Jonathan Lourie represents technology, science-based and other companies and individuals around the world in joint ventures, technology transfer, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, international law and securities law. Mr. Lourie's experience includes representing research tool and medical device companies in transactions involving such collaborations as vaccines, drug delivery technologies, therapeutics, diagnostics, blood products, cardiology, antimicrobials, genomics and research tool technologies.

Mr. Lourie also represents software games and interactive media companies in a number of matters, including project development transactions, startups, and early- and late-stage financings and acquisitions. He is regularly involved in licensing research institution technologies to private companies for both companies and research institutions. Mr. Lourie also represents clients in outsourcing, enterprise software and IT integration in all transactions, including acquisitions and contracts. He represents specialized lenders in loan, project finance and other transactions in the food and agricultural industries. In addition, Mr. Lourie has represented hotel developers in the project bid and development process, including the negotiation of management agreements and financing.

Mr. Lourie is a magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, where he was senior lead articles editor for the Law Review, and a graduate of McGill University.

Mr. Lourie has represented companies in a variety of industries within the life sciences sector, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, research instruments, diagnostics, medical devices, contract manufacturing, contract research organizations and information technology. From start-up through later stages, life sciences companies, nonprofits, universities, research institutions, entrepreneurs and investors around the world turn to Mr. Lourie for counsel on joint ventures, technology transfer, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, international law and securities law.

Mr. Lourie represents U.S. and non-U.S. biotech and medical device companies in transactions involving such collaborations as vaccines, drug delivery technologies, therapeutics, diagnostics, blood products, cardiology, antimicrobials, genomics and research tool technologies, as well as the venture financings, acquisitions, international and domestic joint ventures, licensing and merger transactions that make these innovations possible. He represents both companies and research institutions in licensing research institution technologies to private companies.

Representative Matters

• Represented the video game company Trendy Entertainment in connection with an investment from Insight Ventures.
• Represented a life sciences company in the acquisition of Phase II and Phase III drugs out of Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 proceedings through Section 363 acquisitions.
• Negotiated sale of BioTrove to Life Technologies (listed as one of the top 10 in vitro diagnostic deals in 2009 by Price Waterhouse Coopers in their publication Diagnostics 2011).
• Represented an early stage bio-chemical company in the negotiation of a license from University of Massachusetts for technologies for the production of petrochemicals from biomass and with respect to collaborations with major industry players and follow on collaborations.
• Represented an early stage company with novel technology in the field of antibodies in successive financings.
• Represented Sage Science, a life sciences company focused on sample prep for the life sciences industry, in distribution agreements and capital transactions.
• Negotiated a license agreement between the University of Bergen and OvaGene Oncology to biomarker-related IP for the development of clinical laboratory tests for identifying high-risk endometrial cancer patients and predicting chemoradiation resistance in cervical cancer.
• Member of deal team for Takeda's acquisition of Millenium Pharmaceuticals.
• Represented Saladax in the licensing of a theranostics technology to Myriad Genetics.
• Represented a large online MMO RTS video game on several DMCA matters.
• Represented Mad Doc Software on the development of videogames such as Empire Earth II, Star Trek Armada, Empire Earth III and other titles.
• Represented an early stage company located in Australia in the licensed of a novel attenuated live flu vaccine developed in Russia to a major U.S. pharmaceutical company.
• Represented German biotech in collaborations on transdermal drug delivery device with several major U.S. and EU pharmaceutical companies.
• Represented hotel developer in the acquisition, development and sale of luxury hotel properties in Turkey, London, Palm Beach and Boston.

Areas of Practice

• Technology Law
• Biotechnology and Life Sciences
• Corporate Law

Admissions

• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1986
• McGill University, B.Sc., 1982

Other Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 2013-present
• Edwards Wildman Palmer
  - Partner, 1996-2013
  - Associate, 1989-1996
• Nutter McClennen & Fish
  - Associate, 1986-1989

Professional Activities

• Licensing Executives Society
• Boston Bar Association
• Association of University Technology Managers
• Mass Biotech
• TiE

Civic and Charitable Activities

• Coaches startup companies on securing angel and venture capital
• ArtsBoston
  - Former member, Board of Directors
• Town of Marblehead
  - Former Member, Board of Appeals
• Youville Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
  - Former Member, Finance Committee
• St. Marguerite d'Youville Foundation
  - Former Member, Board of Overseers
• The Stoneridge Children's Montessori School
  - Chairman, Financial Aid Committee, 1999
  - Co-founder, Lacrosse Team

