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Steven K. Mossey

Special Counsel

New York +1 212 841 1230

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    Steven Mossey represents and counsels clients on complex strategic and commercial transactions involving technology (including data) and intellectual property rights. He regularly advises clients regarding product development and commercialization efforts (including collaborations and joint venture deals), information technology services (including outsourcing, re-sourcing and multi-sourcing deals) and the licensing of technology and intellectual property rights (including software development and licensing agreements). Steve counsels clients on transactions that arise in the conduct of day-to-day business activities as well as transformative corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and strategic investments. As an engineer and registered patent attorney, he regularly goes “under the hood” to understand a client’s technology and business objectives, and he leverages his transactional and litigation experience to advise clients on strategic aspects of their intellectual property portfolios, including the procurement, defense and enforcement of intellectual property rights. This includes open source strategy and compliance.

    Steve advises clients in a range of industries. He has particular expertise in the travel, leisure and hospitality industry, representing airlines in their agreements with technology providers, distribution intermediaries (including travel agencies (TAs) and travel management companies (TMCs), online travel agents (OTAs) and metasearch sites), financial institutions and industry associations. Relevant agreements in this space include agreements for core IT systems for retailing (Availability, Merchandising, Pricing and Shopping), airline management (PSS, DCS, OPS, Cargo) and commercial planning (Revenue Accounting, Revenue Management); global distribution agreements; "direct connect" agreements; frequent flyer participation programs and co-branded credit card agreements, among others.

    Steve also has expertise in the fintech industry. Prior to re-joining the firm, he was the first legal hire at a New York-based capital markets start-up company where he negotiated strategic agreements with customers that rank among the largest banks, asset managers and other institutions in the financial industry.

    Steve is a registered patent attorney. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering (and a minor in Engineering Management) from Cornell University and obtained his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, which he attended at night while working full-time as a patent agent.

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    Technology and Commercial Transactions

    • American Airlines in a cloud-based revenue accounting system and services agreement.
    • American Airlines in an end-to-end information technology services and software development agreement for its cargo business.
    • American Airlines in transactions with various ecommerce distribution platforms related to the sale of cargo products and capacity.
    • American Airlines in agreements with various providers of IPTV services and programming on aircraft.
    • Caribbean Airlines in a revenue management services agreement.
    • An international airline in a technology services and software development agreement related to the ONE Order standard published by IATA.
    • An international airline in its negotiations for a global distribution system services agreement.
    • A regional airline in its IT agreements for airline operations solutions, including flight and crew management and optimization solutions.
    • A company that provides analog and radiation-hardened electronics for the aerospace, defense and medical industries in various transactions, including: (1) a license agreement for an Artificial Intelligence-powered manufacturing optimization platform; (2) a vendor-managed inventory (VMI) and supply agreement; (3) a value-added reseller (VAR) agreement; (4) a license and distribution agreement relating to mass memory technology; and (5) a general terms agreement for purposes of entering into negotiated general provisions for subcontracts and purchase orders under U.S. Government Prime Contacts.
    • First Carolina Bank in a deposit processing services agreement with BMTX, Inc. related to deposit accounts for customers of BMTX’s BankMobile Vibe higher education program.
    • National Grid in an innovative outsourcing transaction valued at approximately $250 million, which requires two vendors to work together and utilize agile software development in order to integrate and upgrade National Grid’s various systems, across regions over a five-year period.
    • A professional sports league in connection with technology and intellectual property licenses related to the creation of a joint venture eSports league.
    • A multinational technology company in connection with master research agreements (including clinical research) with universities and private research institutions.
    • A national organization representing educational programs in its consulting services agreement with a provider of services related to testing and certification programs.
    • A legal services provider in connection with a SaaS agreement related to human capital management software.
    • A broadcast television network in an application development and music licensing agreement for online streaming music services.

