麻豆传媒

Sectors
Aaron Tantleff headshot.

Aaron K. Tantleff

Partner

Aaron K. Tantleff

Partner

Aaron K. Tantleff, CIPP/E, is a partner in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Technology Transactions, Cybersecurity, and Privacy; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) practice groups. He represents companies in various technology, privacy, security, information management, open source, and intellectual property matters, such as the development of compliance policies, programs, cybersecurity breach preparation, incident response, big data, and data monetization initiatives. He also regularly represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing transactions, strategic alliances, development and licensing arrangements, supply and distribution arrangements, and other strategic and collaborative transactions involving significant technology and intellectual property.

Aaron聽is a frequent speaker on technology, security, privacy, and outsourcing matters, and is regularly quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Politico, Fortune, and other top-tier publications on topics such as cyberattacks, privacy law developments, and data protection, including regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Asia Pacific Cross Border Privacy Rules.聽Aaron has been retained for data protection, cybersecurity, monetization of big data/IoT programs, and data breach response, remediation, and simulations by companies across all industries and sizes, domestically and abroad, including several Fortune 100 companies. He has also counseled several state legislators on cybersecurity legislation.

Aaron聽has wide-ranging industry experience, including extensive representation in the financial services, consulting, information technology, software development, technology, oil and gas, energy, chemicals, utilities, communications, consumer markets (retail, wholesale, and distribution), life sciences, pharmaceuticals, health care/health services, manufacturing, media, and transportation (automotive and airline) industries.

Prior to joining 麻豆传媒, Aaron was the global director of intellectual property for a large NASDAQ information technology and software company, as well as the acting associate general counsel for an NYSE-listed global information technology and management consulting company with over $3 billion in revenues.

Aaron 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, joint ventures, and technology development.

 

 

Awards and Recognition

Aaron聽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.

Aaron was named to the聽2012 鈥 2016 lists of Illinois Super LawyersRising Stars庐. The list represents the top 2.5 percent of lawyers under 40 years old in Illinois based upon a survey of his peers. In 2015 鈥 2017, he was recognized by The Legal 500 for his work in intellectual property 鈥 patent licensing and transaction; media, technology and telecoms 鈥 technology 鈥 data protection and privacy; media, technology and telecoms 鈥 technology 鈥 outsourcing; and media, technology and telecoms 鈥 technology 鈥 transactions. In addition, he was named as a 鈥淣ext Generation Lawyer鈥 which notes the top up-and-coming lawyers nationwide for Intellectual Property: Patents 鈥 Licensing and Media, Technology and Telecoms 鈥 Outsourcing.*

Affiliations

Aaron is a member of the American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association and the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Presentations and Publications

