Linda M. Sim

Partner, Los Angeles

Biography

Overview

Linda Sim is a partner in the Firm's Technology Transactions practice within its Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice and is based in the Los Angeles office. She has a transactional practice that focuses on intellectual property and technology.

Linda has extensive experience negotiating and drafting a wide range of commercial agreements ranging from in and outbound software licensing arrangements, systems development and integration, cloud-based services, service agreements, as well as IT and business outsourcing arrangements. She also counsels clients on the intellectual property related aspects of M&A transactions, as well as data security and privacy issues that arise as part of technology deals. Linda represents clients across a range of industries including commercial real estate, automotive, financial services, entertainment, consumer products, and healthcare.

Linda was also previously in-house at Accenture Australia and Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Bars and Courts
California State Bar
Education
LLM
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
LLB
The Australian National University
BA
The Australian National University

with honors

Certificate in Law
Kyushu University
Languages
English
Cantonese

Experience

Representative transactions include the following:

Representation of ABM Industries, Inc., one of the world's largest providers of integrated facility services, in its acquisition of RavenVolt, Inc., a leading nationwide provider of advanced turn-key microgrid systems utilized by commercial and industrial companies.

Representation of MNG Havayollari Ve Tasimacilik A.S. (MNG Airlines), a global logistics provider and e-commerce enabler, on its entry into a definitive agreement to become a publicly traded company through a business combination with Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: GFX), a special purpose acquisition company, for a pro-forma enterprise value of US$676 million.

Part of deal team representing Sneaker Con, in the sale of its sneaker authentication business to eBay.*

Lead Counsel to a global automotive company in multi-vendor negotiations to implement a suite of cybersecurity related products.*

Lead Counsel for global cosmetics brand in negotiating and drafting license agreements for chemical formulations used in consumer products.*

*Matters prior to joining White & Case.

Awards and Recognition

ACLU of Southern California 2021 Community Service Award

2016 Recipient of The State Bar of California's Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services