Marcelo Halpern

Marcelo Halpern is a partner with the firm's Business practice and a member of the Technology Transactions & Privacy group. Marcelo's practice focuses on transactional, strategic and corporate representation of global "Fortune 100" companies, start-up and emerging growth companies, as well as US-based and international governments and non-profits. His experience includes structuring and negotiating technology and intellectual property-oriented strategic alliances and joint ventures; software, data and content licensing; outsourcing and ERP implementation transactions; counseling on digital strategy concerns including open source licensing, data security, data use and privacy issues (including HIPAA, GLB and cross-border data privacy issues); hosting, cloud computing and software services agreements; internet exchanges and marketplaces; internet advertising and sponsorship agreements; research and development transactions; private labeling, co-branding and other marketing and distribution strategies; and intellectual property and technology issues arising in the context of mergers and acquisitions, financing and bankruptcy transactions. Marcelo also provides general corporate representation to software, consulting, internet, e-commerce and technology companies.

EDUCATION

• Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1992
• Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, M.B.A., 1992
• Wesleyan University, B.A., 1985

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

• Chambers' USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers, 2004 - present 
• Legal 500, Leading Lawyer, 2005 - present
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2004 - present
• Illinois Super Lawyers, 2009 - present
• Illinois Leading Lawyers Network, 2004 - present

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

• Practising Law Institute, Understanding the Intellectual Property License program, Chair
• Illinois Legal Aid Online, Board of Directors, Immediate Past President
• Internet Law & Strategy, Board of Editors
• ITechLaw (International Technology Law Association), Member, Local Representative (Chicago)
• American Bar Association, Science and Technology Section, Member
• Illinois State Bar Association, Member
• Chicago Bar Association, Computer Law Committee, Member

 RELATED EMPLOYMENT

• Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, IL, Partner
• Gordon & Glickson LLC, Chicago, IL, Partner