  • Panelist, 鈥淟aw School for the CFO,鈥 CFO Leadership Council Spring 2025 Conference (June 2, 2025)
  • Presenter, 鈥淒ata Privacy Minefields: Mastering FDA Compliance and Privacy Standards for Drug and Device Manufacturers,鈥 ACI鈥檚 29th Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation (December 4, 2024)
  • Presenter, 鈥淢anaging Cloud Security in a Complex Environment,鈥 Midwest Cyber Security Alliance (February 20, 2024)
  • Panelist, 鈥淗ow to Maintain Effective and Secure Long-Term Vendor Relationships,鈥 CSLR Webinar (to be presented June 4, 2018)
  • Quoted, 鈥淕DPR Is on the Books, Google, Facebook Face Lawsuits, Others Scramble to Comply,鈥 SC Magazine (May 25, 2018)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭hose GDPR Emails You Got? All for Nothing,鈥 Politico (May 25, 2018)
  • Quoted, 鈥淕DPR Is Here: What’s Next?鈥 CIO Dive (May 25, 2018)
  • Quoted, 鈥淐onstruction Industry Can’t Ignore Growing Hacking Threats,鈥 Law360 (May 16, 2018)
  • Quoted, 鈥淒oes Your Doctor Need a Voice Assistant,鈥 Wired (May 1, 2018)
  • 鈥淧rivacy and Security Hot Topics,鈥 panel presentation to be presented at the Compliance and Privacy Officer Roundtable, Chicago, IL (May 3, 2018)
  • Moderator, 鈥淭he Ethics of Data Protection鈥 at Ing3nious鈥 鈥淐ybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Retreat鈥 Carmel, CA (April 30, 2018)
  • Moderator, 鈥淯nderstanding and Mitigating the Privacy and Security Risks in M&A and Other Business Transactions鈥 at Ing3nious鈥 鈥淐ybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Retreat鈥 Carmel, CA (April 30, 2018)
  • 鈥淕DPR Disruption: Are You Prepared for the Impact and Changes in Data Privacy Regulation?鈥 panel presentation at Financial Executives International Dallas Chapter Technology CFO Series, Dallas, TX (April 12, 2018)
  • 鈥淎ttaining GDPR Compliance Through Effective Information Governance鈥 panel presentation presented by X1 Discovery (February 6, 2018)
  • 鈥淧rivacy in Health Care: Where GDPR & HIPAA Intersect,鈥 panel presentation presented at Association of Corporate Counsel鈥檚 Health Law Meeting (February 6, 2018)
  • Quoted, 鈥淐hina鈥檚 Cybersecurity Law Isn鈥檛 Just About Cybersecurity,鈥 Law Journal Newsletters (January 29, 2018)
  • Quoted, 鈥淕DPR Rules Put Privacy, Anti-Bribery Enforcement on Collision Course,鈥 The Wall Street Journal (December 13, 2017)
  • 鈥淐ybersecurity: Preventing, Preparing for, and Responding to Cyber Incidents/Data Breaches,鈥 panel presentation at Iowa鈥檚 Attorney General鈥檚 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) for Government Attorneys, Des Moines, IA (October 27, 2017)
  • 鈥淐ybersecurity Myths Debunked,鈥 Manufacturing Industry Advisor (October 18, 2017)
  • 鈥淲hat Are Athlete’s Rights? Part 2: Privacy and Due Process,鈥 panel presentation at National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School鈥檚 鈥淢aintaining the Integrity & Commercial Value of Sports While Protecting Athlete鈥檚 Rights鈥 Milwaukee, WI (October 13, 2017)
  • 鈥淐ybersecurity,鈥 panel presentation at MATTER Healthcare Law Series, Chicago, IL (October 5, 2017)
  • 鈥淎re You Prepared for the Impact of Changing EU Data Privacy on U.S. Litigation?鈥 panel presentation at Ing3nious鈥 鈥淣orCal Information Governance Retreat鈥 Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA (September 18, 2017)
  • 鈥淓quifax Breach Affects 143M: If GDPR Were in Effect, What Would Be the Impact?鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (September 11, 2017)
  • 鈥淭op Ten Steps to Planning and Training for Security Incidents,鈥 Association of Corporate Counsel (July 14, 2017)
  • 鈥淰endor Management & DDQs,鈥 panel presentation presented by Advise Technologies (July 12, 2017)
  • 鈥淐ybersecurity in the Pharma, Biotech, and Medical Devices Industries: Protecting your IP and Confidential Information in Cyberspace,鈥 presented at the University of California, San Diego, CA (June 27, 2017)
  • 鈥淏eyond the Firewall: Cybersecurity & The Human Factor鈥 panel presentation at Ing3nious鈥 鈥淣ortheast Information Governance Retreat鈥 Middleburg, VA (June 26, 2017)
  • 鈥淐anadian Government Suspends Private Right of Action Under Anti-Spam Law,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (June 10, 2017)
  • 鈥淕reen Eggs and Spam: From CAN-SPAM to CASL, Your Daily Compliance Filling of Electronic Marketing Laws,鈥 presentation at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 26th Annual Law of Product Distribution & Franchise Seminar: Gearing up for Growth, Milwaukee, WI (May 17, 2017)
