William G Roche (Bill)

Selected recent transactions include:

• Assisting the world's largest management and technology consulting firm in connection with information technology outsourcing transactions, including representation in the largest software applications maintenance, support and development outsourcing transaction undertaken to date.
  
  
• Assisting a major US corporation in connection with various outsourcing matters, including a large network outsourcing transaction.
  
  
• Assisting a large telecommunications company in connection with the formation of its national PCS joint venture, STV, including formation of a joint venture to own and operate the nation's first operational PCS network in Washington, D.C., and the development and negotiation of affiliation arrangements between STV and other PCS license holders affiliated with the STV national PCS network.
  
  
• Negotiation of systems integration/software development agreements on behalf of a large systems integration client, including negotiation of a joint venture with a large German company to perform systems integration work in Europe, and negotiation of the joint venture's software development agreement and license with a German cellular telecommunications company.
  
  
• Representation of a developer of software which provides the principal functionality in telecommunications handsets and basestations for the wireless, satellite and broadband network communications markets, including preparation for an initial public offering and a private placement of $10 million to institutional investors.
  
  
• General representation of a number of other privately held software developers in connection with their general business matters, including joint development and joint marketing arrangements, reseller and other distribution arrangements, export control issues and capital raising activities.
  
  
• General representation of a company which produces multimedia CD-ROM software products for consumer and education markets in connection with all aspects of its business, including distribution, co-development, content licensing and other arrangements, venture capital investments and completion of the company's initial public offering.
  
  
• Acquisitions of stock or assets of numerous software companies, including companies based in Europe.
  
  
• Representation of a major financing organization in connection with various software licensing transactions.