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Samuel S. Jo

Associate
+1.214.939.5865
Fax +1.214.939.5849

Mr. Jo’s practice focuses on corporate and securities matters, with an emphasis on domestic and offshore mergers and acquisitions and venture capital. Mr. Jo also represents clients in various matters involving technology and intellectual property law, including IP and technology licensing, IT/business outsourcing arrangements, E-commerce and internet law, and other technology-related transactions, including those involving cloud computing, privacy, and data protection.

Mr. Jo is registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and prosecutes patents in the LCD, telecommunications, and semiconductor arts.

Areas of emphasis:

  • Corporate
  • Venture capital
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Patent prosecution
  • Technology and intellectual property licensing
  • Information technology outsourcing
  • Internet and e-Commerce transactions
  • Technology consulting and development transactions

Professional Background

During law school, Mr. Jo was an in-house clerk in the IP department of Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Professional/Civic Activities

  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • Dallas Asian-American Bar Association
  • Represented home health care services company in its $105 million sale to a private equity group.
  • Represented publicly traded pharmaceutical services company in its private placement in a healthcare claims management software-based company.
  • Represented Dell, Inc., Renren Inc. and Bridgescale Partners, L.P. in various domestic and offshore venture capital investments.
  • Represented Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) in its acquisition of 56.com, a Chinese user generated content website.
  • Represented AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group, Inc. (subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC)) in its acquisition of IntrinsiQ, Inc., an oncology-related software-based company.
  • Represented various companies in drafting and enforcing Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) and reseller policies.
  • Represented Koss Corporation in license agreements related to its Striva Core technology.
  • Represented NorthPark Center on e-commerce related issues related to website terms of use and privacy compliance.
  • Represented Blockbuster Inc. in revenue sharing agreements related to the Blockbuster Online store.
  • Patent prosecution for Sony Corporation in the areas of LCD, telecommunications, and semiconductor technologies.