Vivian L. Hanson

Vivian L. Hanson
Senior Counsel

250 West 55th Street

New York, NY 10019-9601

vhanson@mofo.com

(212) 506-7393

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York

EDUCATION

University of Hawaii, B.A.

Columbia Law School, J.D.

Vivian is chair of Morrison Foerster’s Sourcing practice. Vivian has concentrated her practice on domestic and multijurisdictional transactions involving technology and intellectual property (IP) for clients in the media and entertainment, information services, information technologies (IT), financial services, and life sciences industries. Clients rely on her extensive experience with:

  • Software technology and IP licenses
  • Technology transfers
  • Cloud and software-as-a-service agreements
  • Business process and IT outsourcings
  • Technology-related services transactions
  • Joint ventures
  • Strategic alliances
  • Mergers and acquisitions

She also regularly advises global Japanese clients on a wide range of technology and services-related projects and is fluent in Japanese.

Vivian is recognized as a leading advisor on U.S. and international outsourcing projects across a wide range of industries. She has counselled a number of clients on their multi-year, multi-project sourcing programs.

Vivian is an inaugural inductee into the Legal 500 2017 Hall of Fame, along with fewer than 500 other outstanding U.S. partners who have been recommended as “Leading Lawyers” for the last six years consecutively.

Vivian is a frequent speaker and has lectured for a variety of organizations, including the Practising Law Institute, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Institutional Investors News, International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (for which she has served as co-chair of the New York Chapter), Outsourcing Institute, and the Sourcing Interests Group. She has also published numerous articles that have appeared in such ALM publications as The International Trade Law Newsletter and The Technology Transactions Newsletter, on the editorial boards of which she has served.

While earning her J.D., Vivian served as submissions editor for the Columbia Human Rights Law Review.

Rankings

Global Market Leaders: Outsourcing

Chambers Global 2025

Outsourcing Spotlight

Chambers Global 2025

Hall of Fame: Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing

Legal 500 USA 2022-2024

Recommended for Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions

Legal 500 USA 2022- 2024   

Leading Technology Lawyer Nationwide - Technology

Chambers USA 2007 - 2024

Leading Technology Lawyer USA ‒ Outsourcing

Chambers Global 2008‒2025

Leading Technology Lawyer Nationwide – Outsourcing

Chambers USA 2007‒2024

Leading Technology Lawyer New York – Technology

Chambers USA 2007‒2024

Leading Technology Lawyer New York – Outsourcing

Chambers USA 2007‒2024

Intellectual Property – Patents: Licensing

Legal 500 US 2008‒2022

Media, Technology and Telecoms – Outsourcing

Legal 500 US 2008‒2022

Media, Technology and Telecoms – Technology: Transactions

Legal 500 US 2008‒2022

Recognized among the Best Lawyers for Information Technology Law and IT Outsourcing Law

Best Lawyers in America 2007‒2024

Recognized as Best in Technology Lawyer

Americas Women in Business Law Awards – Best in Technology Lawyer 2017‒2018

Recognized as Best in Technology Lawyer

Euromoney Legal Media Group Awards 2017‒2018