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Nader Mousavi
Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Nader Mousavi is a partner of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and co-head of the Firm's Intellectual Property and Technology and Cybersecurity Groups.
Nader has been widely recognized as one of the top advisors in the world on high-stakes technology and IP transactions. His clients have included Amazon, Amgen, Anheuser-Busch InBev, AT&T, Bayer, Broadcom, CPPIB, Dolby, Intel, Kodak, Major League Baseball, Royal Philips, Sir Paul McCartney, Skype, Sumitovant Biopharma, Verily and Waymo, among others. He has been described by his clients as “‘an amazing lawyer and trusted legal and business partner…[with] a unique ability to think outside the box and meet company goals. There’s nobody better when you take into account substantive knowledge, composed demeanour and negotiation ability’” (IAM Patent 1000, 2018).
Nader is a Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School (2015-2021) where he teaches a course on Patent and Technology Licensing.
For over 20 years, Nader has focused his practice on high-stakes transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, spin-outs, joint ventures, collaborations, financings, licenses and settlements. He has led many of the most significant and complex technology and IP-intensive transactions across a wide range of industries. He has deep experience in the licensing and transfer of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, know-how, content, pharmaceuticals, data, software and other technology.
2010 : Present
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Partner and Co-Head of the Intellectual Property and Technology Group and Cybersecurity Group
Partner in Technology Transactions and Licensing Group.
2001 : 2011
WilmerHale
Partner
2000 : 2001
Convergent Networks
Senior Counsel
Responsible for all legal affairs for telecommunications software company from early-stage through acquisition by Convergent Networks in August 2000.
1997 : 2000
Technology Control Services
General Counsel
Nader has been widely recognized as one of the top advisors in the world on high-stakes technology and IP transactions. His clients have included Amazon, Amgen, Anheuser-Busch InBev, AT&T, Bayer, Broadcom, CPPIB, Dolby, Intel, Kodak, Major League Baseball, Royal Philips, Sir Paul McCartney, Skype, Sumitovant Biopharma, Verily and Waymo, among others. He has been described by his clients as “‘an amazing lawyer and trusted legal and business partner…[with] a unique ability to think outside the box and meet company goals. There’s nobody better when you take into account substantive knowledge, composed demeanour and negotiation ability’” (IAM Patent 1000, 2018).
Nader is a Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School (2015-2021) where he teaches a course on Patent and Technology Licensing.
For over 20 years, Nader has focused his practice on high-stakes transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, spin-outs, joint ventures, collaborations, financings, licenses and settlements. He has led many of the most significant and complex technology and IP-intensive transactions across a wide range of industries. He has deep experience in the licensing and transfer of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, know-how, content, pharmaceuticals, data, software and other technology.
2010 : Present
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Partner and Co-Head of the Intellectual Property and Technology Group and Cybersecurity Group
Partner in Technology Transactions and Licensing Group.
2001 : 2011
WilmerHale
Partner
2000 : 2001
Convergent Networks
Senior Counsel
Responsible for all legal affairs for telecommunications software company from early-stage through acquisition by Convergent Networks in August 2000.
1997 : 2000
Technology Control Services
General Counsel
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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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