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Daniel Jacob Abrahams

Jake Abrahams

Managing Attorney
Austin
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Jake Abrahams focuses his practice in the area of intellectual property and other commercial contracts, particularly in the technology field.

He is experienced in developing strategies to protect, license and exploit clients’ intellectual property assets. His practice includes structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial and intellectual property agreements, such as:

  • License agreements for patents, software, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and data assets
  • Software as a service (SaaS) agreements, agreements related to cloud computing, and online terms of use/service
  • Agreements for product distribution, including OEM, distribution, sales representative and reseller agreements
  • Manufacturing and purchase and supply agreements
  • Third-party development and/or consulting agreements, logistics agreements, and other services agreements

Jake also advises clients on intellectual property and technology issues related to mergers, acquisitions (on both the buy- and sell-side), and reorganizations, conducting due diligence in connection with such transactions and negotiating and drafting the necessary agreements. 

He advises business ranging in size from start-ups to publicly traded companies.

Areas of FocusTechnologyIntellectual PropertyTechnology and Commercial TransactionsCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsEmerging Growth and Venture Capital
BAR ADMISSIONSTexas

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised Safeguard Global in the intellectual property and commercial matters related to the spin-off of its global payroll solutions business to Deel
  • Represented a leading manufacturer and supplier of counter-top cold-brew coffee machines in all its commercial contracting matters, including manufacturing, supply, co-pack and development agreements.
  • Advised a leading video game developer/publisher in connection with a hosted reseller agreement with a third party
  • Represented a leading medical device company in its global divestiture of a line of business to a newly formed joint venture. Involved in the licensing of intellectual property retained by the company to the joint venture, the licensing back to the company of intellectual property sold to the joint venture, and the master transaction action agreement pursuant to which asset and shares were sold to the joint venture.
  • Advised a domestic limited liability company in commercial and technology transaction agreements including various collaborations, data sharing and supply chain agreements, as well as software licensing, and services that include software development and XaaS/Cloud subscription
Education
  • J.D., University of Texas School of Law 2010
    Associate Editor, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, & Energy Law
    with honors
  • B.A., Philosophy, Rice University 2007

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