William Galkin

Bill is an Internet and technology lawyer with experience in all aspects of computer law and information technology law. He has more than 20 years experience structuring, negotiating and advising companies on a wide variety of transactions in the areas of information technology, Internet, e-commerce, content and computer law.  His clients range from new startups to publicly traded multinational enterprises.

Bill was appointed as Special IP Counsel for the Office of the Maryland Attorney General. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Some transactions that Bill has worked on include:

• Represented multinational telecommunications software company in multiple large and long term development and outsourcing projects
• Represented web-based companies in development of internationally recognized privacy policies
• Represented software development companies in use and distribution of products incorporating open source code and applications
• Represented blog aggregator in content development, alliance and licensing transactions
• Represented companies in negotiating complex computer system procurement and development contracts
• Represented technology companies in the licensing, distribution and other commercialization of products
• Represented bioinformatics company in licensing out access to bioinformatics database
• Represented web security solutions companies in developing OEM relationships
• Represented enterprise-wide application access solutions company in developing multiple alliance arrangements