Max Scott

Max advises clients on matters related to the joint-development, licensing, acquisition, sale, use and protection of IP. He also assists with agreements for the provision of technology-related services, reseller agreements, and outsourcing and distribution agreements.

Experience*

• Adobe in all IP aspects of its $1.68 billion acquisition of Magento Commerce.
• Marvell Technology Group in all IP aspects of its $6 billion acquisition of Cavium Inc. and in its $450 million acquisition of Aquantia.
• Synopsys in the IP aspects of its acquisition of Black Duck Software and Sidense Corp.
• Charlesbank Capital Partners and its portfolio company Bridges Consumer Healthcare in Bridges’ acquisition of KT Health, LLC.
• PSG and 2ndWave Software in its acquisition of JAMS from Fortra (a portfolio company of TA Associates).
• Dignity Health, the fifth largest health care provider in the United States, in numerous large technology, outsourcing, and IP-related transactions.
• Kenco Logistics, a third-party logistics group, in IP and commercial aspects of an investment by Pritzker Private Capital, a leader in family direct investing.
• Dialog Semiconductor in IP aspects of its $276 million acquisition of Silego Technology.
• H.I.G. Capital in its $118 million acquisition of Quisitive Technology Solutions Inc. and in its take-private acquisition of Converge Technology Solutions Corp.
• TruArc Partners in the sale of AI Fire in a transaction that implies an enterprise value over $1 billion.
• Atlassian in all IP aspects of its acquisitions of OpsGenie, AgileCraft, Code Barrel, Halp, and Mindville.
• eBay in all IP aspects of its acquisition of Giosis Pte Ltd's Japanese ecommerce business, including the Qoo10 platform.
• A major consumer retailer in the negotiation of an agreement for an enterprisewide hosted enterprise resource planning system.
• Walmart in all IP aspects of its $16 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Flipkart and one its agreement to acquire Alert Innovation, a grocery automation company.
• Intel Corporation on the IP aspects of multiple transactions, including its $900 million acquisition of Moovit.
• Tyson Foods on the IP aspects of its $1.2 billion sale of its pet treat business to General Mills.
• Autodesk on all IP aspects of its $1 billion acquisition of Innovyze.
• Oracle on all IP aspects of its $28 billion acquisition of Cerner Corporation.
• Sovos Brands on all IP aspects of its acquisition by The Campbell's Company in a deal valued at $2.7 billion.
• Novartis on all IP aspects of its acquisition of Amblyotech and its acquisition of Chinook Therapeutics for up to $3.5 billion (including contingent value rights).

*Includes matters handled prior to joining Weil.

Max is recognized as an 'Up & Coming' Lawyer for Technology in California by Chambers USA, recommended for Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing by Legal 500 US and was named among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers by Lawdragon 500 in 2025.