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Max Olson

Max Olson

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Morrison Foerster
 Morrison Foerster

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Intellectual Property: International

Japan

12 years ranked

Dispute Resolution: International

Japan

12 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Max’s practice includes all aspects of dispute resolution with special emphasis on patent litigation, adversarial patent license negotiations, and international arbitration.

Career

Max served as the chair of the Tokyo office Litigation Department (2006–2013) and managing partner of the Los Angeles office (2004–2006). He is admitted to practice in California and New York, and is qualified in Japan (Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi).

Professional Memberships

Max is currently serving as president of the Tokyo IP American Inn of Court (2021–2022).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Intellectual Property: International - Japan

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Max Olson is active representing clients in cross-border matters. He often handles patent litigation as well as non-contentious matters such as licensing negotiations.

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Dispute Resolution: International - Japan

Band 2
Individual Editorial
Max Olson is widely respected for his cross-border litigation and arbitration practice, and he demonstrates particular expertise in handling contentious intellectual property matters, often involving trade secrets misappropriation and patent infringement.
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Strengths

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  • Working with Max has been very productive. He always listens to what we have to say and then provides his opinion. He goes beyond what is required of him.

    Intellectual Property: InternationalChambers Asia & Pacific

  • Max is a visionary legal practitioner and scholar who represents the best in his field in the Japan market for dispute resolution and IP-related matters.

    Intellectual Property: InternationalChambers Asia & Pacific

  • Max is a visionary legal practitioner and scholar who represents the best in his field in the Tokyo and Japan markets for dispute resolution and IP-related matters.

    Dispute Resolution: InternationalChambers Asia & Pacific

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Japan

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