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Alex Touma

Alex Touma

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Alex specializes in transactions and counseling involving intellectual property and technology.

Alex represents companies of all sizes and in a variety of industries including blockchain, cryptocurrency, payments, fintech, software, semiconductor and mobile technology companies. He also advises companies on technology related matters including development and licensing agreements, manufacturing and supply agreements, distribution agreements, hosting agreements and sourcing transactions.

Earlier in his career Alex served as Senior Counsel for a Bay Area technology startup where he focused on commercial and intellectual property law matters including drafting and negotiating a variety of technology agreements, managing patent and trademark portfolios, and providing general legal advice on intellectual property matters such as open source, trade secret, copyright, patent, and privacy issues. Alex's prior experience also includes working at a leading global law firm as an intellectual property litigation associate representing technology companies. Before starting his law career, Alex obtained a Bachelor's and Master's in Computer Science and briefly worked as an automation engineer. This prior experience gives Alex a unique viewpoint, which he is able to leverage in his transactional practice.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Technology - California

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Alex Touma is well-versed in advising on development, manufacturing and supply agreements for novel technologies, along with sourcing and IP licensing transactions. He has a high-profile client base in the fintech industry.

Strengths

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  • He is a trusted legal advisor who understands our business needs implicitly.

    TechnologyChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is very business-minded and practical. He's always sharp and on-top of the most cutting-edge issues.

    TechnologyChambers Guide to the USA
  • Alex is a competent negotiator and zealous advocate. He's very practical and knows to get deals done.

    TechnologyChambers Guide to the USA
  • Alex always knows how to handle negotiations and understands the key points of any deal. He is practical, efficient and certainly knows how to negotiate high pressure deals.

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California

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District of Columbia

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