Kevin C. Boyle, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office, focuses his practice on technology and communication industries. He has extensive experience in technology outsourcing transactions, technology and communications industry mergers and acquisitions, technology medical device, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics licensing and regulatory matters relating to the communications industry. His clients include large retailers, technology service providers and communications providers as well as startup companies in these areas.
Mr. Boyle's experience includes:
- Representing Sears, Roebuck & Co. in a series of technology transactions relating to the management of its $26 billion credit card portfolio (including outsourcing hardware and software support for the Sears Card).
- Advising a startup ethical pharmaceutical company in a series of in-licensing and other compound acquisition transactions.
- Advising a variety of technology and communications service providers in transactions with their customers.
- Negotiating more than 100 agreements relating to the purchase, sale and merger of broadcast and other communications companies, on behalf of AMFM, Inc. (and its predecessors), Regent Communications, Citadel Communications Ltd., Beasley Broadcast Group, Dame Media, Scanlon Communications, Comsat, MobileMedia, General Cellular and other companies.
- Representation of medical device companies in supply, licensing, manufacturing agreements.
- Allocation, equipment authorization and other matters before the FCC.
- Various air space matters before the FAA.
Mr. Boyle's practical experience includes development of a variety of software systems used by the firm and service on the firm's Technology Committee. He recently managed the firm's technology staff in a conversion of the firm's email system.
Mr. Boyle serves as technology consultant for the China-America Adoption Association and as legal advisor to the Northern Michigan University Student Radio Board of Directors. He is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association and the American Bar Association's Forum Committee on Communications Law.