Pritesh P. Shah
Co-head of IP & Commercial Transactions. Advises on complex carve-outs and spinoffs, as well as a variety of commercial, licensing and strategic transactions.
Pri is co-head of our IP & Commercial Transactions practice. He advises on complex carve-outs and spinoffs, as well as on IP, data privacy and technology aspects of transactions including commercial and licensing agreements, acquisitions, JVs, financings, IPOs, restructurings and strategic collaborations.
He has extensive experience on tech and commercial driven carve-outs and spinoffs, including advising on bespoke commercial and service agreements, such as IT stand-up and transition arrangements; software, algorithm and mobile apps; data monetization; brand and franchise licensing; programming rights; manufacturing, supply and distribution; e-commerce and IT outsourcing; and MVNO and IoT connectivity. Pri also advises clients on IP, data privacy and commercial issues related to AI and machine learning, the metaverse, NFTs, and blockchain and crypto related platforms.
Pri is one of Davis Polk’s two hiring partners and serves on the boards of iCivics and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.
Experience
Carve-Outs and Spinoffs
- Cerberus acquisition of substantial part of Goodwin Mechanical Engineering Division
- S&P Global spinoff of S&P Global Mobility
- Heineken acquisition of FIFCO beverage and retail businesses
- FMC sale of FMC India to Crystal Crop Protection
- TPG acquisitions of Sabre’s Hospitality Solutions business, Forcepoint’s G2CI business and Thomson Reuters’ Elite business, and Elite’s sale to Francisco Partners
- SSW Partners acquisition of Veoneer and sales of Veoneer’s Arriver, Active Safety and Restraint Control Systems businesses
- IHS Markit sales of Oil Price Information Services, Jane’s Information Group and Base Chemicals businessess
- Bath & Body Works spinoff of Victoria’s Secret
- Truist sales of Truist Insurance, Sterling Capital and BB&T Commercial Equipment
- Dollar Tree divestiture of Family Dollar business
Tech, Media & Telecom
- Comcast MVNO and other strategic wireless arrangements
- Reliance commercial arrangements with Facebook and Google as part of their investment in Jio Platforms
- Taboola and Yahoo 30-year commercial agreement
Artificial Intelligence
- Meta acquisition and subsequent disposition of Manus AI
- CoreWeave collaboration framework with NVIDIA and acquisitions of Monolith AI and Weights and Biases
- Private equity funding of a top AI lab
- Private equity formation of and commercial arrangements with an AI deployment JV
Consumer Products & Retail
- Sycamore Partners up to $23.7 billion acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Ferrero acquisition of Nestlé’s U.S. confectionary business
- Heineken strategic partnership with China Resources to join forces in China
- Durational Capital Management strategic investment in and commercial arrangements with Garage Beer
Fintech & Cryptocurrency
- BlackRock agreements with Citi Wealth
- Mastercard acquisition of BVNK
- S&P Global and CME Group sale of OSTTRA to KKR
- IHS Markit $44 billion merger with S&P Global
- MSCI acquisitions of First Street, Foxberry, Fabric RQ and Trove Research
Transportation and Logistics
- Airbus acquisition of certain assets and sites from Spirit AeroSystems
- SMBC Aviation Capital $7.4 billion acquisition of Air Lease
Sports
- Josh Harris acquisition of Washington Commanders
- Sterling Equities sale of the New York Mets
IPOs
- Affirm, Arm, Bullish, Chime, Circle, Credo, Iris Energy, Klarna, PayPay, Playtika, Robinhood, SpaceX, UiPath and VIZIO
Recognition
Chambers USA – Technology, New York
Legal 500 U.S. – Technology Transactions
MergerLinks – “Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in North America,” 2025
MCCA – “Rising Star,” 2023
New York Law Journal – “Rising Star,” 2019
Education
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Managing Editor, Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts
- magna cum laude
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York