  • 鈥淕lobal Ransomware Attack: Preparation Is Key,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (May 17, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淢ixed reviews for Trump鈥檚 Executive Order on cybersecurity,鈥 CSO (May 12, 2017)
  • 鈥淏ig Data Use and Licensing: Legal and Practical Strategies to Maximize its Value,鈥 presented via Webcast by Strafford (May 3, 2017)
  • 鈥淪tates Continue to Fill Gaps in Privacy Legislation: Illinois Biometric Law Gains Traction and Serves as Model for Other States,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (April 27, 2017)
  • 鈥淲hat Can Small and Medium-Sized Organizations Do to Better Defend?鈥 panel presentation presented at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law鈥檚 鈥淒efending Our Data: Privacy, Security, and the Wave of Data Breaches鈥 conference, Chicago, IL (April 7, 2017)
  • 鈥淐ybersecurity In The Pharma, Biotech, and Medical Devices Industries,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (April 6, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭wo Lawyers鈥 Forecast for Cybersecurity Regs? Cloud,鈥 The National Law Journal (April 3, 2017)
  • 鈥淚llinois Continues Legislative Efforts Aimed at Protecting Consumers鈥 Privacy Rights,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (March 29, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭rump’s Budget Unlikely To Cover Gaps In Cybersecurity,鈥 Law360 (March 17, 2017)
  • Presentation on the New York DFS Cybersecurity Regulations presented at the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA (March 4, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淓U commish puts Trump on notice about straying from Privacy Shield,鈥 SC Magazine (March 3, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淗ow’s he doing, so far?鈥 SC Magazine (February 24, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淧rivacy Shield enforcement not affected by Trump EO, FTC acting chair says,鈥 SC Magazine (February 22, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淓U privacy watchdogs seek assurances on U.S. data transfer pact,鈥 Reuters (February 16, 2017)
  • 鈥淪tate Data Breach Notification Statutes: A Year in Review and Preparing for 2017,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (February 3, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淯.S. Tech Industry Wants Trump to Calm EU Data Fears,鈥 Fortune (February 2, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淗ow to Start Preparing for GDPR Now,鈥 WSJ Custom Studios (January 31, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淥bama鈥檚 cybersecurity legacy: Good intentions, good efforts, limited results,鈥 CSO (January 31, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭rump immigration order causes alarm among Europeans,鈥 Politico (January 30, 2017)
  • 鈥淲ill Trump鈥檚 Executive Order Impact Agreements Between the U.S. and E.U on Cross-Border Data Transfers?鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (January 27, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭he Morning Risk Report: Trump Executive Order Jeopardizes U.S.-EU Data Pact,鈥 Wall Street Journal (January 27, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淗ow the Yahoo Probe Points to Possible Cover-Up,鈥 Fortune (January 23, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淣ew York takes tough stance on financial cyber security,鈥 Business Insurance (January 2, 2017)
  • Quoted, 鈥淚s your personal data ever really private?鈥 CBS MoneyWatch (December 16, 2016)
  • 鈥淣Y Financial Services Companies鈥 2017 Resolution: Cybersecurity,鈥 Dashboard Insights (December 2, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淣ew York Delays Implementation of Cybersecurity Mandate by Two Months,鈥 New York Law Journal (November 28, 2016)
