Seth M. Graham
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 2 : Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
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About
Provided by Seth M. Graham
Practice Areas
Seth Graham is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Technology Transactions Group and advises clients on a wide range of transactional matters involving technology and intellectual property, including licensing arrangements, technology transfers, outsourcing transactions, development agreements, and other commercial and services arrangements.
Seth has over 15 years of experience in the U.S. and Asia advising clients on cross-border IP matters, with a focus on the IT, pharmaceutical, semiconductor and telecommunication industries. Seth regularly counsels clients with respect to software and content licensing arrangements, trademark licenses and branding strategies, outsourcing and cloud computing transactions, and joint development arrangements, as well as on issues regarding open source software, artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain applications. Seth also assists clients with complex patent licensing arrangements, intellectual property issues relevant to emerging company investments and project finance and development activities, and on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Seth Graham is an experienced lawyer in the firm's Tokyo office focusing on global transactions, and is particularly noted for his work assisting clients on IT and telecommunications projects.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Seth is incredibly responsive, thoughtful, an excellent business partner and someone you can rely on to catch every legal nuance in complicated documents."
"Seth provides very astute advice regarding all aspects of technology and the management of IP assets."
"His expertise in IP transactions - his area of specialisation - is exceptional."
"Seth is incredibly responsive, thoughtful, an excellent business partner and someone you can rely on to catch every legal nuance in complicated documents."
"Seth provides very astute advice regarding all aspects of technology and the management of IP assets."
"His expertise in IP transactions - his area of specialisation - is exceptional."