Audrey Haroz Reed

Audrey Haroz Reed

Partner
Washington, D.C., New York

Email audrey.reed@​hoganlovells.com

Phone +1 202 637 6626 (Washington, D.C.) +1 212 918 3296 (New York)

Fax +1 202 637 5910 (Washington, D.C.) +1 212 918 3100 (New York)

Practice groupIntellectual Property, Media, and Technology

Audrey Reed is focused on helping your business grow. As the head of our U.S. Commercial Practice and member of our global IP, Media, and Technology transactions steering committee, Audrey brings a breadth and depth of experience to significant commercial projects and strategic transactions.

Audrey represents clients on their commercial and IP transactions in the global arena. Her work includes assisting clients throughout the full life cycle of products and services – from discovery and acquisition through development to commercialization and protection. She is experienced with all aspects of the supply chain, including procurement, logistics, manufacturing, and distribution arrangements. She also drafts and negotiates complex IP licensing and outsourcing agreements.

Audrey works in close coordination with our mergers and acquisitions team. She advises companies on IP aspects of corporate transactions. She has significant experience with transition services agreements, license agreements, and other commercial arrangements that are needed to keep a business running throughout an acquisition or divestiture.

Audrey represents clients across a wide range of industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer products, e-commerce, industrial products, IT, media and entertainment, life sciences, and telecommunications.

Awards and recognitions

2017-2020

Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Outsourcing
Legal 500 US

2012-2017

Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions
Legal 500 US

2014-2016

IP Star - District of Columbia
IP Stars

2014-2015

IP Star - New York
IP Stars

2014

IP Star - United States
IP Stars

2013

Top 250 Women in IP
IP Stars

2008, 2010

Legal Elite for Intellectual Property
Virginia Business Magazine

Education and admissions

Education

J.D., Vanderbilt Law School, 1998

B.A., University of Virginia, with distinction, 1995

Memberships

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Virginia Bar Association

Bar admissions and qualifications

District of Columbia

New York

Virginia

Related industries

Automotive Aerospace and Defense Consumer Life Sciences and Health Care Technology & Telecoms Education

Related practices

Commercial Complex Contracting Intellectual Property IP and Technology Transactions IT Law Space and Satellite Trade Secrets and Confidential Know-how

Related areas of focus

IP Rights in Transactions Technology Contracts Agency and Distribution IT Outsourcing Logistics Manufacturing Outsourcing Procurement IP Licensing, Commercialization, and Technology Transfer Broadband, Internet, and E-commerce

Related knowledge

Supply Chain Support

Representative experience

Advising Ford Motor Company on Volkswagen AG's US$2.6bn investment into Ford's autonomous vehicle platform company, Argo AI.

Representation of Honeywell on its US$1.5bn acquisition of Intelligrated, a leader in supply chain and warehouse automation solutions.

Representation of Honeywell on its acquisition of Transnorm, a leading provider of warehouse automation solutions.

Representation of Dell Technologies Inc. on the sale of RSA business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, and AlpInvest Partners for US$2.075bn.

Representation of Dell in the sale of its Dell Services IT services business to NTT Data.

Representation of Audi, BMW, and Daimler in connection with their purchase, as a consortium, of the HERE mapping business from Nokia.

Representation of Fox Entertainment Group in the formation of a joint venture with NBC Universal and Providence Equity Partners to create Hulu.com.

Representation of Ford Motor Co. in its sale of Volvo Cars to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd, and in its sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors Limited.

Representation of Cisco Systems, Inc. in its acquisition of Assemblage, Inc. and DocumentReady ApS and in its separate acquisition of Panoz GmbH.

Representation of Fox Interactive Media in its acquisition of a number of internet and technology companies, including Photobucket.

Representation of GE Healthcare in its proposed acquisition of Thermo Fisher's cell culture, gene modulation, and magnetic beads businesses for around US$1.06bn.

Representation of HarperCollins Publishers in its acquisition of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Ongoing representation of Time Warner Cable in connection with a variety of commercial agreements.

Representation of Ford Motor Company in connection with its global alliance with Volkswagen AG.

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