Chanley Howell is a partner and intellectual property lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP, where his practice focuses on a broad range of technology law matters. He is a member of the firm’s Technology Transactions, Cybersecurity, and Privacy Practice and the Sports, Health Care and Automotive Industry Teams.

Law.com’s Florida Legal Awards — Innovator of the Year

Chanley was named Innovator of the Year at Law.com’s 2025 Florida Legal Awards. The annual Florida Legal Awards recognizes individuals and teams who have demonstrated leadership, innovation, and commitment to excellence across a wide array of practice areas.

The Best Lawyers in America®

Highlighted in Jacksonville Magazine, Chanley was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law.

Chanley represents companies in a variety of technology law areas, such as:

• Artificial Intelligence: Advice and counseling to organizations implementing AI technologies. Services include guidance for compliance with new and emerging AI laws and regulations, developing legally compliant and ethical AI policies, and working with clients through AI-associated risk management and mitigation strategies. Clients often need assistance drafting and reviewing AI-related contracts and agreements, ensuring they align with both legal standards and organizational goals. Chanley provides training, workshops and round table sessions to educate executive management, boards, and stakeholders on responsible and effective AI practices. This expertise helps clients navigate the complex legal landscape of AI, fostering innovation while safeguarding against legal and ethical pitfalls.
• Mergers & Acquisitions: Chanley supports our M&A attorneys as a subject matter expert in the areas of information technology, privacy, and security. Services include due diligence activities, contract drafting for purchase agreements including representations and warranties in these areas, transition services agreements, and other pre- and post-closing advice, recommendations, and activities.
• Technology Agreements: IT outsourcing; EHR (electronic health record) system agreements; ERP licensing, acquisition, and implementation agreements; telemedicine/telehealth related agreements and policies; patent, copyright, and trademark licenses; joint development and marketing agreements; telecommunications agreements; technology acquisition and distribution agreements; IT/IP due diligence for mergers and acquisitions
• Data Privacy and Security Compliance: Counsel and advise clients with respect to compliance with data privacy and security laws requirements and obligations, including federal privacy laws (Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA, telemedicine/telehealth); consumer protection/marketing laws (TCPA, CAN-SPAM, COPPA); FTC privacy requirements, investigations, and enforcement actions; state data privacy, security, and breach notification laws; artificial intelligence/AI issues; EU Privacy Shield compliance and certification; regulatory risk assessment and compliance audits; privacy and information security policies; records retention, destruction, and management policies
• Software Agreements: Software licensing, support, and maintenance; joint development, IT professional and consulting services; software license audits and disputes
• Internet: Online and electronic contracts and agreements; ESIGN and electronic signature issues; telemedicine/telehealth, ecommerce, and online transactions; domain names; website terms and conditions; privacy policies; social media policies

Industries

While Chanley handles these types of engagements across all industries, he has particular experience in the health care, telemedicine/telehealth, financial services, automotive, and hospitality industries.