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Biography of Nader A. Mousavi<br />
continued<br />
―Nader Mousavi . . . is an ‗extraordinary,<br />
unusually intelligent lawyer with an<br />
almost encyclopaedic knowledge of the<br />
law‘ and is ‗head and shoulders above<br />
other lawyers when it comes to<br />
negotiation, where he always focuses on<br />
the right issues‘.‖<br />
IAM Licensing 250, 2011<br />
―Nader Mousavi . . . is ‗a hugely<br />
intelligent, service-oriented attorney who<br />
is destined to be a leading figure.‘ His<br />
talents extend across patent licensing,<br />
commercial IT transactions and M&A,<br />
and he acts for such high-caliber clients<br />
as Intel . . . .‖<br />
Chambers USA, 2010<br />
• IAM Patent 1000 – The World‟s Leading Patent Practitioners (2012)<br />
• Daily Journal – named as one of the ―Top 100 Lawyers in California‖ (2012)<br />
• The American Lawyer – named as one of the ―Lateral All-Stars,‖ a list honoring the most significant partner moves of the year<br />
(2010)<br />
• IAM Licensing 250: The World‟s Leading Patent and Technology Licensing Lawyers (2010, 2011)<br />
• Chambers USA: America‟s Leading Lawyers for Business – recognized for IT and Outsourcing (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)<br />
• Northern California Super Lawyers (2009, 2010, 2011)<br />
• Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal – recognized as one of the top ―40 under 40‖ business professionals in Silicon Valley<br />
(2007)<br />
• Regional Finalist, White House Fellows Program (2005)<br />
• Boston Business Journal – recognized as one of the top ―40 under 40‖ business professionals in Boston (2004)<br />
Mr. Mousavi is a frequent speaker on intellectual property and technology matters, including at Stanford Law School, the Silicon<br />
Valley Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society, the Practising Law Institute and various other professional organizations and<br />
conferences.<br />
He is a member of the Advisory Board for Stanford Law School’s Program in Law, Science & Technology, as well as the Silicon<br />
Valley Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society, and a former member of the board of directors of PARSA Community<br />
Foundation.<br />
Mr. Mousavi is a former member of the California Council of Champions for Citizen Schools, a national non-profit organization<br />
dedicated to providing after-school education for middle-school children, and since 2001, he regularly volunteered as a Citizen<br />
Teacher in Citizen Schools’ mock trial program. He is also a founding member of the Northern California Chapter of the Iranian-<br />
American Bar Association.<br />
• ―The Evolving Role of Intellectual Property in M&A Transactions,‖ Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine (July/August<br />
2011)<br />
• ―Reach-Through Rights and the Patentability, Enforcement, and Licensing of Patents on Drug Discovery Tools,‖ Hastings<br />
Science & Technology Law Journal (Winter 2009)<br />
(co-author)<br />
• ―Deals An Evolving Art – New Focus on Accounting Standards May Lead Companies to<br />
Resist Deal-making Structures,‖ Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal (March 23, 2007) (co-author)<br />
• ―Open Secrets: How Public Records Laws Can Hamper Public-Private Research Partnerships,‖ Biotech Briefing (Spring 2006)<br />
(co-author)<br />
• ―When the Public Does Not Have a Right to Know: How the California Public Records Act is Deterring Bioscience Research and<br />
Development,‖ Duke Law and Technology Review (2005)<br />
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