Jeffrey Johnson

Practice Areas

Jeff Johnson is co-chair of WilmerHale’s Technology Transactions and Licensing Practice, a graduate of Stanford Law School, and has been with WilmerHale since 1999.

Jeff represents public and private clients, from large public companies to new startups, in the AI, data, autonomous vehicles, digital health, healthcare, hardware, software, Internet, software-as-a-service, mobile apps, financial institutions, Fintech, batteries, advanced materials and other markets. The core areas of his practice include: development and commercialization of technology and products; complex arrangements involving intellectual property, software, data and services; and counseling private and charitable organizations on intellectual property and contracts issues, corporate and transactional strategy, and other organizational matters.

Jeff is also active in negotiating and strategizing complex and high-value settlement agreements and similar agreements in connection with some of the largest and most complex intellectual property and commercial litigation matters in the United States and globally.

Jeff is deeply involved in pro bono work for the Museum of Science (Boston), the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the Boston Athletic Association (Boston Marathon).

Prior to joining the firm in 1999, Mr. Johnson was associated with another firm, where he represented a number of large and small public corporations in general corporate, licensing and securities matters.

Jeff’s practice focuses on drafting and negotiation of many types of contracts, including:

-license agreements for data, software, copyright, technology and patent rights

-development agreements

-collaboration and joint development agreements

-manufacturing agreements

-sales representative, referral and commission agreements

-software-as-a-service (SaaS) and other Internet agreements

-cybersecurity contracts

-product distribution and reseller agreements

-outsourcing agreements

-complex services and consulting agreements

-agreements for acquisition and sale of technology assets and related transition services agreements

-Internet advertising and use agreements

-publishing agreements

-joint venture agreements

To learn more, visit: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/people/jeff-johnson

Professional Memberships

Mr. Johnson is Corporation Counsel and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Science (Boston).

Mr. Johnson speaks frequently about intellectual property and licensing transactions at academic and professional events, including at the Johnson School of Business at Cornell (Ithaca) and Cornell Law School (Cornell Tech, NYC).

Mr. Johnson is a member of the American Bar Association and the Licensing Executives Society. Mr. Johnson was Co-Chair of the Boston Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society from 2007 to 2012.

Personal

JD, Stanford Law School, 1998

MS, Information Systems Policy, University of Maine, 1995

BS, Engineering, University of Maine, 1993, with Highest Distinction