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Sullivan lawyers use sound business judgment to counsel consulting companies on a full range of business and legal issues. We balance business needs and legal realities to help consulting firms thrive.

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We know that our clients are gauging opportunities and confronting challenges and seek our assistance in connection with protecting valuable intellectual property, securing equity and debt financing, negotiating technology licenses and joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, crafting tax and deferred compensation strategies, resolving employment issues and responding to the threat of litigation. We understand the opportunities our clients need to take advantage of and provide quality, cost-effective solutions that help consulting companies cope with the human and financial challenges of rapid growth.

      Representative Client Work

      • Currently manage the worldwide trademark portfolios of Bain & Company, a global management consulting firm, among others, including in connection with defensive and offensive enforcement proceedings in the United States and abroad
      • Assisted a major international consulting company in procuring the right to use a critical trademark in connection with the branding of a significant portion of the company’s client services
      • Represented a privately held global strategy consulting firm in its acquisitions of the assets of several domestic and international consulting businesses
      • Represented an IT consulting firm in a $25 million sale to a private equity backed strategic purchaser
      • Represented Thoughtworks Holding, Inc., a global software consulting firm and a portfolio company of funds advised by Apax Partners L.L.P., in its $840 million initial public offering
      • Represented Associates for International Research, Inc., a human resources consulting company, and its major shareholders in the sale of a majority interest to Relo Group, Inc., a Japanese provider of corporate relocation services
      • Represented a French engineering consulting firm in acquiring 100% of the stock of a software engineering firm