About Alfred
Alfred C. Tam: Experienced Intellectual Property & Technology Lawyer in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Alfred C. Tam is an experienced intellectual property and technology lawyer based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He specializes in providing comprehensive counsel to clients across a wide range of industries on their most critical legal matters related to intellectual property and technology transactions.
Practice Areas
- Counsels Clients on Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions:
- Structuring, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial and technology contracts including software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and similar cloud services agreements;
- Drafting and negotiating patents, trademarks, software, and other technology licensing agreements;
- Intellectual property transfer agreements; outsourcing and professional services agreements; content and data licensing agreements; joint venture, strategic alliance, and similar collaboration agreements; software development, reseller, and marketing services agreements; and software escrow agreements.
- Data Privacy and Cybersecurity:
- Advises clients on data privacy and cybersecurity issues that arise within SaaS, cloud services, and similar other technology-related agreements;
- Awareness of compliance with EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and other data protection laws and regulations.
- Corporate Transactions:
- Advises clients on the intellectual property and technology aspects of various corporate transactions, particularly those involving mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and bankruptcy;
- Holds a background in biological sciences and genetics and prior experience at a financial trading firm.
- Website & Mobile Application Terms:
- Regularly counsels clients in structuring and drafting website and mobile application terms of service, consumer-facing privacy policies and end user license agreements;
- Awareness of compliance with EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and other data protection laws and regulations.
Education & Credentials
- Firms:
- , Chicago, Illinois
- Awards:
- Recognized: Intellectual Property Law in Best Attorney USA since 2024
- Recognized: Privacy and Data Security Law in Best Attorney USA since 2024
- Recognized: Technology Law in Best Attorney USA since 2024
- Universities:
- , Evanston, Illinois
- Affiliations:
- member - Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)
- Languages:
- English
- Recognized Since:
- In 2024 by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Intellectual Property Law.
- Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, USA
- Languages:
- English
