Jason Brege

Jason leads his firm's Technology Transactions and Intellectual Property team, is an integral part of the leadership of the firm’s Chambers Global-rated AgTech industry group and is rated by LMG Life Sciences as a Life Sciences Star. He has advised companies on billions of dollars' worth of transactions while at Smith Anderson, with particular emphasis on the agricultural biotechnology, pharmaceutical, software and technology industries. Experience highlights include two transactions awarded "Impact Deal of the Year" awards by LMG Life Sciences: a $1.6 billion worldwide immuno-oncology partnership to develop allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies, which was also awarded the 2016 Life Science sector Deals of Distinction™ award by the Licensing Executives Society, and a $2.7 billion worldwide research collaboration to develop and commercialize gene editing-based gene therapies. 

Before becoming a lawyer, Jason was a Physics/Math double major completing a pre-med course of study (with an English minor thrown in just for fun) and spent his summers running IT systems. Although his career path changed, his love for science and technology has only grown stronger over the years. Jason leverages his science-honed knowledge and analytical skillset to assist agricultural, life sciences and technology companies in developing and commercializing their intellectual property and technology assets, through structuring and negotiation of research, development, licensing and other strategic collaboration and acquisition transactions.