  • 鈥淗ow to Keep Cyber Investigations Confidential,鈥 panel presentation at Ing3nious鈥 鈥淪oCal Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Retreat鈥 Carmel Valley, CA (November 8, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淎 second Privacy Shield legal challenge increases threat to EU-US data flows,鈥 PC World (November 3, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淧rivacy group shoots legal arrow at Privacy Shield,鈥 PC World (October 27, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淩egulator Wants More Reporting From Banks on Cybersecurity,鈥 Wall Street Journal (October 27, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥5 Keys For Financial Firms In EU Data Protection Overhaul,鈥 Law360 (October 18, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淓U seeks to stop cyber exports going to spies and rogue regimes,鈥 Politico (September 28, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淧OLITICO Pro Morning Tech: FinTech clash 鈥 Yahoo’s Europe rumble 鈥 Agenda,鈥 Politico (September 26, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淵ahoo Breach Fallout Draws Verizon Buyout Concerns,鈥 Law360 (September 23, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淵ahoo Could Face Legal Trouble Over Delay in Disclosing Hack,鈥 Fortune (September 23, 2016)
  • 鈥淗ow to Mitigate the Threat of Ransomware,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (September 7, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淥nly 103 companies have signed up to the privacy shield,鈥 Politico (September 1, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淪urvey: 34% of Privacy Pros Expect Their Companies to Certify Under Privacy Shield,鈥 SC Magazine (September 1, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淥lympics Turn Up Cybersecurity Heat On Corporate Players,鈥 Law360 (August 12, 2016)
  • 鈥淓merging Legal Issues in Data Privacy: What Every Lawyer Should Know,鈥 panel presentation presented by the Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area, Mountain View, CA (August 4, 2016)
  • 鈥淧rivacy Shield Approved,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (July 18, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淒esk Audits Begin for OCR Phase Two HIPAA Audits,鈥 Health IT Security (July 13, 2016)
  • 鈥淪afe Harbor Replacement EU-US Privacy Shield Approved,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (July 12, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淧rivacy Shield gets nod from EU, ripe for judicial challenge,鈥 SC Magazine (July 11, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淎dvice for U.S. Companies, Post-Brexit: Keep Calm and Carry On,鈥 Compliance Week (July 6, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淓x-Im Feels the Weight of a Year of Instability,鈥 Politico (June 29, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淏rexit silences loud voice on 鈥榩rivacy shield鈥 debate,鈥 Politico (June 28, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭he Morning Risk Report: Brexit Exposes More Data Uncertainty,鈥 Wall Street Journal (June 28, 2016)
  • 鈥淗IPAA Compliance: Navigating Health Care Minefield,鈥 Health Care Law Today (June 27, 2016)
  • 鈥淐ybersecurity,鈥 webcast presented by Fibre Box Association (June 22, 2016)
  • Moderator, 鈥淕eneral Counsel Panel 鈥 The Rapid Fire Client Panel鈥 at the Legal Sales & Service Organization鈥檚 2016 RainDance Conference, Chicago, IL (June 8, 2016)
  • 鈥淎re You Effectively Training Employees in Battle Against Ransomware?鈥 Health Care Law Today (June 7, 2016)
  • 鈥淚ncreasing Legal Scrutiny of Website Accessibility in the Real Estate Industry,鈥 Consumer Class Defense Counsel (June 2, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭he Morning Risk Report: Hope Fading for Privacy Shield Agreement,鈥 Wall Street Journal (June 1, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淓uropean Data Protection Supervisor Calls Privacy Shield Ineffective,鈥 SC Magazine (June 1, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭he Low Hanging Fruit of HIPAA Compliance: 8 Best Practices,鈥 Becker鈥檚 Hospital Review (May 27, 2016)
  • 鈥淗ealth Care Employees at Frontline in Battle Against Ransomware,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (May 25, 2016)
  • 鈥淪taying Secure with Open Source,鈥 CIO Review (May 18, 2016)
  • 鈥淧reparing for a Client Security Audit: A Peer-to-Peer Dialogue,鈥 panel presentation at the Thomson Reuters鈥 Fourth Annual Midwest Legal Executive Forum (May 11, 2016)
  • 鈥淓U-U.S. Privacy Shield Rejected, GDPR Approved – What This Means to Automotive Organizations,鈥 Dashboard Insights (April 28, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭op Tips for OCR HIPAA Audit Preparation,鈥 Health IT Security (April 22, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淯S wary of renegotiating data deal with Europe,鈥 The Hill (April 20, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淯.S. Reluctant to Change Data Pact After UE Watchdogs鈥 Concerns,鈥 Reuters (April 20, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淐ompanies await fate of data sharing deal,鈥 The Hill (April 17, 2016)
