Carrie LeRoy
Counsel, Palo Alto
Intellectual Property and Technology
Carrie LeRoy advises clients on a broad range of technology and commercial transactions,
including development and license agreements; patent and other technology license agreements; outsourcing; strategic alliances; OEM, reseller, distributor, sales representative,
consulting services, manufacturing and supply agreements; intellectual property asset
acquisitions; and e-commerce and internet transactions.
T: 650.470.4500
F: 650.798.6511
carrie.leroy@skadden.com
Education
J.D., University of California,
Berkeley School of Law, 2000
(Symposium Editor, California
Law Review)
B.A., University of California at
Berkeley, 1996 (Highest Distinction;
summa cum laude)
Ms. LeRoy also advises clients on intellectual property matters, including allocation of
ownership, protection and exploitation of intellectual property, and intellectual property
rights. Prior to joining Skadden, Ms. LeRoy was a senior transactional counsel for a major
fabless semiconductor company focusing on storage and communications integrated circuits,
where she negotiated and drafted a variety of inbound and outbound technology development, license and supply agreements and advised on intellectual property matters.
Transactions Ms. LeRoy has handled include representing:
-- Nokia Corporation on the intellectual property aspects of the $7 billion sale of its devices
and services business to Microsoft Corporation;
-- RPX Corporation in its acquisition of patent assets from Rockstar Consortium US LP;
-- Zynga Inc. in its acquisition of Rising Tide Games, Inc., a social casino-focused game studio;
-- the special committee of the board of directors of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. in
the $512 million acquisition of Steinway by private investors;
Associations
-- Broadcom Corporation in its $37 billion sale to Avago Technologies Limited; its $147
million sale of Ethernet controller-related assets and non-exclusive IP licenses to QLogic
Corporation; its $195 million acquisition of BroadLight, Inc.; its $335 million acquisition of
Provigent Inc.; its $316 million acquisition of Beceem Communications Inc.; its $123 million
acquisition of Teknovus Inc.; its $3.7 billion acquisition of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.;
and its $164 million acquisition of LTE-related assets from affiliates of Renesas Electronics
Corporation;
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-- Dell Inc. in its $2.4 billion acquisition of Quest Software, Inc.;
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-- MIPS Technologies, Inc. in the sale of its operating company to Imagination Technologies for
$100 million and the sale of its patent portfolio to Bridge Crossing, LLC for $350 million and
related patent licensing transactions, which was named among the top matters in the “Lawyers
to the Innovators” category in the Financial Times’ 2013 U.S. “Innovative Lawyers” report;
-- RDA Microelectronics, Inc. in its $46 million acquisition of the baseband intellectual
property assets of Coolsand Holding Co., Ltd., a privately held baseband company with
operations in China, and its subsidiaries;
-- Advantest Corporation in its $1.1 billion acquisition of Verigy Ltd.;
-- SanDisk Corporation in its $19 billion acquisition by Western Digital Corporation and its
$327 million acquisition of Pliant Technology, Inc.;
-- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in its $4.3 billion acquisition by Western Digital Corporation;
-- Hoya Corporation in its $235 million sale of Hoya Magnetics Singapore Pte. Ltd. to Western
Digital Corporation;
-- INSIDE Secure in its $58 million acquisition of Atmel Corporation’s Secure Microcontroller Solutions business and in patent license negotiations with Cryptography Research, Inc.;
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-- PMC-Sierra, Inc. in its $240 million acquisition of Wintegra, Inc.,
and in its acquisition for an undisclosed amount of a semiconductor
technology and product line from Maxim Integrated Products Inc.;
-- Visa Inc. in its $2 billion acquisition of CyberSource Corporation;
-- Netgear, Inc. in its $7.2 million acquisition of intellectual property
assets relating to networking infrastructure;
-- Yahoo! Inc. in connection with its affiliate Yahoo!7’s acquisition of
Spreets Pty Ltd for $40 million;
-- Nokia Siemens Networks Oy in connection with the sale of its
fixed-wireless broadband business to CN Tetragen;
-- Zilog Inc. in its sale of business units to Maxim Integrated Products and Universal Electronics Inc. for $31 million and related
intellectual property licensing arrangements;
-- White Energy Coal North America, Inc., in various intellectual
property development and licensing arrangements relating to the
production and manufacturing of coal;
-- Protalix Biotherapeutics, Inc. in its agreement with Pfizer Inc. to
develop and commercialize a treatment of Gaucher’s disease;
-- Nike, Inc. in the sale of its Cole Haan business unit to the private
equity firm Apax Partners for $570 million;
laws relating to social media usage. The program, which was featured
in an article in The Recorder (“Skadden Teaches Teens Social Media
Dos and Don’ts,” Dec. 20, 2013), aims to empower teens to be good
citizens online and to deter unlawful conduct. Ms. LeRoy has trained
organizations and other Skadden attorneys to enable the program’s
expansion. In 2014, she received a “Legal Innovators” award from The
Recorder in recognition of her work on the program.
In 2016, Ms. LeRoy was named to The Recorder’s list of “Women
Leaders in Tech Law.” She was also selected by the Silicon Valley
Business Journal as one of the publication’s “2015 Women of
Influence.” She was a key member of the deal team recognized by
the Daily Journal with a 2016 “California Lawyer Attorneys of the
Year” award for innovative work on behalf of Broadcom Corporation
in its acquisition by Avago Technologies. She also was the recipient of
The Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services from the
California Bar for providing legal services to the poor.
Publications
“SB 838: Juveniles Tried as
Adults for Sexual Assaults,”
Daily Journal, January 6, 2015
-- Beijing Perfect World Software, Co., Ltd. in various intellectual
property licensing arrangements;
“Sex, Social Media and the
Law,” KQED, October 29, 2014
-- Calera Capital in its investment in Rock-It Cargo LLC and
Competitor Group, Inc.; and
“Audrie’s Law a Reminder of the
Online Dangers for Teens,” Daily
Journal, October 21, 2014
-- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in its $170 million acquisition of
Jasper Design Automation, Inc.
Ms. LeRoy is the leader of an innovative pro bono program in
Skadden’s Palo Alto office focused on educating Bay Area teens about
“How to Help Teens Understand
Online Rights and Prevent
Cyberbullying,” BayAreaParent,
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“Trends to Watch in Technology
M&A,” Intellectual Property
Counselor, May 2009
“Website User Agreements:
Electronic Contracting Issues
and Tips for Drafting, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB),”
co-author, California Business
Law Practitioner, Winter 2003