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About
Provided by Nader A Mousavi
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Digital Assets, Energy Transition, Fintech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Mergers & Acquisitions, Privacy, Technology, Media & Communications and Venture Capital
Career
Recognized as 2024 Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer and the 2023 Attorney of the Year by The Recorder, Nader is a partner and co-head of S&C’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group and the Firm’s Artificial Intelligence Practice. Nader has deep experience in transactions involving IP and technology, including technology-intensive mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and collaborations, as well as the licensing of rights in intellectual property (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets), data, content, pharmaceuticals, software and other technology.
Nader is a leader in the field of artificial intelligence, including advising OpenAI in its partnership with Microsoft, and Character.ai in its strategic compute partnership with Google Cloud. Nader has represented clients ranging from the Fortune 50 to emerging companies and innovators across industries.
A distinguished thought-leader in the field, Nader has served as a Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School for the last decade, where he teaches a course on the Business and Law of Patent and Technology Licensing.
He has been recognized by leading industry publications such as The American Lawyer, Chambers USA, Daily Journal, Law360 and the National Law Journal, including as a two-time Law360 MVP in technology and as one of the “The World’s Leading IP Strategists” and as a “Global Leader” by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM). Earlier in his career, Nader served as the general counsel of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company through its acquisition.
Personal
Stanford Law (JD, 1997); UCLA (BA, 1993).
Chambers Review
USA
Nader Mousavi is noted for his skilled handling of high-value technology transactions, as well as patent agreements. He also advises clients on a wide range of technology- and IP-related matters in the context of M&A and capital markets deals.
Nader Mousavi of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is experienced in advising on technology transactions, including M&A, the licensing of IP, data and software, and joint ventures. His practice runs the gamut of new technologies, from autonomous vehicles and AI to cryptocurrency.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Nader has tremendous attention to detail and great judgment."
"His technical expertise is super. He has tremendous attention to detail, great judgment and is very creative."
"Nader is very bright. He is irreplaceable."
"He's a clever and creative drafts-person, and is deeply experienced."
"Nader has tremendous attention to detail and great judgment."
"His technical expertise is super. He has tremendous attention to detail, great judgment and is very creative."
"Nader is very bright. He is irreplaceable."
"He's a clever and creative drafts-person, and is deeply experienced."
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