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Advises licensors and licensees regarding software development, integration, large system hardware and software acquisition, maintenance and technical support, source code escrow, quality metrics, and professional services agreements. Structures supply, co-location, co-marketing relationships to establish Internet Service Provider. Negotiates co-branding/private label content agreements for both horizontal and vertical markets. Drafts content acquisition and distribution arrangements. Arranges appropriate copyright, publicity, music, union and other clearances. Drafts click-wrap, shrink-wrap and Internet agreements. Provides counseling on all phases of computer business operations, including, establishing form and negotiated agreements with component suppliers, OEM customers, direct purchasers, resellers and multi-tiered distribution sales channel agreements. Negotiates EDI/XML arrangements, offers guidance for FCC, UL and regulatory compliance issues, provides assistance on advertising, substantiation, market development, warranty issues and customer disputes. Counsels clients (providers and business consumers) on outsourcing technology resources. Provides advice on quality standards, application service provider metrics and subscription based hosting arrangements. Negotiates service levels agreements, advertising, sweepstakes and contests. Provides counsel on e-commerce issues, including UCITA, UETA, e-Sign, privacy, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Prepares terms of use, privacy statements and linking agreements.Specialties: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law, and I do not hold myself out as a specialist. However, I concentrate my practice in the following areas:Open SourceCloud ComputingTechnology, BPO OutsourcingEnergyCleanTechSoftware LicensingSupply Change ManagementERP and CRM LicensingInternet-related transactions and policiesInformation Technology Intellectual PropertyDistribution Strategies and Channel StrategiesPrivacy issues

Listed skills include Intellectual Property, Licensing, Cloud Computing, Privacy Law, and 20 others.