Peter M. Watt-Morse

Email: pwatt-morse@morganlewis.com

Pittsburgh
One Oxford Centre
Thirty-Second Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-6401
Phone: 412.560.3320
Fax: 412.560.7001

practice accolades

Outsourcing

Listed as a leader for National Outsourcing in Chambers USA (2009–2011)

Listed as a leader in Outsourcing in Chambers Global (2008–2011)

Listed as a leader in Outsourcing in the Legal 500 (2008–2011)

Listed as Highly Recommended for Outsourcing in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook (2010, 2011)

education

Northwestern University School of Law, 1983, J.D.

Carleton College, 1980, B.A.

Publications

Date	Title	Publication
05/04/1105/04/11	Seminar for Sourcing: Efficient and Effective Contracting, presented for a Morgan Lewis Seminar Series	Speech
04/08/1104/08/11	Intellectual Property Update, presented for an Internet Law Update, Pittsburgh View Presentation	Speech
07/26/1007/26/10	Key Considerations in Offshore Outsourcing Transactions, presented at a PBI Outsourcing Seminar, Pittsburgh View Presentation	Speech
12/28/0712/28/07	Court Rulings, Proposed Bills Could Have Big Impact on Tech, Pittsburgh Business Times	Article
11/12/0711/12/07	Outsourcing, presented at a Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
04/19/0504/19/05	Electronic Agreements, presented at The Best Legal Technology Seminar, Pittsburgh	Speech
04/06/0404/06/04	Electronic Contracting: Update on Agreements, Encryption and Digital Signatures View Presentation	Speech
03/30/0403/30/04	Building a Start-Up: Critical Steps for Success View Presentation	Speech
11/11/0311/11/03	Key Issues In IT Outsourcing Agreements, presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia	Speech
10/10/0310/10/03	Old Clients In a New File: Conflict and Other Ethical Issues When Changing Firms, presented at the YLD Conference, Pittsburgh View Presentation	Speech
04/10/0304/10/03	Nuts & Bolts - Critical Steps to Building a Successful Start-Up View Presentation	Speech
01/21/0301/21/03	Technology Outsourcing Transactions: Identifying Key Issues and Pitfalls	Speech
04/25/0204/25/02	Speech Electronic Contracting: Update on Agreements, Encryption and Digital Signatures View Presentation	Speech
04/09/0204/09/02	Transferring Intellectual Property View Presentation	Speech
01/01/02January 2002	Ongoing Institutional Due Diligence, presented as an AUTM Startup Business Development Course View Presentation	Speech
01/01/022002	Software Data Rights, Encyclopedia of Software Engineering View Chapter	Chapter
12/12/0112/12/01	Counseling High Tech Clients - The Internet, Software and Computers View Presentation	Speech
07/01/01July 2001	Morgan Lewis: Partnering With New Economy Clients, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel	Article
05/16/0105/16/01	Electronic Contracting: Update on Agreements, Encryption and Digital Signatures, Internet aw Update, Pittsburgh View Presentation	Speech
11/01/00November 2000	New Federal Law Takes Effect That Gives Legal Validity to Electronic Signatures and Records View White Paper	White Paper
12/08/9912/08/99	Counseling High Tech Clients -- The Internet, Software and Computers, presented to Sequoia Professional Development Corporation, Philadelphia	Speech
09/01/9909/01/99	Year 2000 Due Diligence - Looking Outside Your Company, presented to the Regional Contingency Planning Group, Lexington Technology Center, Pittsburgh	Speech
06/01/99June 1999	The Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act: The Protections and the Exceptions, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel	Article
09/01/9809/01/98	Pharma-Biotech strategic Alliance Negotiation Roundtable Discussion - Case Study, presented at the Pittsburgh Biomedical Business Network, Pittsburgh View Presentation	Speech
07/21/9807/21/98	Avoiding the Security Sting - Legal Implications of Security, presented at the Software Business Forum, Pittsburgh View Presentation	Speech
04/01/9804/01/98	Electronic Contracting: Update on Agreements, Encryption and Digital Signatures, presented at the PBI Internet Law Update, Philadelphia	Speech
02/01/98February 1998	IP Assets: Due Diligence for the Business Lawyer, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel	Article
03/01/97March 1997	The Internet - The New Legal Frontier, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel	Article
02/18/9702/18/97	Protecting Your Biotechnology Assets - Intellectual Property Law, presented at the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Pittsburgh	Speech
02/04/9702/04/97	Protecting Intellectual Property Rights, presented at the Justsystem Pittsburgh Research Center, Inc., Pittsburgh	Speech
09/24/9609/24/96	Distributing Software on the Web, presented at the Slide outline presented at the Pittsburgh Software Business Forum's Seminar	Speech
09/03/9609/03/96	Seventh Circuit Holds Shrinkwrap License Enforceable, Pittsburgh Legal Journal	Article
03/26/9603/26/96	Protections and Dangers on the Information Highway: Intellectual Property on the Internet, presented at the Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA	Speech

Date	Title	Description
Jun 30, 2006	A Decade of Excellence: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Stands Strong Behind Region's Top Technology Companies, Pittsburgh TEQ	In its June/July 2006 issue, Pittsburgh TEQ magazine features the Pittsburgh office's record of success with technology clients and how important Morgan Lewis has become to our clients and the region's tech sector.
Oct 01, 2004	Getting It Done: 3. Find Customers - Signing the Killer Customer, Pittsburgh TEQ (2004, issue 9)	Morgan Lewis partner Peter Watt-Morse is quoted as Pittsburgh TEQ talks about finding customers for an emerging technology company.
Sep 01, 2004	Getting It Done: 2. Get Technology - Negotiate a Licensing Agreement, Pittsburgh TEQ (2004, issue 8)	Morgan Lewis partner Peter Watt-Morse is quoted as Pittsburgh TEQ talks about negotiating a licencing agreement to get technology to market in an emerging technology company.

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