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William A. Tanenbaum

William A. Tanenbaum

Kaye Scholer LLP

New York, NY, USA


William A. Tanenbaum was named the "Lawyer of the Year 2013" in Information Technology in New York by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in America. He was named one of the Top 30 IT Lawyers in the U.S. by Best of the Best. Bill is a partner in the New York and Palo Alto offices of Kaye Scholer LLP (not admitted in California) and the Chair of two practice groups, the IP and Technology Transactions Group, and the GreenTech and Sustainability Group. The IP and Technology Transaction Group is consistently ranked in the First Tier in NY by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in AmericaChambers found that Bill "built one of New York City's most outstanding transactional IT practices." Bill is ranked in the First Band in Technology and Outsourcing in NY by Chambers. He was named an "IP Star" for his work in IP transactions, licensing and litigation, a "Life Science Star" for his work in Healthcare IT and data security, and as one of the "CleanTech 100," primarily for his work in IT-enabled clean energy and sustainability. 

 Bill assists clients in updating their IT and outsourcing ecosystems and leads the firms' Big Data, Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing and Social Media Risks practices. He is past president of the ITech Law Association and is currently a Vice President of the Society for Information Management, Metro NY Chapter ("SIM"), which is  an industry association of CIOs.  According to client and peer surveys, he is "one of the best IP attorneys I have worked with," "an outstanding attorney with a deep knowledge of technology and outsourcing," a "strong, pragmatic lawyer who knows exactly how to get the deal done," and "'at a stage in his career where no issue is unfamiliar, too complex or intimidating to take on." Bill is a graduate of Brown University (Phi Beta Kappa) and Cornell Law School.

William A. Tanenbaum is associated with the following items:
CHB Chapters  CHB Chapters Drafting IP License Grants: Practical Steps to Protect the Interests of Licensors and Licensees with Exemplary License Provisions - Intellectual Property Law Institute (15th Annual) , Thursday, October 01, 2009
Drafting Outsourcing IP License Grants: Offensive and Defensive Considerations with Sample Provisions - Outsourcing 2012: Cloud, Innovation and Other Hot Topics , Monday, October 01, 2012
Intellectual Property and Due Diligence Issues in Cloud Computing, Big Data and Social Business - Outsourcing 2012: Cloud, Innovation and Other Hot Topics , Monday, October 01, 2012
Intellectual Property and Due Diligence Issues in Cloud Computing, Big Data and Social Business - Intellectual Property Law Institute 2013 , Monday, September 09, 2013
Using Business Goals to Determine IP Ownership in Outsourcing Agreements - Intellectual Property Law Institute 2013 , Monday, September 09, 2013
Drafting Outsourcing IP License Grants: Offensive and Defensive Considerations With Sample Provisions - Intellectual Property Law Institute 2013 , Monday, September 09, 2013
Intellectual Property and Due Diligence Issues in Cloud Computing, Big Data and Social Business - Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, September 30, 2013
Using Business Goals to Determine IP Ownership in Outsourcing Agreements - Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, September 30, 2013
Drafting Outsourcing IP License Grants: Offensive and Defensive Considerations with Sample Provisions - Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, September 30, 2013
Course Handbooks  Course Handbooks Outsourcing 2012: Cloud, Innovation and Other Hot Topics
Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services
Live Seminar  Live Seminar Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, October 28, 2013 , New York, NY
Health Care IT 2014: Critical Issues , Wednesday, May 07, 2014 , New York, NY
Outsourcing 2014: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, October 27, 2014 , New York, NY
Outsourcing 2012: Cloud, Innovation and Other Hot Topics -CANCELLED , Monday, October 29, 2012 , New York, NY
Intellectual Property Law Institute 2013 , Monday, September 09, 2013 , New York, NY
Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, September 30, 2013 , Chicago, IL
Outsourcing 2013 (Winter): Cloud, Innovation and Other Hot Topics , Monday, January 28, 2013 , New York, NY
Live Webcast  Live Webcast Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, October 28, 2013 , New York, NY
Outsourcing 2014: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, October 27, 2014 , New York, NY
PLI Grpcast-Live Web  PLI Grpcast-Live Web Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, October 28, 2013 , Philadelphia, PA
Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, October 28, 2013 , Pittsburgh, PA
Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, October 28, 2013 , Cleveland, OH
Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, October 28, 2013 , Mechanicsburg, PA
Outsourcing 2013: Sourcing Critical Services , Monday, October 28, 2013 , Boston, MA
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