  • 鈥淧rivacy Shield 鈥 Rejected. GDPR 鈥 Accepted: What This Means to Your Organization and What You Should Consider Doing Now,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (April 15, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淧rivacy Shield likely to move forward despite WP29 concerns,鈥 SC Magazine (April 14, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淎rt. 29 Working Group says Privacy Shield falls short,鈥 SC Magazine (UK) (April 14, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淣egative European Review Ratchets Up Looming Data Privacy Fight,鈥 Wall Street Journal (April 14, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淎LERT: Art.29 Working Group says Privacy Shield falls short, doesn’t address bulk data collection,鈥 SC Magazine (April 13, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淯.S. Multinationals Have a Huge Privacy Problem in Europe,鈥 Fortune (April 13, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淧rivacy Shield: EU Regulators Voice Concerns Over Data Sharing Agreement Leaving US Companies In Limbo,鈥 International Business Times (April 13, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淢icrosoft endorses EU-US Privacy Shield data sharing pact,鈥 CIO (April 11, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭he Morning Risk Report: Privacy Shield Review Can Set Debate Tone,鈥 Wall Street Journal (April 11, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淟eak hints that Art.29 WP troubled by Privacy Shield protections, may not approve,鈥 SC Magazine (April 11, 2016)
  • To Join or Not to Join: Is EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Right for You?鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (April 11, 2016)
  • 鈥淭he Privacy Battleground,鈥 panel presentation at the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law鈥檚 Alumni CLE Series, Chicago, IL (March 23, 2016)
  • Quoted, 鈥淐ompliance and Regulatory Heavy Lifting Ahead for Privacy Shield,鈥 Wall Street Journal (March 10, 2016)
  • Moderator, 鈥淚mplications for Biospecimens Research,鈥 at the Boston Bar Association鈥檚 CLE: Are You Ready? The New Frontier in Clinical Research and the Evolving Common Rule, Boston, MA (March 7, 2016)
  • 鈥淓U-U.S. Privacy Shield and GDPR Review and Guidance,鈥 presentation at the IAPP KnowledgeNet Chapter Meeting Presentation, San Diego, CA (March 3, 2106)
  • Quoted, 鈥淢ind those emails: Don鈥檛 fall victim to a cyberattack,鈥 Investment News (March 2, 2016)
  • 鈥淓U-U.S. Privacy Shield Agreement Released,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (March 1, 2016)
  • 鈥淭entative Agreement on New 鈥淧rivacy Shield鈥 Framework for Transatlantic Data Flows Reached,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (February 3, 2016)
  • 鈥淐atching Up to the Curve,鈥 panel presentation at the Second Annual DePaul University Cyber-Risk Conference A New Manhattan Project: Forging a Proactive Public-Private Collaboration in Cyber-Security, Chicago, IL (December 1 2015)
  • 鈥淓mployee and Customer Privacy, Data, and Cybersecurity Protections,鈥 presented at the 2015 State of the Law: Tools to Minimize Risks and Maximize Your Role, Detroit, MI (November 18, 2015)
  • 鈥淢obile Device Privacy and Security Compliance for Corporations,鈥 to be presented via Webcast by Stafford (November 2015)
  • 鈥淒rafting Technology Services Statements of Work: Avoiding Contracting Pitfalls,鈥 to be presented via Webcast by Clear Law Institute (November 2015)
  • 鈥淐ybersecurity for Financial Service Industry,鈥 to be presented via Webcast by 麻豆传媒 (October 2015)
  • Panelist, 鈥淪ecurity IoT: Meeting the Innovators,鈥 Security of Things Forum, Cambridge, MA (September 2015)
  • Quoted, 鈥淚T pros crave a new kind of cloud SLA,鈥 Search Cloud Computing (August 31, 2015)
  • 鈥淧lan and Train for Security Incidents Now,鈥 麻豆传媒 Legal News Alert (August 2, 2015)
  • 鈥淐loud Computing SLAs and Legal Issues + Key Concepts in Choosing Cloud Providers,鈥 presented at the Boston Cloud Services 鈥 All Things Cloud, SaaS, PaaS, XaaS, Boston, MA (August 2015)
