Zach Wegmann is an experienced in-house corporate lawyer focused on intellectual property (IP), technology transactions, IP infrastructure building, and complex chemical and energy-related projects. Zach serves as IP counsel for several US and Middle Eastern clients and provides business-minded counsel related to the development, evaluation, protection, acquisition and commercialization of technology.

In his practice, Zach manages and advises on IP portfolio development and growth, IP due diligence in connection with technology acquisitions and investments, technology license and transfer transactions, and supports dispute resolution efforts. He provides strategic advice to clients across a wide range of transactions, including development agreements, joint ventures, IP and technology transfers, patent and technology licenses, and other commercial contracts. Zach’s clients come from diverse industries, including energy, chemical, petrochemical, material science, oil and gas, clean energy and technology sectors.

Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Zach was senior in-house counsel based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), an affiliate of Saudi Aramco. While at SABIC, Zach managed a wide range of IP matters related to its petrochemical facilities and global technology and innovation groups for chemical, agri-nutrients and metal businesses in the US, Europe, Middle East, China and India. Prior to SABIC, Zach was a patent attorney at Corning Incorporated based in New York where he managed patent estates and negotiated technology agreements related to specialty glass and ceramic materials for display screen and advanced optical applications. Preceding his legal career, Zach was a chemical engineer designing industrial biochemical and biofuel processes.