Quantum computing, communications, sensing, and cybersecurity are advancing rapidly, but adoption will occur in stages. Most organizations will first integrate quantum capabilities into classical and hybrid systems before broader, fully quantum-enabled applications emerge.
Our team advises clients across this transition—from early-stage research and funding through commercialization, infrastructure development, and enterprise deployment. We work with emerging companies, research institutions, investors, utilities, and public-sector partners to address the legal, regulatory, and operational challenges unique to quantum technologies.
Our integrated approach ensures that clients receive comprehensive, strategic guidance reflecting the complex, multifaceted nature of quantum technologies. To deliver coordinated, practical guidance, we bring together lawyers from disciplines rooted in technological analysis, including intellectual property (IP), data privacy, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity, and lawyers focused on deployment and scaling technological innovations, including business and corporate, emerging companies, venture capital, international trade and export controls, and real estate. As a result, clients receive advice grounded in how quantum technologies are actually built, financed, deployed, and scaled.
What We Do
Commercialization and Corporate Strategy
- Formation, governance, and growth strategy
- Venture financings and strategic investments
- Complex technology transactions, joint ventures, and alliances
- M&A diligence for quantum and adjacent technologies
- Cross-border structuring and market-entry planning, including regulatory strategy
Intellectual Property
- Patent and trade secret strategies for quantum hardware, software, and algorithms
- Freedom-to-operate and infringement analyses
- Trade secrets and confidentiality programs for highly sensitive research and development
- Outbound, inbound, and cross-company licensing
- Technology transfer for innovations at universities and affiliated laboratories
- IP diligence for capitalizations, investments, collaborations, and acquisitions
Privacy, Cybersecurity and Post‑Quantum Readiness
- Security strategy for quantum-enabled systems and communications
- Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) transition planning and governance
- Data governance and compliance
- Integration of quantum connectedness with classical and hybrid systems
- Incident response planning, enterprise risk alignment, and regulatory reporting
- Board-level advisories on quantum-related cyber risk
Infrastructure, Energy, and Real Estate
- Site selection, leasing, and development of specialized facilities
- Structuring power, cooling, and network infrastructure agreements
- Regulatory and permitting matters, including zoning, land use, and environmental issues
- Partnerships and strategic planning with new or existing utility providers
- Diligence and risk allocation in infrastructure investments, joint ventures, and M&A
- Advising on sensitive technology, security, and export-controlled environments
Government, Policy, Funding, and Procurement
- Grants, cooperative agreements, and public-private partnerships
- Government contracting and compliance frameworks
- Policy and regulatory issues tied to sensitive technology
- Export controls, trade compliance, and cross-border collaborations
- Policy and regulatory strategy for emerging technologies at the national, state, and local levels
Positioned at the Center of a Growing Quantum Ecosystem
Baker Donelson maintains a strong presence across a corridor where advanced research institutions, emerging technology companies, capital sources, and commercialization partners intersect. This proximity, combined with deep experience in regulated industries, infrastructure development, and growth-stage companies, allows us to provide practical guidance for real-world applications.
Whether you are building quantum technologies, investing in them, integrating them into existing systems, or preparing for post-quantum security challenges, Baker Donelson helps you move forward with clarity, speed, and disciplined risk management.