  • 鈥淐ybersecurity: An Executive Briefing,鈥 presented at Western Michigan Chief Legal Officer鈥檚 Meeting (August 2015)
  • 鈥淧lan and Train for Security Incidents Now,鈥 Cybersecurity Update (July 2015)
  • 鈥淧rivacy and Information Security Monthly Update,鈥 presented via webcast by the ABA Section of Antitrust Law (June 2015)
  • Quoted, 鈥淥pen source: Big Benefits, big flaws,鈥 CSO Online, CIO Online, Networked World and Computerworld Singapore (June 15, 2015)
  • 鈥淒rafting Technology Services Statements of Work: Avoiding Contracting Pitfalls,鈥 presented via Webcast by Strafford (June 2015)
  • 鈥淏ring Your Own Device in the Workplace: Minimizing Legal Risks of BYOD Programs,鈥 presented via Webcast by Strafford (June 2015)
  • Quoted, 鈥淭axing professional services? Here鈥檚 how five other states do it鈥 Crain鈥檚 Chicago Business (May 16, 2015)
  • 鈥淚s Your Refrigerator Spying on You? Privacy and Security Issues Relating to the Exploding Internet of Things,鈥 presented at the 24th Annual Law of Product Distribution and Franchise Seminar, Milwaukee, WI (May 2015)
  • 鈥淧rotecting IP Rights in Joint Development Agreements and Strategic Alliances,鈥 presented via Webcast by Strafford (May 2015)
  • 鈥淧DNYC #11: The Ethics of Personal Data – From Privacy to Practicality,鈥 presented at Personal Data NYC, New York, NY (April 2015)
  • 鈥淐ybersecurity,鈥 presented at the Locksource Private Equity Event, NYC, New York (March 2015)
  • 鈥淒ata Governance in IoT,鈥 presented at Data Policy and Security in IoT, Cambridge, MA (February 2015)
  • “Considerations on Big Data Licensing,” Managing IP (February 2015)
  • 鈥淗ow to Address the Privacy, Security, Regulatory, Big Date, 鈥楾hat鈥檚 Just Creepy,鈥 and 鈥榃hat Ever You Call it, Don鈥檛 Call it Outsourcing鈥 Issues in Outsourcing,鈥 presented at the 2015 Outsourcing World Summit, Phoenix, AZ (February 2015)
  • 鈥淐onsiderations on Big Data Licensing,鈥 Managing Intellectual Property (January 26, 2015)
  • 鈥淗ow Big Data is Reshaping American Manufacturing,鈥 The Manufacturing Leadership Journal (January 2015)
  • 鈥淟icensing Big Data,鈥 Big Data, A Business and Legal Guide, CRC Press (2015)
  • 鈥淐ybersecurity for the Board Room,鈥 presented at the 2014 FOLEYTech Summit (October 2014)
  • 鈥淚T Latest in Healthcare Privacy and Security,鈥 presented with the ACC Health Law Committee, ACC 2014 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (October 2014)
  • 鈥淧rivacy and Security Considerations: All the Information on How to Care For Your Data and What to Do When it Escapes,鈥 presented at the Milwaukee Bar Association (June 2014)
  • 鈥淢obile Device & Privacy,鈥澛爌resented via Webcast by Strafford (May 2014)
  • 鈥淚T Professional Services Agreements and Statements of Work,鈥澛爌resented via Webcast by Strafford (April 2014)
  • 鈥淲orkplace Privacy Considerations for In-House Counsel: What Can Be Seen and Heard behind Company Walls,鈥澛爌resented via Webcast by Celesq (March 2014)
  • 鈥淒rafting Service Level Agreements: Best Practices for Corporate and Technology Counsel,鈥澛爌resented via Webcast by Strafford (March 2014)
  • “Privacy and Security in the Workplace,”聽presented via Webcast by Celesq (March 2014)
  • “Drafting Service Level Agreements: Updated Lessons Learned from State of Indiana v. IBM Corp.,”聽presented via Webcast by Strafford (March 2014)
  • 鈥淧rotecting IP Rights in Joint Development Agreements and Strategic Alliances,鈥 presented via Webcast by Strafford (February 2014)
  • Guest Lecturer, “Privacy and Technology,鈥 Law, Policy and Ethics, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (February 2014)
  • Quoted, 鈥淢obile app? There鈥檚 a legal issue for that,鈥 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (December 5, 2013)
  • “Technology, Data & Privacy: Critical Issues for In-House Counsel,” presented at annual CLE luncheon sponsored by the ACC Chicago Chapter and LexisNexis (December 2013)
  • “Reviewing, Drafting and Negotiating Service Level Agreements,” presented via Webcast by the National Constitution Center Conferences (November 2013)
  • “Challenges of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in Corporate Investigations” presented at the Illinois CPA Society鈥檚 2013 Fraud Conference, Chicago, IL (October 23, 2013)
  • “Frontiers of Marketing and Promotion: Business and IP Risks,” panel presentation presented at 麻豆传媒 & Lardner’s Annual IP Conference, “IP Issues at the Frontline 鈥 Offensive & Defensive Strategies that Win the Game,” New York, NY (October 18, 2013)
