DUSAN CLARK focuses her practice on Technology and Life Sciences Transactions. Ms. Clark concentrates on intellectual property transactions, addressing intellectual property in major corporate and financial transactions and intellectual property counseling. Ms. Clark regularly represents and counsels Fortune 500 companies and leading financial institutions on intellectual property matters in a wide array of transactions, including securitized finance, secured finance, film and entertainment projects, and multinational mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Clark has provided advice on more than 500 transactions, including several multi-billion dollar transactions. She also advises national retail and commercial clients and a number of not-for-profit companies on intellectual property licensing; copyright protection and enforcement; and trademark branding, protection, prosecution, enforcement, oppositions and cancellations before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and foreign trademark offices, Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) proceedings before the World Intellectual Property Organization, and litigation in the United States and foreign jurisdictions.
Counsel
Dusan Clark
- Technology and Life Sciences Transactions
- M&A
Experience
- Representative Matters
- Memberships and Activities
- Victory Live, a technology platform focused on sports and entertainment, event management, data, and ticketing software, in its acquisition of Logitix from private equity firm ZMC.
- Representing affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC in their agreement to sell Fiery, LLC to Seiko Epson Corporation for US$591 million.
- Representing DigiCert, a leading provider of digital trust backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., Crosspoint Capital Partners L.P., and TA Associates Management L.P., in its acquisition of Vercara from Golden Gate Capital and GIC.
- Represented industrials investor American Industrial Partners (AIP) in its US$700 million acquisition of the Grain & Protein business of AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a large precision agriculture technology and machinery company.
- Representing IDEX Corporation in its US$1 billion acquisition of Mott Corporation and its subsidiaries.
- Represented Carlin Consumer Health (Carlin) in its acquisition of PENETREX (Penetrex), a joint and muscle care consumer brand, from Wellbeam Consumer Health.
- Representing Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Francisco Partners, two global private equity firms, in their acquisition of Software Integrity Group (“SIG”) from Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) for total consideration of up to US$2.1 billion.
- Representing Rexel USA, Inc. in its acquisition of Talley, Inc., a distributor of wireless infrastructure products, services, and solutions in the U.S.
- Raising Cane’s Restaurants, LLC in the issuance of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 9.375% senior notes.
- Representing Warner Music Group in joint venture with 10K Projects.
- Representing Naturium in its US$355 million acquisition by e.l.f. Beauty.
- Representing Audeze in its acquisition by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
- American Bar Association, Member
- Dallas Bar Association (DBA), Member
- DBA e-Mentoring Committee
- DFW Women in IP
- International Trademark Association (INTA), member
- INTA, Academic Committee Member, Student Membership Project Team, Annual Meeting Project
- Team Leader
- State Bar of Texas (SBOT), Member
- SBOT Women in IP Task Force
- SBOT Trademark Committee
- State Bar of Arkansas, Member
Capabilities
SERVICES AND INDUSTRIES
- Technology and Life Sciences Transactions
- Copyright
- Digital Media and Entertainment
- Media and Entertainment Finance
- Global Health Transactions, Not-for-Profits and Trade Associations
- International Intellectual Property
- Internet, Social Media and E-Commerce
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation for M&A and Investments in Life Sciences Industry
- Technology, Media and Privacy Law
- Telecommunications IP
- Trademark Litigation and Brand Protection
- M&A
- Technology Sector
- Sports
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- U.S. District Court, N.D. of Texas
- Arkansas
- Texas
Education
- University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 2000
- Hendrix College, B.A., 1997 (with distinction)