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Overview
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Experience
Introduction
Sean represents and counsels clients on technology transactions and agreements, M&As and venture capital financings, and data privacy and security matters.
Sean Belding has experience drafting asset purchase and sale agreements, IP licenses, service agreements, and distribution and reseller agreements.
Sean also drafts information security agreements, terms of use, and privacy policies, advising clients on data privacy and security matters. He prepares complex settlement agreements, advises clients on best practices for IP protection and management, and develops patent and commercial litigation strategies, including noninfringement positions, invalidity arguments, and motion practice.
Education & credentials
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Chief Articles Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 2018
- Oregon State University, B.S., Nuclear Engineering, summa cum laude, 2012
- Texas
- Colorado
- Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, TX, Associate, 2018-2021; Summer Associate, 2017
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Houston, TX, Summer Associate, 2017
- Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Houston, TX, Legal Intern, 2016
- Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Albuquerque, NM, General Engineer, 2012-2015
Professional recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Technology Law, 2026
Impact
- Houston IP Law Associations
- Nancy F. Atlas IP American Inn of Court
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Represented Trimble in connection with their collaboration with Xona Space Systems for the provision of correction services for a new satellite navigation constellation.
Latest thinking
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Blog
NRC Finalizes a New Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors
April 03, 2026
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Event
24th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Law Institute
March 30, 2026
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Event 23rd Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Law Institute
May 06, 2025
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