Fraser Mendel

Overview

Fraser Mendel has been representing clients for over 25 years in the United States, Asia, and other countries. He is a technology and business lawyer with a strong background in taxation, years of experience on the ground in Asia, and a deep passion for helping clients build their businesses. Many clients have been technology companies – or their founders – in software, publishing, film, internet, and other technology fields, as well as clients in the educational, retail, transportation, real estate and construction material industries in the United States, Asia, and Europe.

Practice Areas

• Intellectual Property, Licensing and Technology Transactions

• International

• Corporate

• Emerging Companies

• Contracts

The type of work that Fraser does for clients includes:

• Cross-border technology licensing agreements

• Setting up companies to be business and tax efficient

• Creating strategies for protecting a company’s intellectual property – both domestic and internationally

• Negotiating contracts

• Advising on international distribution arrangements

• Venture capital financings – both domestic and cross-border

• Encryption and data protection requirements

• Anti-bribery/anti-corruption compliance and

• Serving as outside general counsel.

Fraser frequently teaches, writes and speaks at events about international technology transactions and operating internationally. While he has worked on projects in many countries, he has particular expertise in China having been based in Beijing for 12 years and another 5 years in Taiwan