Biography

Morgan Jones is an associate in the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group and a member of the Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital Group. He represents early- and growth-stage technology companies through all stages of the technology lifecycle, from structuring, formation, financing, licensing, and data privacy matters through exit. He works closely with companies to launch and develop products, build customers and scale, acquire technology assets, draft a wide variety of commercial agreements, negotiate customer transactions, and strategic partnerships. He also advises companies on best practices for product development where there is little existing regulation and high potential liability, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence.

As an EU/U.S. certified information privacy professional (CIPP) and a privacy law specialist (PLS), he frequently advises companies on legal and operational compliance with various privacy laws on a global level, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) among others. Morgan uses this knowledge to regularly guide companies in responding to data breaches and cyberattacks and interacting with regulators and customers after a breach.

Morgan also regularly counsels clients in developing and maintaining their trademark portfolios, and preparing strong assets to maximize corporate value, both with consumers and with licensing marks to partners.

Morgan received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.S. from Rutgers University School of Engineering.

Representation

Some of Morgan’s notable matters handled prior to joining Brown Rudnick include:

Represented Morgan Creek Digital as lead investor in a $400 million investment into Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange platform providing cryptocurrency purchase, custody and trading services, in addition to a variety of lending, credit, and NFT products, at a $7.1 billion valuation. 

Represented MayStreet, Inc. in its acquisition of technology assets from Thesys Technologies, including a U.S. government contract to supply market data for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Market Information Data Analytics System (MIDAS).

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.
Rutgers University, B.S.

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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