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    Jay D. Thornton

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    New York

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    thorntonj@sullcrom.com

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    Jay Thornton is an associate in the Firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group. His experience includes advising clients on intellectual property and technology matters in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and licensing arrangements. He advises clients across a wide range of industries, including financial services, healthcare and life sciences, technology and telecommunications.

    Experience

    • AT&T in its agreement with TPG Capital that established a new company named DIRECTV that owns and operates AT&T’s U.S. video business unit with an enterprise value of $16.25 billion 
    • Bayer in its $6.9 billion sale of its Animal Health business to Elanco Animal Health 
    • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in its joint venture with Enbridge for the development of offshore wind assets and related infrastructure investment opportunities in Europe, which is to become the sole vehicle for offshore renewable investments by CPPIB and Enbridge in Europe
    • J.P. Morgan in its joint venture with Temasek and DBS Bank to develop Partior, a blockchain-based global clearing and settlement network, and its joint venture with Volkswagen relating to Volkswagen’s payments business

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    Credentials

    Education

    • New York University School of Law, J.D., 2016
    • Princeton University, A.B., 2009

    Bar Admissions

    • New York

    Languages

    • Spanish

    Clerkships

    • The Honorable Carlos T. Bea, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2016-2017

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