A transactional lawyer working
closely with business clients, Noel
D.
Humphreys limits his practice to
business transactions, corporate
counseling and intellectual
property. Mr. Humphreys has
participated in hundreds of business
combinations—mergers, assets
acquisitions, joint ventures,
strategic alliances, sourcing
relationships and stock purchases—as
well as settlement of disputes
within family-owned businesses.
Mr. Humphreys has represented
lenders and borrowers of all sizes
in loan transactions as well as
lessors and lessees of capital
equipment. He has advised financial
entities on arrangements with
systems vendors and has extensive
experience in consulting and
services arrangements.
Mr. Humphreys has played a leading
role in more than seventy-five
transactions in rights in intangible
property. He represents licensors
and licensees of intellectual
property rights and data. Many such
transactions (such as joint
ventures, strategic alliances or
stock/asset purchases) involved
leveraging the value of patents,
trademarks, copyrights and trade
secrets. These transactions also
involved application service
providers ("ASPs") or arrangements
for supply or outsourcing, such as
original equipment manufacturing
("OEM") arrangements. Protection of
trademarks, trade secrets and data
are a particular interest.
Co-Author, “Courts Press Expansive View
of Arbitration Agreements,” published in
the New Jersey Law Journal (July
30, 2007)
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Author, “Scores to Settle: When it comes
to control of stats, golf and baseball
are very different games” published in
the New Jersey Law Journal (April
23, 2007)
Co-Author, “Royalty Rights in
Bankruptcy: In re CellNet Data Systems,”
published in Bright Ideas (a New
York State Bar Association Publication)
(Fall 2003)
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Author, “The Enron Scenario: How
Insolvency Changes The Responsibilities
Of Corporate Directors,” published in
The Pennsylvania Lawyer (May-June
2002)
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Co-Author, “The Lesson from Eli Lilly’s
Privacy Woes: Practice what you Preach:
Inadvertent Disclosure of E-Mail Address
Ends in 20 Year Consent Order with the
FTC,” published in The Metropolitan
Corporate Counsel (March 2002)
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Co-Author, “Protecting Against
Bankruptcy of an ASP,” published in
The New York Law Journal (March 4,
2002)
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Co-Author, “When Competitors Consider
Joint B2B Exchange,” published in The
New York Law Journal (September 18,
2000)
