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Stories about Feras
True stories about Feras Mousilli: the engineer who became a patent attorney, the years inside Dell and Apple, the classroom, and the return to Damascus.
- CareerFrom engineer to patent attorney: how Feras Mousilli learned to read an inventionFeras Mousilli trained as a biomedical engineer and computer scientist at Johns Hopkins before law school. That training still shapes how he protects founders' inventions.3 minute read
- Founders and IPWhy founders need to think about intellectual property earlyLessons from Feras Mousilli's years at DLA Piper, Dell, Apple and Mousilli Legal on why startups should protect their IP before they raise, launch or sign.3 minute read
- TeachingThe professor: Feras Mousilli's classrooms in Kyiv and MedellínFeras Mousilli has taught law and entrepreneurship at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and, as a Fulbright Visiting Professor, at the University of Antioquia in Medellín.2 minute read
- RootsHome to Damascus: Feras Mousilli and Syria's foundersIn July 2025 Feras Mousilli returned to Damascus for the first time in fifteen years to speak at SYNC. He now helps Syria's startup community in his father's memory.2 minute read
- CareerInside Dell and Apple: what a decade in house taught Feras MousilliFeras Mousilli spent eight years at Dell and then served as Senior Corporate Counsel at Apple for the Apple Watch and MFi. What those years taught him about counsel.2 minute read
- DellSeventeen countries, ten people: Feras Mousilli and Dell's first global IP auditFrom 2010 to 2012 Feras Mousilli led Dell's first intellectual property audit across more than 17 countries. Why knowing what you own comes before protecting it.1 minute read
- AppleCounsel for the Apple Watch and MFi: Feras Mousilli's years at AppleIn 2014 Apple recruited Feras Mousilli as Senior Corporate Counsel for the Apple Watch and the MFi program. What that role covered.1 minute read
- Giving backWhat a pro bono award means: Feras Mousilli and Volunteer Legal Services of Central TexasFeras Mousilli received the Judge Suzanne Covington Pro Bono Award from Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas. What the organisation does and why the work matters.1 minute read
- InvestingCapital for the overlooked: the thesis behind Damask VenturesDamask Ventures, the global venture fund Feras Mousilli manages, backs seed and early stage technology startups in emerging markets. The idea in plain words.1 minute read
- SyriaRebuilding from the inside: Feras Mousilli and the Syria Angels NetworkFeras Mousilli supports the Syria Angels Network and advises the EBLA Ventures Network. What the 2025 National Founders Summit and the investor network mean for Syria.1 minute read