Dennis Gallagher Email and Phone Number

Dennis is Counsel in the Orange County office of Haynes and Boone, LLP, where his practice focuses on advising technology companies.Prior to joining Haynes and Boone, Dennis spent over 7 years at Conexant Systems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, where he served as the company’s General Counsel and VP of Human Resources, managing all of the company’s legal issues including M&A transactions and a corporate restructuring, litigation, strategic management and monetization of the company’s 1200+ asset patent and trademark portfolio, commercial and business agreements, real estate, environmental, labor and employment, SEC compliance, and corporate governance matters.Before joining Conexant, Dennis practiced as an IP attorney at major international law firms where he represented his clients in patent and trademark prosecution, patent and technology-related litigation, the development and implementation of intellectual property portfolio strategies, and technology transactions.In the area of technology transactions, Dennis has advised technology and emerging clients at all stages in a variety of matters, including software licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, patent license agreements, technology development agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution and sales agreements, endorsement agreements, and supply/purchase agreements. He has also worked with clients on complex commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, debt financing, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.His technical experience covers a wide range of electrical, mechanical and computer-related technologies including, but not limited to, wireless communications, software, artificial intelligence and machine learning, audio and video processing, networking and cloud technologies, manned and unmanned vehicle systems, real-time sensor systems, consumer electronics, and semiconductors.