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Michael Kurzer

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Michael Kurzer is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property group.

Mr. Kurzer focuses his practice on intellectual property and technology, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure and sports technology. He provides his clients practical solutions to their complex issues including the ownership, use and protection of intellectual property and technology-related assets in the context of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, investments and other strategic transactions.

Mr. Kurzer has experience representing a variety of clients in a wide range of industries including technology and software, consumer products, industrials, infrastructure and energy transition. His extensive knowledge covers numerous technology-focused transactions including due diligence, inbound and outbound licensing, services agreements, outsourcing, manufacturing and supply agreements, distribution and reseller relationships, development and collaboration arrangements and joint ventures. 

He also counsels his clients on cybersecurity, data privacy compliance, data use and transfer matters and on open-source software matters and policies. Mr. Kurzer’s clients include private equity, growth equity and venture capital investors, in addition to operating companies and strategic acquirers.

Michael Kurzer

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Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2004
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997, with highest honors

Michael Kurzer

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Bar Admissions

  • New York, 2005
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Affiliations

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
  • New York City Bar Association, Emerging Companies Committee

Michael Kurzer

Shareholder

Michael Kurzer

Shareholder

Experience

*Includes in some cases Mr. Kurzer’s previous experience

  • A multinational joint venture offering AI-ready cloud computing services in negotiation of its foundational and key commercial agreements
  • Major sports league in agreements covering in-game tracking and data collection, design guidelines for improvements in equipment safety, and brand protection
  • A leading producer and logistics provider in its agreements with an AI software and hardware developer to build AI-driven autonomous driving technology in high-capacity trucks
  • Developer of in-venue interactive music and entertainment platform in its sale to a private equity firm
  • A manufacturer of packaging products and machinery in its $2.6 billion sale to a private equity fund
  • Private equity firm in its $525 million acquisition of a cybersecurity software platform
  • Private equity firm in its lead investment in a $250 million Series D preferred stock financing round for an analytics-driven cybersecurity platform provider
  • A global technology company in its acquisition of a leading U.S. cloud services consultancy
  • Private equity firm and its climate solutions investing venture in its investment in a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making speed and quality
  • Private equity firm in its $150 million investment in a provider of satellite imagery in connection with the company’s acquisition by a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company
  • Special purpose acquisition company in its $5.5 billion acquisition of an AI-enabled technology platform for the supply chain

  • Co-author, “Key considerations for your modular data centre procurement contract,” Data Centre Review (May 16, 2025)
  • Quoted, “AI Efficiency A Risk For Data Centers? Attys Don't Think So,” Law360 (February 26, 2025)
  • Author, “Legal Strategies for building and operating AI-ready data centers,” Intelligent Data Centres (February 3, 2025)
  • Co-author, “Legal Pitfalls of ‘Influencer’ Marketing During the Pandemic,” Bloomberg Law (July 27, 2020)
  • Quoted, “Mitigating the Risks of Open-Source Software,” The Cybersecurity Law Report (March 13, 2019)
  • Quoted, “How Fund Managers Can Mitigate the Risks of Open-Source Software (Part Three of Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report (March 7, 2019)
  • Quoted, “Benefits and Risks of Open-Source Software and How the Financial Sector Is Using It,” The Cybersecurity Law Report (March 6, 2019)
  • Quoted, “What Are the Benefits and Risks of Using Open-Source Software? (Part Two of Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report (February 28, 2019)
  • Quoted, “What is Open-Source Software and How are Fund Managers Using It?,” The Hedge Fund Law Report (February 21, 2019)
  • Co-author, “IP Concerns for Venture-Backed Start-Ups Planning an Exit,” Bloomberg BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (July 27, 2017)
  • Co-author, “Open Platform: What to Expect When You’re Indexing,” Inside Market Data (July 18, 2016)
  • Co-author, “What Should Startups Know About Open Source Software?,” American Lawyer’s LegalTech News (July 23, 2015)
  • “Short-sale disclosures would force investment managers to publicize secret sauce,” InvestmentNews (September 22, 2013)
  • “Regulation in the Cloud: Where is it Headed?” Money Management Executive (July 2012)
  • Co-author, “Does FINRA Regulate Cloud Computing?” Securities Technology Monitor (October 2011)
  • “Keeping Broker Records in The Cloud,” Securities Technology Monitor (January 2011).
  • Co-author “Cloud Computing Tips for Broker-Dealers, ATSs and ECNs,” Traders Magazine Online News (April 2010)
  • Co-author, “Covering Your ATS: The ABCs of Patents and Trade Secrets,” Traders Magazine Online News (April 2009)
  • Co-author, “Warn Potential Patent Infringers: But Do Your Homework First,” Patent Strategy and Management (Vol. 9, Number 11) (April 2009)
  • Co-author, “Admissibility of Settlement Communications In Patent Infringement Rule 11 Proceedings,” Patent Strategy & Management (Volume 7, Number 1) (June 2006)
  • Co-author, “Rule 11 and the Pre-Filing Requirements For Patent Infringement Suits: S.D.N.Y. Sanctions ResQNet.com, Attorneys,” Andrew Litigation Reporter (Volume 2, Issue 2) (July 2005)
  • “Who Has the Right to Edit a Movie?: An Analysis of Hollywood’s Efforts to Stop Companies from Cleaning up Their Works of Art,” 11 UCLA Entertainment Law Review 41 (2004)
  • “The Dawn of Digital Cinema: Issues in Law and Technology,” UCLA Journal of Law and Technology Notes 9 (2002)

  • Moderator Panel, “Embedding Cybersecurity into Corporate Culture: Leadership Strategies for Resilience”, Global GRC, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity ConfEx (May 21, 2025)
  • Discussing Cybersecurity Trends on Nasdaq Trade Talks (February 11, 2025)
  • Discussing EU AI Act on Nasdaq Trade Talks (April 11, 2024)
  • Speaker, “Representing Venture-Backed Companies,” New York City Bar (March 11, 2019)
  • Speaker, “Legal Challenges Surrounding Use of Open Source Software,” IP Service World Conference, Munich, Germany (November 27, 2018)
  • Presenter & Faculty Member, “Representing Venture-Backed Companies,” New York City Bar Association (May 18, 2017)
  • Panelist, “Monetizing IP Assets,” Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York (March 2014)
  • Presenter, “Eze Castle Integration, Doing Your Cloud Homework: Legal, Tech & Security Questions Answered for Investment Firms,” Webinar (February 2012).
  • Speaker, FinCLOUD 2011, Second Annual Conference (November 2011)
  • Speaker, “Cloud Computing on Wall Street Breakfast Briefing,” Financial Technologies Forum (April 2011)

  • Legal 500 U.S., Sport, 2024
  • Selected to the 500 Leading Cybersecurity Lawyers in the World, Lawdragon, 2024 and 2025
  • Selected to the New York Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2013–2014