Amir Ghavi leads our core technology practices as the co-head of the Technology Transactions Practice and multidisciplinary Digital Assets and Blockchain Practice, where he advises clients on cutting edge technology and intellectual property matters.
Amir concentrates his practice on disruptive technologies for a diverse range of clients, including multinational corporations, private equity sponsors, and venture capital firms in a variety of industries such as software, financial technology, high technology, aerospace, banking and insurance, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and the energy and industrial sectors. He also advises select high-growth technology-driven companies, helping them manage their growth and achieve their revenue goals.
Clients regularly seek Amir’s counsel on corporate and asset acquisitions and divestitures, IP-centric joint ventures, restructurings, data use and licensing, brand licensing and management and other intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreemen...
Amir Ghavi leads our core technology practices as the co-head of the Technology Transactions Practice and multidisciplinary Digital Assets and Blockchain Practice, where he advises clients on cutting edge technology and intellectual property matters.
Amir concentrates his practice on disruptive technologies for a diverse range of clients, including multinational corporations, private equity sponsors, and venture capital firms in a variety of industries such as software, financial technology, high technology, aerospace, banking and insurance, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and the energy and industrial sectors. He also advises select high-growth technology-driven companies, helping them manage their growth and achieve their revenue goals.
Clients regularly seek Amir’s counsel on corporate and asset acquisitions and divestitures, IP-centric joint ventures, restructurings, data use and licensing, brand licensing and management and other intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, software development, and the use and management of open-source software.
He also continues to pursue collaborations between academia, industry, and the law, most recently focusing on novel issues arising from broader adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. His practice increasingly focuses on the policy and social implications of technology adoption — what it means to live in a more technology-centric world. Amir is an annual guest lecturer at Cornell Tech for a multi-day module on data rights and data licensing and is also a regular speaker, panelist and commentator on artificial intelligence, digital assets and quantum computing.
In 2021, Chambers USA ranked Amir in Band 3 for Technology, where a client noted that he “is a very business-minded, hyper-intelligent lawyer who is highly knowledgeable and gives very practical, actionable advice for clients.”
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Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes Fried Frank as “Leading Firm”⟶Media mentions |
Fried Frank Featured in Various Publications for Representing Stability AI in Copyright Class Action⟶Media mentions |
Fried Frank Featured in Various Publications for Representing Stability AI in Copyright & Trademark Lawsuit⟶Media mentions |
Amir R. Ghavi Quoted by Billboard on Copyright Issues Between Music Creators and AI Developers⟶Media mentions |
Amir R. Ghavi Quoted by Legaltech News on Section 230 and AI-Powered Search Engines⟶Client memorandum |
A Biometric Law’s “Absurd,” “Annihilative Liability” Following the Illinois Supreme Court’s Decisions in Tims and Cothron⟶Client memorandum |
US Government Releases Artificial Intelligence Governance Framework⟶Client memorandum |
BIPA’S $228 Million Day in Court: Debriefing Rogers with a Compliance Issues List⟶Client memorandum |
A Primer on DAOs—A New Form of Entity, with Explosive Growth, that Some Envision as “The New LLCs”⟶Client memorandum |
NIST Releases Draft Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework; Seeks Public Comments⟶Client memorandum |
Business Reopenings: Thinking About the Future⟶Client memorandum |
Business Reopenings: Updated Guidance and FAQs⟶Speaking engagements |
RESOLVE 2023 - Abu Dhabi International Dispute Resolution Forum⟶Speaking engagements |
PLI's Artificial Intelligence Law 2023⟶Speaking engagements |
Demystifying Generative Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Legal Issues and Developments in This Disruptive Technology⟶Speaking engagements |
Data Law 2022: A New Legal Field⟶Webinars |
Licensing in the Age of AI - Virtual Event⟶Speaking engagements |
Licensing Executives Society Annual Meeting⟶Speaking engagements |
Outsourcing 2019: Innovation and Disruption⟶Speaking engagements |
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