Foley & Lardner LLP

Aaron K. Tantleff

Senior Counsel

Aaron K. Tantleff is senior counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the firm’s Information Technology & Outsourcing; Privacy, Security & Information Management, and Chemical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practices, as well as the Health Care, Life Sciences, and Energy Industry Teams.

Mr. Tantleff’s practice focuses upon providing legal and strategic guidance regarding information technology, outsourcing, licensing, consulting, professional services, e-commerce, manufacturing, supply, and distribution agreements, as well as product acquisitions, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity investments where technology and intellectual property are of significant importance and value.

Mr. Tantleff works closely with clients on privacy, security and information management matters as well as state, federal and international restrictions on the use of information. He has extensive experience advising businesses regarding the drafting and negotiation of privacy and security provisions in a wide range of agreements. Mr. Tantleff has also formulated and drafted privacy, security and data use compliance policies and procedures. He is well acquainted with security breach notification laws, EMR/EHR/PHR matters, HIPAA and other medical privacy laws and social media and blogging policies. Mr. Tantleff has conducted investigations of data security breaches and has identified and proposed best practices in light of those breaches.

Mr. Tantleff has worked with companies in a wide range of industries, including financial services, consulting, information technology, communications, consumer markets (retail, wholesale and distribution), life sciences, pharmaceuticals, health care and health services, manufacturing, media, technology, software development, automotive, transportation, energy, chemicals and utilities.

Mr. Tantleff has experience in government contracts and the sale and licensing of technology to the U.S. and foreign governments. He has practiced before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Tantleff was an associate at a Chicago based law firm where, as part of his practice, he served as in-house counsel for an international, NYSE-listed management and technology consulting company with revenues in excess of $3 billion. Prior to joining that firm, he served as corporate counsel and director of global intellectual property for a large NASDAQ information technology and software company.

Mr. Tantleff is an adjunct professor of law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he teaches a course on transactional intellectual property law that focuses on intellectual property licensing, valuation, acquisitions, divestures and joint ventures and technology development.

He is a member of the working committee for the Illinois Biotechnology Organization (iBIO), a life sciences industry association dedicated to strengthening the leadership position of Illinois and the Midwest as a globally recognized life sciences center. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association.

Mr. Tantleff received the U.S. Naval National Science Award from the Office of Naval Research for his work in Puschino, Russia where he conducted biomedical engineering research at the Academy of Sciences Russia, Moscow State University, Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics. His research focused on the development of a radiation-resistant neuron cell line and a medication to protect cells from radiation damage.

Mr. Tantleff was named to the 2012 and 2013 lists of Illinois Super Lawyers–Rising Stars. The list represents the top 2.5 percent of lawyers under 40 years old in Illinois based upon a survey of his peers.*

His educational background includes a B.A. in biological sciences from Northwestern University, where he was the president and founder and is the alumni advisor for the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. Mr. Tantleff received his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Mr. Tantleff is admitted to practice in Illinois, the District of Columbia, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Publications and Presentations:

