Dirk is an Associate within King & Spalding’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice and serves as the deputy chair of the firm's Technology Transactions and Sourcing practice. Dirk advises clients at all growth stages, from emerging companies to established public companies, on commercial and technology transactions, including procurement, sourcing, distribution, resale, marketing, sales representative, purchase and supply, and consulting and professional services transactions.

Dirk’s commercial contracts and technology practices include the structuring and negotiation of software, content/data and other technology development, licensing and transfer agreements; product integration and distribution agreements; terms of service and platform/software-as-a-service agreements; maintenance, support and hosting agreements; e-commerce transactions; and logistics agreements. Dirk has worked with companies in a broad range of industries, including cloud and infrastructure, financial services and fintech, cybersecurity, e-commerce, AI/ML, logistics, robotics and healthcare.

Dirk’s sourcing practice includes advising multinational companies on the structuring of complex sourcing and procurement transactions affecting critical business processes and operations. This work includes advising clients on the development of requests for proposals, analysis of bid responses, downselection and consolidation of vendors, and negotiation of services and supply agreements with selected vendors.

Dirk also maintains an active pro bono practice and has represented nonprofit organizations in intellectual property and commercial matters, individuals seeking political asylum, military service members in guardianship proceedings, consumers alleging fraudulent business practices and individuals seeking to secure rights for animals. Dirk is currently a member of the Board of Advisors for the Wake Forest Journal of Business & Intellectual Property and of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Repertory Theatre.

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