teams in conducting intellectual property-related diligence, and has provided strategic legal advice regarding securing of intellectual property in connection with corporate transactions such as M&A and venture financings.

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Emily handled the following matters:

Technology

• Drafted, revised, and negotiated form agreements for a start-up artificial intelligence company, including Software-as-a-Service agreements, master services agreements, pilot agreements, and terms of service, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and company objectives.
• Advised a solar energy start-up on negotiating a services agreement with a software development firm, ensuring ensure adequate contractual protections for the client.
• Drafted a series of production services and independent contractor agreements for a client in the video production and entertainment industry, ensuring comprehensive provisions for copyright and name, image, likeness.
• Prepared and reviewed multiple terms of service agreements for online consumer-facing platforms in different industries including Software-as-a-Service and retail, addressing key issues, and delivering completed terms efficiently for the client.

Mergers & Acquisitions and Venture Financings

• Represented a publicly traded media company in its multibillion-dollar acquisition by a global retail company.
• Represented a publicly traded airline in its multibillion-dollar acquisition by another publicly traded airline.
• Represented a behavioral science software technology company in its multimillion-dollar acquisition by an employee management platform.
• Advised multiple technology start-up clients and investors in venture financing transactions regarding potential risks related to intellectual property and business restrictions in commercial agreements.