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Tim is a partner in Lindquist & Vennum’s Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions group and leads the firm’s technology and e-commerce practice. He provides legal counsel to clients on technology-related transactions and intellectual property matters. His clients include both emerging and established businesses in the upper Midwest and Silicon Valley. He has spoken on technology and licensing issues at several continuing-legal-education seminars and has been recognized by Minnesota Law & Politics as a Super Lawyer.Tim has extensive experience in the information technology industries. Before joining Lindquist & Vennum, he served as general counsel for the Cray Supercomputer Division of Silicon Graphics, Inc., as senior division counsel of Silicon Graphics, Inc., and as technology counsel at Cray Research, Inc. His practice includes:Drafting and negotiating domestic and international agreements for the development, purchase, sale, license, certification, marketing and distribution of computer hardware, computer software and other technology products Assisting clients with the preparation and planning necessary for major software development and implementation projects Helping clients resolve disputes concerning unsuccessful software development and implementation projects Advising clients on outsourcing development and other functions to international affiliates and unaffiliated business partners Advising clients on open-source software issues Providing counsel regarding the identification, protection and commercial exploitation of technology assets Advising clients on the conduct of business over the Internet, including the preparation of hosting agreements, site-use terms and conditions, and other agreements and policies Drafting and negotiating domestic and international agreements for the license of technology and intellectual property rights Advising clients on U.S. and foreign laws regulating the international transfer of technology. | 