Publications

• Quoted, "Attorneys Share Entrepreneurs' IP Mistakes," Mass High Tech, April 17, 2009
• Quoted, "Some Make Mistakes Hurt More Than Others in Business," Providence Business News, February 4, 2008
• Quoted, "Cross-Licenses Grow; Legal Work Follows In-house Counsel," The National Law Journal, Vol. 29, No. 20, May 14, 2007
• Quoted, "Issues Arising as Focus Sharpens on Medical Research," Boston Business Journal, March 11, 2005
• Co-author, "Reducing New Risks in Commercializing University Research," Intellectual Property Today, 2005
• Co-author, "Doing Biotech Deals: M & A and Partnerships," Books 24x7, 2005
• Contributing Author, "The Many Aspects of Technology Law," Inside the Minds: The Laws Behind Technology - Leading Lawyers on the Legal Aspects of Patents, Software Licensing, Telecommunications & More, Aspatore Books, 2004
• Author, "Morphing from Scientist to Industrialist in a Venture Financed Company," American Venture Magazine, 2002
• Author, "Negotiation American Style," The Practical Lawyer, 2002
• Quoted, "Going for Gold: Seeking Biotech Financing," Area Development Magazine, 2002
• Quoted, "For Buyouts, Mergers, Acquisitions, It's A Buyer's Market," Boston Business Journal, 2002
• Author, "So Sue Me: How to Avoid Litigation by Your Former Employer Against Your Start-Up," Boston Computer Society Magazine, 1993

