Tactical Law Group LLP is a boutique law firm dedicated to advising companies on complex business and legal issues relating to digital technologies and intellectual property. After spending many years as partners in “big law” firms and as senior in-house counsel, we founded Tactical Law because we recognized that traditional law firms sometimes struggle to serve business clients in a proactive and practical, not to mention affordable, way. Our experienced team delivers high quality legal services at a reasonable price, without the overhead and rate pressures of a big law firm.
Clients retain us for the business acumen, technical knowledge, and legal expertise we bring to resolving legal problems involving technology and other agreements. We also help our clients successfully navigate legal and regulatory challenges and disputes. We have a specialized practice advising companies of all sizes and across industries in licensing disputes and in the defense of software audits, including audits brought by Oracle, Micro Focus, Quest, Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, BSA, SAP, Autodesk, and other well known and aggressive software publishers. We are also fierce advocates in the courtroom and know how to zealously protect and advance our clients' legal rights.
We are based in California, but our clients are global businesses. When issues have legal implications beyond California and the United States, we draw on our network of skilled affiliated law firms who share our values of excellent service at reasonable rates.
Clients retain us for the business acumen, technical knowledge, and legal expertise we bring to resolving legal problems involving technology and other agreements. We also help our clients successfully navigate legal and regulatory challenges and disputes. We have a specialized practice advising companies of all sizes and across industries in licensing disputes and in the defense of software audits, including audits brought by Oracle, Micro Focus, Quest, Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, BSA, SAP, Autodesk, and other well known and aggressive software publishers. We are also fierce advocates in the courtroom and know how to zealously protect and advance our clients' legal rights.
We are based in California, but our clients are global businesses. When issues have legal implications beyond California and the United States, we draw on our network of skilled affiliated law firms who share our values of excellent service at reasonable rates.
"Tactical: adroit in planning or maneuvering to accomplish a purpose"
Intellectual PropertyOur lawyers understand that the most valuable assets of a company are often its intellectual property. We have deep experience protecting our clients' intellectual property rights as well as defending against claims of infringement. We also have experience advising clients on effective strategies for monetizing their intellectual property rights.
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LitigationWe strive to deliver outstanding results for our clients in intellectual property, commercial, and other litigation matters. Such matters run the gamut from breach of contract and licensing disputes, to cases involving false advertising, unfair competition, trademark, copyright, trade secret, patent, business torts and other general commercial litigation disputes.
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Outside General CounselAs a trusted business advisor, we have counseled senior management and Boards on a myriad of legal issues. Because of our litigation experience, we know the pitfalls associated with certain commercial transactions, and are able to effectively advise our clients in order to minimize the risks of doing business in a fast paced business environment.
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Software Audit DefenseWe advise large and small companies across the United States on software audit defense issues. We have represented multiple clients from both the Bay Area and around the nation on responding to software audits brought by Oracle Corporation and Oracle America, Inc., as well as other software companies such Quest and Micro Focus. We have also defended copyright and breach of contract lawsuits involving software companies (including Oracle). Although we prefer being brought in as counsel before the audit starts, often we are retained only after the final audit report has issued and the client is in full blown crisis. We have effective strategies to stabilize the situation and to successfully push back on overreaching audit findings.
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Advertising & CompetitionOur lawyers have handled numerous claims involving false and misleading advertising. We advise our clients on truth in advertising issues, and aggressively prosecute actions on their behalf when a competitor attempts to compete unfairly or misappropriates our clients' valuable intellectual property. These cases include actions under the federal Lanham Act for false advertising as well as state based unfair competition claims. In addition to our IP litigation practice in the federal courts, we also handle matters before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board. If you need help with brand protection issues, we can assist, including taking actions to stop the infringement often without the necessity of protracted litigation.
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Privacy & Data SecurityOur privacy lawyers advise on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters, including: privacy policies and procedures, information handling, security breaches, regulatory investigations, global compliance, cross-border data transfers, commercial transactions, website privacy policies, email regulation and litigation. We have hands on experience advising technology and other companies on these complicated issues, with a focus on crisp and practical legal advice.
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Licensing & Contract DisputesTactical Law Group has deep experience advising clients on contract related issues and disputes. Our lawyers have litigated breach of contract cases in state and federal court and arbitral forums around the country. Disputes involving intellectual property are a particular sweet spot for our firm. We have handled licensing disputes related to patent, copyright, trade secrets, trademarks and other types of intellectual property, as well as a myriad of other contracts. We are often able to resolve these disputes without resorting to the courts, and have saved our clients millions of dollars in licensing fees and other costs.
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Tech TransactionsAt Tactical Law Group, we understand that clear and effective contracts are critical to our clients’ business. What sets us apart from most firms is that our lawyers have extensive experience working in-house as well as at law firms. We leverage our business acumen, technical knowledge, and legal experience to help our clients ensure their contracts support their business objectives. We also recognize that business contracting has gotten more complex in the context of an ever-evolving regulatory environment, especially relating to data governance and digital technologies. We help our clients successfully navigate these issues so that they can focus on growing their business.
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Oracle BlogWe blog on areas of the law that we believe would be of interest to our clients. Please check back periodically for new blog posts that may be helpful and thought provoking. Please note that the information provided by the authors of the blog is not intended to be legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
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