Alan N Sutin

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property & Technology

Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity

Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality

IT & Business Process Outsourcing

IP Technology Licensing & Transactions

Trademark & Brand Management

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Blockchain & Digital Assets

Digital Infrastructure and Cloud Computing Practice

Aviation

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Career

Alan N. Sutin is Chair of the firm's Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice and Senior Chair of the Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. An experienced business lawyer with a principal focus on commercial transactions with intellectual property and technology issues and privacy and cybersecurity matters, he advises clients in connection with transactions involving the development, acquisition, disposition and commercial exploitation of intellectual property with an emphasis on technology-related products and services, and counsels companies on a wide range of issues relating to privacy and cybersecurity. Alan holds the CIPP/US certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Alan also represents a wide variety of companies in connection with IT and business process outsourcing arrangements, strategic alliance agreements, commercial joint ventures and licensing matters. He has particular experience in Internet and electronic commerce issues and has been involved in many of the major policy issues surrounding the commercial development of the Internet. Alan has advised foreign governments and multinational corporations in connection with these issues and is a frequent speaker at major industry conferences and events around the world.

Professional Memberships

Member, International Technology Law Association

Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association

Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals

Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)

Publications

Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2011-2017 and 2020-2022.

Personal

J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 1984; Articles Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law.

B.A., Emory University, 1979.