Samuel J. Frederick is a Partner in the Bozeman office and a member of the Commercial and Natural Resources Litigation Practice Group. Sam helps clients protect and commercialize their valuable intellectual property assets and minimize risk. As part of his practice he negotiates, drafts and enforces commercial contracts.
Sam represents clients in complex technology transactions, web, mobile and gaming development, e-commerce, ERP, software licensing, procurement and implementation, Cloud, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, fiber, wireless, technology licensing, social media and digital marketing. He advises pure technology companies and enterprise IT users on procurement, implementation, licensing and exits.
Sam advises businesses in the field of tech, IP and licensing across industries and borders, working with health care systems, manufacturers, OEMs, ISPs, data centers, software businesses, nanotechnology and life science companies, agriculture, energy, cooperatives, chemical manufacturers, vertically integrated companies, co-packers, clothing and fashion, designers, advertising, and financial services such as banking and credit unions.
As part of his technology practice Sam works with STEM field employees to secure workforce transfers, visas, and corporate compliance with immigration.
Whether you are contemplating pushing the bounds of the law with new technology, disrupting a market, creating a manufacturing supply agreement or joint venture, acquiring another company, building a new e-commerce platform, protecting your intellectual property or purchasing new software for your business, consider giving Sam a call. He will genuinely want to learn about your business.
After spending 15 years in Michigan and working as a partner in a 100+ law firm, Sam and his wife decided to return to the West to raise their family. When he is not commercializing new technology, protecting brands or enforcing contracts, Sam enjoys spending time with his 5 kids in the great outdoors, imagining life through the eyes of Captain Clark and Hemmingway, fly fishing, boating and watching old episodes of Deadwood.