Overview
Ron Ben-Yehuda is an of counsel in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's Los Angeles office. He focuses on transactional intellectual property and has more than 20 years’ experience structuring and negotiating transactions to commercialize intellectual property, technology, content, brands, and other assets. Mr. Ben-Yehuda’s practice focuses on domestic and international licensing, development, services, marketing, and distribution transactions, as well as joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Paul Hastings, he was general counsel of two technology companies.
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D. (with distinction), 1987
- Yale College, B.A. (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), 1984
Representations
- Intel Corporation in connection with 9 and 10 figure joint ventures with Micron Technology, STMicroelectronics and G.E. Healthcare
- Fullscreen (a Joint Venture of AT&T and the Chernin Group) in its acquisition of Rooster Teeth LLC
- Green Dot Corporation in its acquisition of Insight Card Services, LLC
- Maximus, Inc. in connection with its 9-figure outsourcing relationship with the Los Angeles Unified School District
- Saban Capital / Saban Brands in its acquisition of Paul Frank Industries (detailed IP analysis)
- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., in connection with transactions related to its merger with Ticketmaster
- The Children’s Place in connection with its franchise agreement with Disney relating to the operation of the Disney Store retail outlets
- iolo technologies, LLC, in connection with numerous software development, distribution and marketing agreements, including with Dell, Sony, Adobe, Intel, Lenovo, AOL, 1&1 Mail & Media, Micron Technology
- Volkswagen AG in merchandising agreement with Disney relating to the Herbie Fully Loaded motion picture
- Fairchild Semiconductor in connection with transfer of intellectual property
- Bally Technologies, Inc., in connection with the licensing, development and acquisition of gaming-related technology
- Amazon.com, Inc., in connection with its acquisition of Zappos.com (handling IP aspects of transaction)
- Magnetek, Inc. in its divestiture of Power Electronics Group
- Technicolor S.A. in connection with technology licensing and development transactions
news
- Paul Hastings Advised Clarion Capital in Majority Stake Acquisition of Vin Di Bona Productions - January 20th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Underscore Talent in Sale of Majority Stake to TheSoul Publishing - December 13th, 2022
- Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery to Sell Majority Stake in The CW Network - August 15th, 2022
- The Agency Acquires Triplemint, Combining a Best in Class Luxury Real Estate Brand with Revolutionary Technology - May 4th, 2022
- Black Rifle Coffee Company Completes $1.7 Billion Business Combination with SilverBox Engaged Merger Corp I - February 10th, 2022
- AdTheorent Completes Business Combination with MCAP Acquisition Corporation and Begins Trading on NASDAQ - December 22nd, 2021
- Paul Hastings Honored with TMT Deal of the Year at ALB Korea Law Awards 2021 - December 3rd, 2021
- Black Rifle Coffee Company to Go Public in $1.7 Billion Business Combination with SilverBox Engaged Merger Corp. - November 2nd, 2021
- SpotOn to Acquire Appetize Technologies for $415 Million - September 15th, 2021
- Trusted Media Brands Announces Acquisition of Jukin Media to Form Multi-Faceted Digital Media Company - August 12th, 2021
- AdTheorent To Go Public in a Business Combination with MCAP Acquisition Corp. - July 27th, 2021
- HYBE Acquires Ithaca Holdings in $1 Billion Deal to Lead Global Music Industry Innovation - April 2nd, 2021
- Teleperformance Announces Acquisition of West Health Advocate Solutions from Intrado Corporation - October 27th, 2020
- Romeo Power Technology to list on NYSE through merger with RMG Acquisition Corp. - October 6th, 2020
- Colony Capital Leads $1.2 Billion Investment in Vantage Data Centers - July 8th, 2020
- Walmart to Sell Vudu Streaming Service to NBCUniversal’s Fandango - April 22nd, 2020
- Viacom to Expand Presence Across Next-Generation Distribution Platforms with Proposed Acquisition of Pluto TV - January 23rd, 2019
- Relevent Forms Pioneering Joint Venture with LaLiga to Promote Soccer in North America - August 16th, 2018
- Total Produce to Acquire Substantial Stake in Dole Food Company - February 1st, 2018
- Paddy Power Betfair Acquires Daily Fantasy Sports Operator DRAFT - May 11th, 2017
Engagement & Publications
- Guest lecturer at UCLA Law School and Pepperdine Law School
- Speaker at conferences and events sponsored by UCLA Law School, the Copyright Office, the Practicing Law Institute, KPMG, the Computer Law Association, the City of Hope, and the Korean Institute of Technology and the Law
Involvement
- Board Member, Celerity Educational Group