  • 鈥淢obile Apps for Companies: Navigating the Legal Landmines,鈥 presented via Webcast by Strafford (October 2013)
  • Judge, Fifth Annual PROPEL Business Plan Competition (October 2013)
  • “Technology Contracting: Strategies for Success – Part II,”聽presented via Webcast by Celesq (September 2013)
  • 鈥淏ring Your Own Device in the Workplace: Minimizing Legal Risks of BYOD Programs,鈥 presented via Webcast by Strafford (September 2013)
  • 鈥淚nformation Security and Vendor Contracting: Avoiding Common Pitfalls,鈥 presented via Webcast by 麻豆传媒 (September 2013)
  • “Big Data: Evaluating and Minimizing Legal Risks of Collecting and Using Consumer Data – Proactive Strategies for Addressing Liability, Privacy and Security Risks,” presented by Strafford (August 2013)
  • Quoted, 鈥淢obile Device Policy: Is Yours Up to Date?鈥 DiagnosticImaging (August 15, 2013)
  • “Technology Contracting: Strategies for Success – Part I,” presented via Webcast by Celesq (August 2013)
  • Quoted, 鈥淒emystifying the Cloud,鈥 Chicago Lawyer (August 1, 2013)
  • “Legal and Legislative Issues of Big Data,” presented at the Big Data Coalition Public Policy Tour, Washington, D.C. (July 24, 2013)
  • “With Big Data comes Big Questions, and Big Problems: What Every Counsel Needs to Know,” presented via Webcast by Celesq (July 2013)
  • Quoted, 鈥淏ring Your Own Device 鈥 A Work Anywhere Ecosystem (Part 3),鈥 Infragistics (June 28, 2013)
  • “A Proactive Approach to Cloud Computing in the Healthcare Industry,” American Health Lawyers Association Connections, Vol. 17, Iss. 6 (June 2013)
  • “Mobile Applications: What All Lawyers Must Know to Protect their Clients from the Legal Risks and Pitfalls in Developing and Managing Them,” presented via Webcast by Celesq (June 2013)
  • Quoted, 鈥淪ocial media revolution in the workplace challenging risk managers,鈥 Crain Communications, Inc. (June 3, 2013)
  • Quoted, 鈥淏eware of risks social media can trigger for employers,鈥 Crain Communications, Inc. (June 3, 2013)
  • Quoted, 鈥淓mployees’ personal mobile devices raise workplace security concerns,鈥 Crain Communications, Inc. (June 3, 2013)
  • Quoted, 鈥淓mployers should draft social media policies and train workers on avoiding related pitfalls,鈥 Crain Communications, Inc. (June 3, 2013)
  • “Technology Contracts: Strategies for Success,” presented at the 2013 State of the Law Conference, The Association of Corporate Counsel 鈥 Michigan Chapter (ACC) sponsored by 麻豆传媒 & Lardner and held at the VistaTech Center at Schoolcraft College in Livonia (May 2013)
  • “IP Due Diligence in M&A Transactions for IP and Transactional Counsel,” presented via Webcast by Celesq (May 2013)
  • “Lessons Learned in Financing,” live panel discussion, Growth Company Event Series presented via Webcast by 麻豆传媒 (May 2013)
  • “Don’t Let Your Mobile Application Projects Spin Out of Control,” presented via Webcast by 麻豆传媒 (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 鈥楢pp鈥 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 麻豆传媒 (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 鈥 You Can Seize It, But Can You Tame It?” presented by 麻豆传媒 (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,” 麻豆传媒’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)
  • 鈥淯nderstanding the Legal Risks of Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD): Important Considerations for In-House Corporate, Employment and Technology Lawyers,鈥 presented via Webcast by Celesq (July 2012)
  • 鈥淚P 101-The 30,000 foot view of Intellectual Property protection for your Startup,鈥 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,鈥 presented at the TabTimes Tablet Strategy Conference in New York, NY (April 2012)
  • Judge, Fourth Annual PROPEL Business Plan Competition (March 2012)
  • 鈥淚T Professional Services Agreements,鈥 presented via Webcast by Strafford (January 2012)
  • 鈥淒rafting Key Provisions, Anticipating Common Areas of Dispute, and Streamlining Negotiations,鈥 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 麻豆传媒 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 麻豆传媒 Friday Focus Health Care Web Conference Series Online Live Webcast (August 25, 2009)
  • “HHS Issues Interim Final Rule Governing Security Breach Notification,” 麻豆传媒 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)

