M. Todd Hales

Todd conducts due diligence investigations in funding, acquisitions, and merger transactions; prepares legal opinions on patent validity, infringement, and non-infringement; and handles portfolio and landscape evaluations and pre-litigation analyses. He also assists with employment agreements and invention ownership, non-disclosure agreements, assignment and licensing of IP rights, and joint development agreements.

Todd works with companies focused on expanding and evolving technologies. His technical experience in the medical device and life sciences sector includes ophthalmology, cardiology, urology, gastroenterology, neurology, pulmonology, radiology, and otolaryngology. In the technology space, his work has included computer hardware systems, software systems and architecture, networking technologies, environmental technologies, aerospace, sports equipment, construction systems and tools, mechanical and electromechanical devices and systems, and optical technologies.

• Conducted IP due diligence on a medical device developer and manufacturer for a $1.2 billion US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered high grade debt offering
• Represented a vascular device company in the development of its IP portfolio and defended its IP due diligence during the $150 million sale of company
• Defended an IP due diligence of a radiotherapy company during financing for $42 million
• Represented a medical device company in the development of an IP portfolio and during financing for $40 million
• Developed the IP portfolio for an ophthalmic device company and defended IP due diligence during financing for $22 million
• Defended IP due diligence of a neurological electrotherapy company during financing for $20 million