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Mr. Hansell is a partner in Cooper, White & Cooper LLP and practices business law with principal emphasis on serving clients in communications, transportation, service and technology industries. His practice focuses on the development, acquisition, management, operation and sale of businesses; employment law; media and First Amendment law; telecommunications law; real estate; the organization of domestic and international business ventures; litigation and claims avoidance and management; and trademark, copyright, licensing and other intellectual property (IP) needs and assets. Mr. Hansell routinely handles stock and asset acquisitions, mergers, cross-border investments, trademark registrations, IP and proprietary licensing agreements, governmental franchise renewals, transfers, applications and negotiations, contested admissions and removals of partners from both general and limited partnerships, multi-party management agreements and arrangements, executive employment and creative talent contracts, and bank and venture capital financings. These transactions include an array of associated arrangements such as employment, non-competition, consulting, franchise, non-disclosure, licensing, technology transfer, collaboration, technology development and other agreements. Mr. Hansell also manages the consent and compliance requirements of business transactions including federal, state and municipal franchise licensing and regulatory requirements, and public and private contractual requirements. Clients working with Mr. Hansell are in a diverse range of industries including telecommunications, broadband and Internet, cable and broadcast television and radio, e-commerce, information technology (IT), high-technology venture capital, pharmaceutical manufacturing, consumer products, air and maritime cargo, a broad variety of service businesses, and trade associations and nonprofit organizations. Mr. Hansell represents the primary television broadcast tower/antenna facilities in two of the five top U.S. metropolitan markets. Mr. Hansell serves as outside general counsel for several substantial businesses, and as regular California counsel for businesses operating in California but owned by parent organizations in other nations and states. | 