    Product Counseling

    • A research and development company in the media, entertainment and semiconductor industries in connection with its participation in standards setting organizations.
    • A pharmaceutical company in the development of software applications, including diligence regarding the use of open source software, “source available” software and various foundation (Artificial Intelligence) models available under “open” licenses.
    • An international airline in the development of next generation software and services related to airline operations.
    • A pharmaceutical company in the development of a software as a medical device (SaMD) application, including substantive diligence regarding the use of open source software.
    • A private investment bank in the development and commercialization of software for financial services applications, including substantive diligence regarding the use of open source software.

    Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Investments

    • Tencent Holdings Limited in its acquisition of a majority stake in Supercell for $8.6 billion.
    • Merck in its €2.1 billion acquisition of Antelliq Group (now Merck Animal Health Intelligence), a leader in digital animal identification, traceability and monitoring solutions, the fastest growing part of the animal health industry.
    • Insmed in strategic financings totaling $775 million to fund activities related to the commercialization of various product candidates and other general corporate purposes.
    • Orbimed in various financing deals, including: (1) a $400 million secured debt financing with Caris Life Sciences, a molecular science and technology company; (2) a royalty financing agreement for up to $250 million with Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, a commercial stage biotechnology company; (3) a $125 million debt financing with Verrica Pharmaceuticals, a dermatology therapeutics company developing medications for skin diseases requiring medical interventions; (4) a debt financing facility for up to $50 million with TriSalus Life Sciences Inc., an oncology focused medical technology business; and (5) debt financing of up to $50 million with DarioHealth Corp., a digital therapeutics company.
    • Trustmark National Bank in its entry into a definitive agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc., to Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC for $345 million in cash.
    • Elbit Systems Ltd. in its $120 million acquisition of the assets and operations of Universal Avionics Systems.
    • Eisai in its agreement to transfer all future economic rights for elacestrant (generic name), approved for the treatment for breast cancer in the United States, to DRI Healthcare Trust, under which Eisai received an upfront payment of $85 million for the transfer.
    • A composite technology company in a joint venture with a multinational corporation to develop, manufacture and commercialize building products using recycled materials.
    • An international technical professional services firm in its joint venture with a State-owned national petroleum company related to infrastructure services, including related contribution and license agreements.
    • A multinational technology conglomerate on IP issues related to its acquisition of a company that provides an advanced Artificial Intelligence platform for conversational interfaces.
    • A multinational medical device company in its acquisition of technology related to bone reconstruction and regeneration and related patent and know-how license agreements.
    • A private equity fund in connection with its acquisition of companies providing governance, risk and compliance information services.
    • A global diagnostics company in the acquisition of a diagnostics company focused on developing specialized tests for infectious diseases.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2013
    • Cornell University, B.S., 2008
        • cum laude
        • Tau Beta Pi
    Bar Admissions
    • New York
    • Massachusetts
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
    Pro Bono
    • Advised an individual programmer in connection with making software and other tools related to voter engagement available under open source licensing terms.
    • Advised a nonprofit drug research and development organization on issues related to its rights under a patent license agreement with a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company.
    • Negotiated a publishing agreement for a curriculum developed by a non-profit school with programs and support services for students with disabilities.
    • Advised a nonprofit theater company regarding copyright issues in connection with scripting a new play.
    • Negotiated a web services agreement on behalf of an international non-governmental organization that supports women’s learning initiatives.
    • Advised a non-profit company on issues related to copyright ownership and fair use related to its popular podcasts and blogs.
    • Provided legal advice to individuals appearing pro se in New York Family Court.
    Previous Experience
    • First legal hire at Axoni, a New York-based capital markets start-up company that specializes in distributed ledger (blockchain) infrastructure, with product offerings including distributed ledger technology deployments, bespoke smart contract development, analytics services and connectivity tools.
    • Represented a pharmaceutical company in multi-District litigation, through appeal, and in parallel proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, on cases involving methotrexate and auto-injector technology.
    • Drafted and prosecuted patent portfolios worldwide in support of commercial efforts including global licensing and enforcement programs.

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