Coolidge & Graves PLLC
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Coolidge & Graves PLLC
Business and Intellectual Property Law |
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Lawrence D. W. Graves
Lawrence's experience includes international commercial transactions and
relationships; intellectual property protection, licensing, development, and
enforcement; mergers and acquisitions; venture capital and institutional
financing transactions; and general corporate and commercial law.
Lawrence's diverse experience in legal disciplines stems from his academic and practical training in international mergers and acquisitions. That background lends itself to simpler transactions involving skills in corporate, commercial, intellectual property, and tax matters. He has also had many transactions focusing on contracts, merchandise licensing, and software development, as well as organizing strategic partnerships, whether in the form of joint ventures or formal juridical entities (e.g., limited liability companies or partnerships, corporations, general and limited partnerships, and non-US holding entities). In contested matters, Lawrence contributes his expertise in substantive areas of the law to assist trial counsel. This has included both drafting and review of court pleadings and also participating in the trial team in court and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. His involvement frequently extends to the ultimate transactional resolution of the conflict. Lawrence has also served as an arbitrator in cases within his areas of practice.
Significant litigation cases have included: MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc. v. Ceramica Nuova d'Agostino, S.p.A.,
144 F.3d 1384 (11th Cir., 1998) Sterling Consulting Corporation v. Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A., Civil
Action Nș 98-Z-1160 (D. Colo.)
Daniel S. Coolidge Senior Counsel A computer and electronic
He worked of counsel to Fish and Richardson, a national intellectual property firm, to hone his patent drafting skills, preparing patent applications for such clients as Intel, Adobe and Mathworks, and advising NASDAQ on intellectual property matters. Dan has served as an ABA adviser to the drafting committee for Article 2B of the Uniform Commercial Code, later the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. He has served as a delegate to the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention. He is the chair of the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Committee of the General Practice Section, and Vice Chair of the Technology Committee. a nationally known writer and speaker on intellectual property law, legal ethics and law office management and technology. He has been a featured speaker at bar associations around the country. He serves on the editorial boards and/or is a frequent contributor to several law related publications, including Law Technology News, GP Solo, Law Technology e-Report and others. He has been on the faculty of the American Bar Association Tech Show for over ten years. He was co-author of the book "A Survival Guide for Road Warriors" and served as the chair of the Computers and Technology Division of the ABA Law Practice Section. He lives in a rural town in central New Hampshire, where he enjoys desktop machining and naval history. Member: United States Supreme Court Bar, First Circuit Court of Appeals, New Hampshire and Massachusetts state and federal courts, as well as the U. S. Patent Bar. Multiple times Honoree "Best Lawyers in America"
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Dan graduated from Harvard Law School in 1980. Until 1999, he practiced as a partner at
Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he did
corporate transactions work, handling many large international transactions. He
began and headed the firm's intellectual property department, focusing on
licensing and portfolio management. Transactions he has handled ranged from a
quarter billion dollar international acquisition of a division of a Fortune 500
company to the sale of a lemonade stand (pro bono publico, sort of.)