  • "Big Data," to be presented via Webcast by Foley & Lardner LLP (June 2013)
  • "Mobile Applications: What All Lawyers Must Know to Protect their Clients from the Legal Risks and Pitfalls in Developing and Managing Them," to be presented via Webcast by Celesq (June 2013)
  • "IP Due Diligence in M&A Transactions for IP and Transactional Counsel," to be presented via Webcast by Celesq (May 2013)
  • "Lessons Learned in Financing," live panel discussion, Growth Company Event Series to be presented via Webcast by Foley & Lardner LLP (May 2013)
  • "Don't Let Your Mobile Application Projects Spin Out of Control," presented via Webcast by Foley & Lardner LLP (April 2013)
  • "IT Professional Services Agreements and Statements of Work," presented via Webcast by Strafford (April 2013)
  • "Demystifying Cloud Computing Contracts for Information Technology, Corporate and In-House Lawyer: Clear Skies Ahead," presented via Webcast by Strafford (March 2013)
  • "Legal Issues Surrounding Mobile ‘App’ Development and Releases," presented at Tech Talk: Innovation, Technology, and the Law seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Wisconsin (February 2013)
  • "The Business, Legal, and Regulatory Issues Affecting Your Company," live panel discussion, Growth Company Event Series presented via Webcast by Foley & Lardner LLP (February 2013)
  • "Drafting Service Level Agreements: Lessons Learned from State of Indiana v. IBM Corp.," presented via Webcast by Strafford (February 2013)
  • "Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): Considerations and Best Practices for Policy Drafting for Lawyers," presented via Webcast by Celesq (December 2012)
  • "BYOD – You Can Seize It, But Can You Tame It?" presented by Foley & Lardner LLP (November 2012)
  • "Service Levels in Information Technology Agreements and State of Indiana v. IBM Corp. Important Legal Developments for Corporate and Technology Counsel," presented via Webcast by Celesq (November 2012)
  • "Social Media," panel presentation at "User Driven IP 4.0: High Stakes. High Rewards," Foley's Annual IP Conference in New York, NY (October 2012)
  • Quoted, Article on Security risks and other employer liabilities arising from Bring Your Own Device ("BYOD"), Washington Internet Daily (August 1, 2012)
  • Quoted, "Digital devices owned by employees increase employers' risks," Business Insurance (July 29, 2012)
  • Quoted, "Employer policy on mobile devices essential," Business Insurance (July 29, 2012)
  • “Understanding the Legal Risks of Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD): Important Considerations for In-House Corporate, Employment and Technology Lawyers,” presented via Webcast by Celesq (July 2012)
  • “IP 101-The 30,000 foot view of Intellectual Property protection for your Startup,” presented at START-UPS: Building a Strong Foundation in New York, NY (July 2012)
  • "Crushing the 6 Risks of BYOD," presented via Webcast by Fiberlink (June 2012)
  • "A Year in Review: Data Breaches and Lessons Learned," presented at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) 2012 Practical Privacy Series - Data Breach Program in Chicago, IL (June 2012)
  • Quoted, "The cutting edge of enterprise tablet deployments," TabTimes (May 3, 2012)
  • Quoted, "On Deploying Tablets in the Enterprise," PC Magazine (April 30, 2012)
  • Quoted, "This Week in Tablets: Apple's amazing iPad sales figures, and scary BYOD ramifications," TabTimes (April 28, 2012)
  • Quoted, "BYOD takes center stage at the first Tablet Strategy conference," TabTimes (April 27, 2012)
  • "Building a Mobile Policy that Enables and Protects: Seven Risks You May Not Have Considered,” presented at the TabTimes Tablet Strategy Conference in New York, NY (April 2012)
  • “IT Professional Services Agreements,” presented via Webcast by Strafford (January 2012)
  • “Drafting Key Provisions, Anticipating Common Areas of Dispute, and Streamlining Negotiations,” presented via Webcast by Celesq (January 2012)
  • "Cloud Computing 2.0: Advanced Seminar on Drafting and Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements," presented via Webcast by Celesq (December 2011)
  • "Understanding and Negotiating the Outsourcing Agreement," presented via Webcast by Celesq (October 2011)
  • "Cloud Computing 2.0: Advanced Seminar on Drafting and Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements," presented via Webcast by Celesq (September 2011)
  • "Drafting and Negotiating IT Professional Services Agreements," presented via Webcast by Celesq (June 2011)
  • "The Legal Implications of Cloud Computing, Social Media and Mobility," presented at the COMMON IT Executive Conference in Minneapolis, MN (May 2011)
  • "Essentials of Software License Agreements," presented via Webcast by Celesq (April 2011)
  • "Defending Against Claims of Third-Party Identity Theft," presented in a Foley Web Conference Online Live Webcast (March 2011)
  • Moderator, "Social Media Strategies in the Life Sciences Industries," 2011 iBIO IndEx (February 2011)
  • Judge, Third Annual PROPEL Business Plan Competition (February 2011)
  • Judge, Second Annual PROPEL Business Plan Competition (February 2010)
  • "Identity Theft: 7 Tips for Complying with FTC Red Flag Rules," published in CIO Magazine and online at cio.com (October 2009)
  • "HITECH: Complying with the New Security Breach Notification Regulations," presented in the West Thomson Reuters - West LegalEdcenter Online Live Webcast (September 16, 2009)
  • "HHS Issues Interim Final Rule Governing Security Breach Notification," American Health Lawyers Weekly, AHLA newsletter Vol. 7, Iss. 34 (August 28, 2009)
  • "HITECH: What You Need to Know About the Security Breach Notification Regulations," presented in the Foley Friday Focus Health Care Web Conference Series Online Live Webcast (August 25, 2009)
  • "HHS Issues Interim Final Rule Governing Security Breach Notification," Foley Legal News Alert (August 21, 2009)
  • "Tax Consequences in Transfers of Intellectual Property," which discussed structuring intellectual property and information technology transactions for tax attorneys was presented at the ABA Section of Taxation: Closely Held Businesses, Midyear Meeting, San Diego, CA (February 2006)

* The Illinois Supreme Court does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and no certificate, award or recognition is a requirement to practice law in Illinois.

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