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 Harry Rubin
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PRACTICES
Intellectual Property

International

    Corporate
    Practice

    Harry Rubin is an internationally recognized authority on intellectual property transactions, technology commercialization, strategic alliances and outsourcing. He joined Ropes & Gray as a partner in 2007. Harry is Co-Chair of the Technology Committee of the International Bar Association.

    Professional Experience

    Harry has extensive experience in the representation of venture capital and private equity firms, technology and life sciences companies and IT users, including in acquisitions, mergers, spin-outs, global and domestic joint ventures, strategic alliances, joint development, technology transfers, in and out licensing, VAR, OEM, systems integration, applications development and maintenance (ADM) outsourcing, supply side/manufacturing outsourcing, and intellectual property protection and commercialization strategies.

    He has represented clients, ranging from startups to multinational companies, in the defense, software, bio-information, advanced materials, life science, health IT, medical devices, entertainment, semiconductor, electronics, publishing, wireless and optical communications, financial services and internet sectors.

    He has published extensively on international business transactions, outsourcing, joint ventures, technology transfers, licensing, Internet law and intellectual property. Harry's book International Technology Transfers (Kluwer Law International) is widely considered the standard reference text in the field. He is a frequent speaker on these topics in leading conferences.

    Harry served in the External Relations Department, Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Israel Defense Forces.

    Honors & Awards

    • The Best Lawyers in America, Information Technology Law (2006-2010)
    • Intellectual Asset Management – A Guide to the World’s 250 Leading IP Strategists (2009)
    • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2008-2009)
    • New York Super Lawyers (2007-2009)
    • Euromoney's Best of the Best USA, "Top 25 Information Technology experts in the USA" (2008-2009)
    • Southern California Super Lawyers (2007)
    • The International Who's Who of Internet and e-commerce Lawyers (2007-2009)
    • The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2010)


    Publications

    • "Outsourcing to China: Risk Management and Strategies", The Licensing Journal, Vol. 29, No. 10, November/December, 2009.
    • "Negotiation Strategy and Tactics", The Licensing Journal, Vol. 29, No. 8, September, 2009.
    • "Cloud Computing: Overcast Legal Skies," Bloomberg Law Report Privacy & Information, Vol. 2, No. 3, March 2009.
    • "Outsourcing in a Flattening World - Watch out for nooks and crannies," The Journal of BioLaw & Business, Vol. 11, 1, 2008.
    • "Supply-side/Manufacturing Outsourcing—Strategies and Negotiations," Georgetown Journal of International Law, Vol. 38, 2007.
    • "Succeeding in a Sober Technology Market," Israel Venture Capital and Private Equity Journal, March 1, 2004.
    • "The Myths And Realities Of Open Source Code Licensing: Business And Legal Considerations," Cyberspace Lawyer and Les Nouvelles, May 1, 2003.
    • "From the Ivory Tower to Wall Street: University Technology Transfer in the U.S., Britain, China, Japan, Germany and Israel," International Journal of Law and Information Technology, Vol. 11, No. 1, Oxford University Press, January 1, 2003.
    • "US and International Law Aspects of the Internet: Fitting Square Pegs into Round Holes," International Journal of Law and Information Technology,  Vol. 3, No. 2, Oxford University Press, January 1996.


    Presentations & Speeches

    • "Health IT Saas and Licensing Models", Health Technology Forum, New York, September, 2009.
    • "Outsourcing to China," Doing Business in China, PLI, New York, July 2009.
    • "Negotiation Strategy and Tactics," Advanced Licensing, PLI, New York, March 2009.
    • "Technology Private Equity Transactions," International Bar Association Annual Conference, Buenos Aires, October 2008.
    • "The Roadmap for Start-Ups," The 2008 US/Israel Venture Summit, New York, March 2008.
    • "Growth Through Strategic Collaboration," World's Best Technologies Conference 2005, Arlington, Texas, March 2005.
    • "Optimization Through Commercializing Intellectual Property," International Business Forum Corporate Venturing & Strategic Investing Conference, Rancho Mirage, California, February 2005.
    • "Secrets for Global Success for Israeli Tech Companies," Tamir Fishman and Royal Bank of Canada Addvantage Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, December 2004.
    • "Applications Development and Maintenance (ADM) Outsourcing to India," International Bar Association Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, November 2004.
    • "The 'Copy-Left' Copyright Revolution: Licensing and Litigating Open Source Code," Beverly Hills Bar Association, July 2004.
    • "Defense and Commercial Technology Collaborations," Defense Ventures Conference, San Diego, March 2004.
    • "Secrets of International Success for Technology Companies," Chief Scientist Conference, Tel Aviv University, Israel, December 2003.
    • “Global Supply Side and Manufacturing Outsourcing - Business and Legal Strategies,” International Bar Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, September 2003.
    • “Doing Business in India,” San Diego Telecom Council, San Diego, July 2003.
    • COMDEX--Fortune Forum "The Future of Digital Convergence," New York, June 2003.
    • "Structuring Alternatives and Business Rationales for Strategic Alliances," Regional Technology Alliance, San Diego, June 2003.
    • "Structuring Software Licenses: Sharing IP with Co-Developers and Partners," Lunch with Lawyers, San Diego Software Industry Council, May 2003.
    • “Managing Foreign Counsel,” Martindale Hubbell - Counsel to Counsel, San Francisco, Spring 2002.
    • "Global Licensing," Regional Technology Alliance, San Diego, October 2002.


    Languages

    • French
    • German
    • Hebrew


    Bar Admissions
    • California
    • Massachusetts
    • New York
    • Washington, D.C.


    Education
    • 1988, J.D., Columbia Law School; Associate Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law; International Fellow of Columbia University
    • 1985, B.A. (Government), magna cum laude, Harvard University; Phi Beta Kappa; John Harvard and Harvard College honorary scholarships


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