Introduction
Asmah is a senior of counsel attorney and works with both private and public companies in a variety of technology and emerging industries, particularly with companies that develop, implement and license software and mobile applications and provide products or services in the information technology, healthcare, and life sciences industries. Asmah advises clients on privacy and compliance matters and the protection of their intellectual property and confidential information and handles a variety of domestic and international business transactions to help clients protect, develop, acquire, and commercialize their technology products and services. Asmah’s work includes working closely with clients to develop and update their template business contracts, as well as drafting and negotiating agreements for consulting, services, technology development, implementation, licensing software and software-as-a-service, hosting, marketing, sales and distribution.
In over 10 years of practice, Asmah has worked closely with many clients as their outside general counsel. Asmah takes a collaborative approach to working closely with clients and has an understanding of many of the day-to-day business issues faced by businesses in today’s economy and the need for efficient and practical legal advice and representation to protect clients and accomplish their goals.
Asmah teaches various legal studies courses at Hamline University. In addition, Asmah is a founding member of the Organization for Medical, Educational & Economic Development (OMEED), and engages in the non-profit’s humanitarian and sustainable development work, with a particular emphasis on Southeast Asia.
Education
- American University, 1995, Washington Semester
Bar Admissions
Practice Areas
- Internet, Technology & E-Commerce
- International
- Intellectual Property
- Advertising, Marketing & Trademark
- Corporate
- Media & Entertainment
Languages
- Urdu (Fluent)
- Spanish (Conversational)
Selected Publications & Presentations
- “Tweeting from the Courtroom: The Jury is Still Out,” Internet, Technology, Trademark & Advertising Alerts, April 30, 2012
- “Protecting Your Intellectual Property at Home and Abroad,” North Dakota Trade Office Global Business Connections Conference, March 22-23, 2007
- Partnership for Education of Children in Afghanistan (P.E.C.A.) panel discussion, May 5, 2006
- “Exporting Products or Technology? Assess Before You Ship or Transmit,” Fredrikson & Byron International Focus Newsletter, November 2005
- Corporate Governance Seminar: D&O Insurance – In a Changing Environment, June 6, 2003
- “A Conversation with Muslim Women,” Seeking Peace: Women’s Perspective in a Changing World - International Women’s Day (
- “Working with Muslim Clients,” Sensitivity Training for
Professional Activities
- Organization for Medical, Educational & Economic Development (OMEED), Co-founder and Board of Directors, 2005-present
- British American Project, Fellow, 2007 - present
- Partnership for Education of Children in
- Diversity in Practice, Fredrikson & Byron Representative to Associate Advisory Committee, 2006-2007
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
Honors & Distinctions
- Named by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal to its 40 Under Forty List, 2006
- International Moot Court Director, University of Minnesota, 1999-2000
- Fulbright Scholar, 1996-97
Community Involvement
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Civic Education Committee, Volunteer presenter at Eastview High School, March, 2012
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Art Adventure Program, Volunteer art instructor at Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science, 2008 - present
- Friends for a Nonviolent World, Ways of Peace Conference Planning Committee Member, 2010-2011