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About
Provided by Max Olson
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
Asia-Pacific
Max Olson is active representing clients in cross-border matters, including IP-related disputes and licensing negotiations.
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He provides practical advice on budgeting and exposure."
"He is extremely intelligent and extremely knowledgeable when it comes to IP."
"Max understands how Japanese companies work; he is very detailed and understands our crazy requests. He manages to solve problems."
"We're happy with his services; in general he is capable and reliable."
"He provides practical advice on budgeting and exposure."
"He is extremely intelligent and extremely knowledgeable when it comes to IP."
"Max understands how Japanese companies work; he is very detailed and understands our crazy requests. He manages to solve problems."
"We're happy with his services; in general he is capable and reliable."
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