Attorneys

Brian Burr

Brian Burr represents technology companies in a wide variety of complex corporate transactions, including mergers & acquisitions; patent licensing; joint ventures; and major license, development and commercialization agreements. Burr represents companies in the industries of biotech; pharmaceutical; medical device; discovery sciences and software. Prior to joining B C Burr Law, Burr was a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP where he was the head of the technology transactions practice for seven years. Prior to that he was a partner at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP).

Peter McCabe

Pete McCabe provides business and legal advice to established and emerging companies with regard to commercial, corporate and financial matters, including the areas of corporate securities, capital formation, mergers & acquisitions, and joint ventures. Pete previously practiced corporate & securities law with Latham & Watkins, representing a wide variety of clients, including established Fortune 100 companies, start-ups, investment banks, and venture capital and private equity firms. He has also served as a corporate executive in the technology sector with responsibility over corporate legal affairs as well as financial and strategic functions.

Rob Edwards

Rob Edwards provides transactional representation to technology companies, including software development and licensing; electronic commerce, Internet services and hosted solutions; legal management of online and offline advertising and marketing programs; and data privacy, open source and consumer protection regulations. He structures and negotiates transactions involving software licensing, trademark and content licensing, ASP arrangements, manufacturing, development, R&D, joint venture, Internet infrastructure, webcasting, digital media, supply and distribution, and security agreements. Prior to launching his own practice in 2002, Mr. Edwards practiced with Cooley Godward LLP and Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP).

Education

Yale Law School
Juris Doctor, 1997

Stanford University
A.B., 1993