AI and the Board

Partner, Moss Adams

Jason Emmons

Jason Emmons has consulted in the information technology field since 1996. He has experience in business development, internal controls design and implementation, Sarbanes-Oxley 404 implementation and attestation, data analysis, fraud identification, information protection consulting, project management, and hardware and software integration. Jason leads enterprise and IT risk assessment projects for companies of all sizes, for various purposes including pre- and post-acquisition due diligence, enterprise risk management, internal audit, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. 

Jason serves clients across multiple industries including energy, life sciences, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, and technology. He’s a regular guest speaker at the San Diego chapters of the Institute of Internal Auditors and ISACA as well as the University of California, San Diego on topics including selling, driving shareholder value, internal control rationalization, IT risk, and internal audit efficiency. 

Partner, Morrison Foerster

Justin Haan

Justin Haan is a partner in the firm’s Technology Transactions Group in the San Francisco office, advising leading technology industry pioneers to help them navigate their most critical IP and technology needs.

Justin’s practice focuses on transactions and counseling involving intellectual property and technology, including licensing arrangements, technology transfers, and joint development activities. Justin structures, drafts, and negotiates a wide range of commercial agreements, including software and content licenses, service agreements, reseller arrangements, and collaboration, manufacturing, supply and distribution agreements. He advises clients on the development, procurement and commercialization of cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented/virtual reality, semiconductors, cloud computing services, autonomous vehicles, and unmanned aircraft systems. Justin also counsels clients on open source software, complex patent-related transactions, and the intellectual property aspects of M&A transactions. 

Justin’s experience includes advising OpenAI, Autodesk, Meta, Salesforce, SoftBank, Unity, and others on the IP aspects of complex projects involving cutting-edge technologies and fast-evolving areas of law. Justin serves on the firm’s AI industry committee, where he helps to lead and collaborate with attorneys across multiple practices on the rapid advances of generative AI.

Before joining the firm, Justin was an intellectual property associate in the New York office of another global law firm.

Justin received his J.D., with a certificate in law and technology, from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where he won the Prosser Prize in intellectual property in the entertainment industries and was an articles editor for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. He received his A.B. from Harvard University.

Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Ivy Energy

Adam L. Masser

Adam is Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Ivy Energy, a Series A startup which provides a SaaS platform for shared solar and distributed energy resource billing for multitenant residential and commercial real estate. Adam has a background in technology transactions, M&A, and renewable energy–including over 10 years helping to scale early stage companies as a legal and operations executive.

Partner, Morrison Foerster

Steve Rowles

Steve Rowles is Chair of the firm’s San Diego Corporate Group. He has practiced in San Diego for over 25 years and has a wealth of experience as corporate counsel to public and private companies, and the venture capital and private equity funds that invest in those companies.

He counsels companies at all stages in their life cycles. He distinguishes himself by achieving successful outcomes for clients utilizing best in class negotiating skills and creative and strategic thinking. He has been instrumental in starting, building and exiting numerous emerging growth companies in a broad range of industries including biotech, medical devices, digital health, diagnostics, healthcare services, clean technology and renewable energy, cybersecurity, fintech, agtech, software, 5G, semiconductors, telecommunications, e-commerce, new media and social networking.

Steve has served as lead counsel on myriad mergers and acquisitions and securities transactions, including public offerings aggregating in excess of $2 billion in proceeds and over 100 acquisition transactions.

Steve serves as general counsel and handles ’34 Act compliance, public securities offerings, and corporate governance counseling for a substantial number of public companies.

Steve is adept at handling venture capital financings for both companies and investors. His expertise in partnership and limited liability company matters has given him substantial experience in fund formation, joint ventures, and other strategic partnering transactions.

Steve was a member of Phi Beta Kappa at Northwestern University and was elected to the Order of the Coif at Boalt Hall School of Law.

Steve is active on behalf of Children’s Hospital and serves on the Board of Directors for both EvoNexus San Diego and the Jacobs Cushman San Diego Food Bank. Steve is an avid golfer, a voracious reader, and a family man.