Asmah Tareen

Asmah helps clients implement strategies to develop, protect, acquire and commercialize technology products and services.

Asmah works extensively with clients in the medical device, life sciences, software, IT, retail, renewable energy and agricultural industries. With over 20 years of experience, Asmah has a keen understanding of the business and operational issues faced by her clients. She brings a practical and collaborative approach to helping entrepreneurs, start-ups and private and public companies accomplish their business goals through IP portfolio development and management, strategic transactions, licensing, development, collaboration, manufacturing, supply and distribution agreements.

Asmah partners with clients to develop and fine-tune their contracting strategies to deploy user-friendly template agreements that reflect business requirements while minimizing the contract negotiation and execution cycle. She also works with clients to structure and negotiate strategic transactions from preparing term sheets through drafting and negotiating agreements for product development, licensing, supply and distribution.

Asmah leads the firm’s Business Continuity Team and co-chairs the firm’s Recruiting and Hiring Committee.

Asmah is a founding member of the Organization for Medical, Educational and Economic Development (OMEED), a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian relief and sustainable development work in Southeast Asia. In addition, she has taught various legal studies courses at Hamline University.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2000, cum laude
• Concordia College, B.A., 1996, magna cum laude
• American University, 1995, Washington Semester
• Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, June 2013

Admissions

• Minnesota, 2000
• North Dakota, 2006

Languages

• Top Women in Law Honoree, Minnesota Lawyer, 2024 
• North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2012-2014, 2018
• 40 Under Forty, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, 2006
• Best Brief, International Moot Court, 1998-1999
• Fulbright Scholar, 1996-1997

Professional Activities

• British American Project, Fellow, 2007-present; Conference Co-Chair for 2022 Minnesota Conference, 2019-present; Executive Committee Member, 2021-present
• North Dakota Trade Office, Advisory Committee Member, 2005-2007
• Diversity in Practice, Fredrikson & Byron Representative to Associate Advisory Committee, 2006-2007
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• International Moot Court, University of Minnesota, Director, 1999-2000

Community

• Organization for Medical, Educational and Economic Development (OMEED), Co-founder and Board of Directors, 2005-present
• Concordia College, Board of Regents, 2024-present
• Children’s Law Center, Volunteer Attorney, 2012-2020
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Civic Education Committee, Volunteer Presenter at Eastview High School, March, 2012
• Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Art Adventure Program, Volunteer Presenter at Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science, 2008-2012
• Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts & Science, Site Council Member and Secretary, 2009-2011
• Friends for a Nonviolent World, Ways of Peace Conference Planning Committee Member, 2010-2011
• Partnership for Education of Children in Afghanistan (PECA), Board of Directors, 2005-2006