Pritesh P. Shah
Advises on IP, data privacy and technology matters, including strategic commercial and licensing arrangements, mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
Pri provides advice and strategic counseling on the intellectual property, data privacy and technology aspects of transactions including commercial and licensing agreements, mergers, acquisitions, JVs, financings, restructurings and collaboration arrangements. He advises companies in numerous industries, as well as private equity and other investors.
He negotiates and advises on bespoke agreements in commercial matters, including software, algorithm and mobile apps; data monetization; artificial intelligence and machine learning; brand and franchise licensing; programming rights; manufacturing, supply and distribution; payment services, e-commerce and IT outsourcing; and mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) and IoT connectivity. Pri also advises clients on IP and commercial issues related to generative AI, the metaverse, NFTs and blockchain-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 highlights
Tech, Media & Telecom
- Francisco Partners and TPG $6.5 billion acquisition of New Relic
- TPG acquisition of Forcepoint G2CI from Francisco Partners
- TPG acquisition of majority stake in Thomson Reuters’ Elite business
- Taboola and Yahoo enter 30-year commercial agreement
- Facebook investment in Reliance Industries' Jio Platforms unit
- Google investment in Reliance Industries’ Jio Platforms unit
- Industrial Media acquisition by Sony Pictures Television
- Emerson acquires control of Aspen Technology in $11 billion transaction
- Qualcomm and SSW Partners $4.5 billion acquisition of Veoneer
Consumer Products & Retail
- Victoria’s Secret separation from L Brands in a transaction with Sycamore
- Ferrero $2.8 billion acquisition of Nestlé’s U.S. confectionary business
- Spectrum Brands $4.3 billion sale of its Hardware & Home Improvement segment
- Heineken strategic partnership with China Resources to join forces in China
Fintech & Cryptocurrency
- IHS Markit $44 billion merger with S&P Global
- State Street $3.5 billion acquisition of Brown Brothers Harriman Investor Services
- Robinhood $2.1 billion IPO
- Galaxy Digital $1.2 billion acquisition of BitGo, U.S. domestication and listing
- cxLoyalty Group Holdings sale of Global Loyalty division to JPMorgan Chase
- MoneyLion acquisition of Even Financial
- PwC sale of Global Mobility Tax and Immigration Services practice to CD&R
Insights
News
Credentials
Recognition
MCCA – “Rising Star,” 2023
Chambers USA – Technology, New York
Legal 500 U.S. – Technology Transactions, Next Generation Partner
New York Law Journal – “Rising Star,” 2019
Education
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Managing Editor, Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts
- magna cum laude
Professional history
- Partner, 2015-present
- Davis Polk since 2008
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York