Speaking Engagements

• Moderator and Speaker, "The Law of Digital Games," Technology Licensing Update, November 4, 2012
• Moderator, "University Perspectives on Biotechnology Transfer and Investments," Biotechnology Transfer and Commercialization Conference, October 25, 2012
• Executive Coach, "Negotiating Term Sheets," TiE Start Up Leadership Program, December 5, 2011
• Panelist, Concept Clinic, MIT Enterprise Forum December 1, 2011
• Panelist, "Innovation and Entrepreneurship," Integrating Technology and Medicine for Healthier Tomorrow, IEEE EMBC Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, August 31, 2011
• Semi-finalist Judge, 2nd Annual Cade Prize for Innovation, sponsored by the Cade Museum for Innovation, Gainesville, Florida, June 2011
• Executive Coach, "Negotiating Term Sheet," TiE Start Up Leadership Program, February 7, 2011
• Panelist, "Emerging Technology in New England and Canada," 6th Annual Trade, Technology and Investment Partnering Conference, New England Canada Business Council, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2005
• Panelist, "Practical and Ethical Strategies for Negotiating and Structuring Industry - University Licenses to Get the Best Return on Your Investment," American Conference Institute's Pharma and Biotech In-Licensing, Co-Development and Co-Promotion Agreements, Post Conference Workshop, San Francisco, California, March 2, 2005
• Moderator, "Partnering & Licensing," BioFlorida's 10th Annual Conference, Weston, Florida, October 15-17, 2007
• Co-presenter, "Practical Strategies for Negotiating and Structuring Academic-Industry Technology License Agreements," Boston Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Committee Meeting, September 15, 2005
• Co-presenter, "Finding the Financing & Structuring the Deal", co-presenter, American Conference Institute's Pharma and Biotech In-Licensing, Co-Development and Co-Promotion Agreements Conference, November 14, 2005
• Presenter, "Assessing the Critical Role of License Type: Exclusivity, Non-Exclusivity, and Beyond," Pharma and Biotech Industry-Academia Tech Transfer - Bridge the Gap Between Discovery and Commercialization, New York, New York, February 6-7, 2007
• Speaker, "Licensing Transactions and Agreements," University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center Entrepreneurs Brown Bag Speaker Series, Fall River, Massachusetts, May 15, 2007
• Speaker, "Guiding Inventions from Idea to Protected Property Right and to Market," BioEast Canada, 2001
• Speaker, "Successful In-Licensing and Co-Development Collaborations with Universities," 8th Annual American Conference Institute's Pharma and Biotech In-Licensing, Co-Development and Co-Promotion Agreements, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2004
• Semi-finalist Judge, 1st Annual Cade Prize for Innovation, sponsored by the Cade Museum for Innovation, Gainesville, Florida, June 2010
• Speaker, "Drafting Representation and Warranty Provisions in the Agreement to Ensure the Protection of Both Parties," ACI's 3rd Annual Life Sciences Mergers & Acquisition Post Conference Workshop, New York, New York, March 13, 2009
• Moderator, "Nanobiotechnology," 9th Annual Mass Opportunities - A Biotechnology Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 8, 2007
• Speaker, "Moving Ahead: Identifying Current Deal Drivers and Trends Affecting Collaborations," ACI's Pharma and Biotech Collaborative Agreements 9th Advanced Forum on Structuring, Negotiating, and Managing Win-Win, New York, New York, November 13-14, 2007
• Speaker, "Top 10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make," The Brown Massachusetts Biotechnology Council Association of University Technology Managers Forum Enterprise, Providence, Rhode Island, January 24, 2008
• Panelist, "Negotiating Industry/University Collaborations: Ethical and Practical Strategies for Maximizing Return on Investment," American Conference Institute's Pharma and Biotech Collaborative Agreements, New York, New York, November 13-14, 2006
• Panelist, "Ensuring All Key IP Issues Are Addressed in Collaborative Agreements” and “Ethical and Practical Strategies for Maximizing ROI When Negotiating Industry/University Licenses," American Conference Institute's Negotiating & Drafting Pharma and Biotech Collaborative Agreements Conference, San Francisco, California, July 17-19, 2006
• Speaker, "Ethical, Practical, and Winning Strategies for Negotiating and Drafting Pharma/Biotech M&As," ACI's Life Sciences Mergers and Acquisitions Post Conference Master Class, New York, New York, March 14, 2008
• Moderator, "Managing Critical IP Protection and Commercialization Issues in Industry/Academia Collaborations," American Conference Institute's (ACI) Biotech and Pharma Public-Private Partnerships Conference, Washington, D.C., October 25, 2007
• Co-presenter, "Maximizing ROI from Industry/University Licenses- Practical Strategies," American Conference Institute's Pharma and Biotech In-Licensing, Co-Development and Co-Promotion Agreement Conference, November 16, 2005
• Speaker, "Successful In-Licensing and Co-Development Collaborations with Universities," American Conference Institute's Pharma and Biotech In-Licensing, Co-Development and Co-Promotion Agreements, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2003
• Moderator, "Investor Presentations," Canadian IT Financing Forum, 2001
• Speaker, "Practical and Ethical Strategies for Negotiating and Structuring Industry-University Licenses to Get the Best Return on Your Investment," 8th Annual American Conference Institute's Pharma and Biotech In-Licensing, Co-Development, and Co-Promotion Agreements, Post Conference Workshop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2004
• Speaker, "University and Industry Collaboration on Licensing Transactions," BioTech 2004 Conference: Today's Bioscience Environment in South Florida, sponsored by Enterprise Development Corporation and Florida International University, March 2004
• Speaker/Moderator, "Emerging Technologies in the Life Sciences Industry," New England Canada Business Council, 4th Annual Trade, Technology and Investment Partnering Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2003
• Speaker, "Dealing with the Impact of a Merger on your Existing and Pending Collaborations," Consolidation in the Pharmaceutical Industry Conference, New York, New York, January 2003
• Panelist, "Structuring 'Win-Win' in-Licensing and Co-Development Collaborations with Universities," American Conference Institute's Pharma and Biotech In-Licensing, Co-Development and Co-Promotion Agreements, San Francisco, California, March 1, 2005
• Speaker, "Issues Unique to Industry/University Collaborations," Pharmaceutical/Biotech Collaborations: The Next Generation, New York, New York, May 2003
• Speaker, "A Legal Primer on Starting Your Consulting Business," Optical Society of America, Northeast Section, 2002
• Speaker, "Legal Issue Series: Licensing Issues," Massachusetts Software Council, 1997
• Speaker, "Structuring Collaborative Agreements That Won't Raise Antitrust Concerns," 4th Annual In-House Counsel Forum on Pharmaceutical Antitrust, National Harbor, Maryland, May 20-21, 2008
• Speaker, "How to Protect the Respective IP Rights of Pharmaceutical and BioTech Collaborators," Pharmaceutical Biotech Collaborations and M&A Conference, New York, New York, 2002
• Speaker, "Doing Business with University Tech Transfer Offices: A Primer: Terms and Conditions of University Licensing Deals," Technology Transfer Conference, sponsored by Florida Research Council, May 2004