 

May 6, 2026 Honors and Awards

Aaron Tantleff Recognized with Mondaq Thought Leadership Award

麻豆传媒 partner Aaron Tantleff is recognized by聽Mondaq聽with a聽Spring 2026 Thought Leadership Award.
March 13, 2026 Innovative Technology Insights

Iran-Linked Cyberattack: What U.S. Companies Need to Know Now

Overview On March 11, 2026, independent reports confirmed that one of the largest medical device companies in the United States was the...
March 30, 2026 Events

Rooftop Reception at IAPP Global Summit 2026

Following the first day of the International Association of Privacy Professionals鈥 2026 Global Summit, 麻豆传媒 & Lardner鈥檚 Cybersecurity & Data Privacy team will be hosting a networking reception on the rooftop of The Delegate, conveniently located across the street from the venue.
February 2, 2026 Innovative Technology Insights

In Case You Missed It: Data Privacy Week 2026

Last week, our Cybersecurity & Data Privacy team delivered a packed lineup of insights, expert discussions, and practical guidance to...
January 30, 2026 Innovative Technology Insights

Privacy Podcast Episode Four: The Blur Between Privacy and Security

Key Takeaways The traditional separation between privacy and security is dissolving as technology and regulations force roles and...
January 29, 2026 Innovative Technology Insights

Your Data鈥檚 Travel Diary

As part of our National Privacy Week series, this post outlines the lifecycle of personal data within modern organizations and the safeguards that shape its journey. It underscores the importance of clear data practices, controlled access, and thoughtful governance to reduce privacy risk.