Morrison Foerster is well known for its deep expertise in technology transactions and has experience in handling a broad range of mandates, ranging from the structuring and negotiation of license agreements to patent litigation settlements and partnering transactions. Headed by Masato Hayakawa, the team has a great deal of knowledge surrounding the IP aspects of M&A across a variety of industries, advising its diverse client roster which notably includes semiconductor technology companies, biotechnology corporates, and financial institutions. Yukihiro Terazawa leads the privacy and data protection practice at the firm and also has a vast amount of experience handling IP matters for tech companies. Seth Graham is another key name to note within the team, due to his experience regarding licensing agreements, technology transfers, and joint development activities.

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Testimonials

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'Seth Graham has been our go-to lawyer for IP and cross-border matters. Seth and his team's talent and care in structuring transactions, navigating changing regulations, and handling delicate situations and disputes have consistently impressed me and everyone I have referred to them.'
'Seth Graham has great negotiation skills.'

Key clients

SoftBank Group
SoftBank Corporation
TDK Corporation
Fujitsu Limited
Renesas Electronics Corporation
ON Semiconductor Corporation (onsemi)
Tencent Holdings Limited
NTT Communications
NTT Ltd.
Dassault Systèmes KK
Arm Limited

Work highlights

Represented SoftBank Group Corp. and SoftBank Vision Fund in the proposed $65bn sale of UK-headquartered multinational semiconductor and software design company Arm Limited to leading U.S. chip company NVIDIA.
Represented TDK Corporation and Hong Kong subsidiary, Amperex Technologies Limited in a business alliance with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited.
Represented onsemi in the carve-out and sale of two of semiconductor fabrication facilities in the U.S. and of one Japan facility.