Rodrigo (Rod) Valle is a U.S. and UK dual-qualified attorney in the technology transactions practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Rod represents technology companies in a variety of industries in strategic commercial transactions and financings, mergers, and acquisitions. He regularly drafts and negotiates agreements involving the development, transfer, sale, commercialization, and licensing of technology, data, or intellectual property assets. As part of his practice, Rod regularly advises UK and other non-U.S. technology companies in connection with their U.S. expansion with respect to commercial contracts, including contracts related to software, cloud-based platforms and services, supplier and reseller relationships, strategic alliances, joint ventures, asset transfers, and intellectual property licenses. He also handles the intellectual property components of corporate transactions and M&A deals and counsels clients on general intellectual property matters, including in the context of daily business operations. In addition, Rod has significant experience representing clients in matters concerning the protection and enforcement of intellectual property and in intellectual property and licensing disputes.

Before joining the firm, Rod worked in the intellectual property and technology transactions groups of prominent law firms in the United States and abroad. He also has significant in-house experience having worked in senior roles at a high-growth proptech company and a market leader fintech partner financial institution.  

Rod is a native Spanish speaker and is also fluent in French.

Rod is practicing virtually from Tennessee, where he is licensed.