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Matthew A. Karlyn, Esq. is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, where he is a member of its Information Technology & Outsourcing practice group and its Privacy, Security and Information Management practice group. He has extensive experience with transactions related to outsourcing and information technology including business process outsourcing, IT outsourcing, HR outsourcing, legal process outsourcing, technology licensing, cloud computing, systems integration and software development. He also advices companies with respect to privacy, security and information management matters, compliance with federal and state laws, and drafting and implementing privacy and security policies and standards. In addition to his law degree, Mr. Karlyn has a MBA from the University of Chicago, and he has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, an honor given to the top 2.5% of Massachusetts lawyers under the age of 40. A frequent speaker and writer in the area of information technology and outsourcing (for a complete listing of his publications and speeches, see http://www.foley.com/people/bio.aspx?employeeid=27862), he can be reached via email at: mkarlyn@foley.com.

Aaron K. Tantleff, Esq. is senior counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of its Information Technology & Outsourcing Practice and the Energy, Health Care, and Life Sciences Industry Teams. His practice includes information technology, outsourcing, licensing, transactional intellectual property, e-commerce, development, 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, who frequently speaks and writes on such topics, is also 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.