About Marcelo
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 U.S.-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.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Technology Law, Chicago (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Technology Law, Chicago (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Technology Law, Chicago (2016)
- Recognized: Technology Law
- Practice Area: Information Technology Law
- Special Focus: Information Technology
- Special Focus: Intellectual Property
- Special Focus: Licensing
- Special Focus: Outsourcing
- Special Focus: Transactions
- Legal 500, Leading Lawyer, 2005 - present
- Illinois Leading Lawyers Network, 2004 - present
- Chambers' USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers, 2004 - present