David W. Tollen

David Tollen is the founder of Tech Contracts Chalkboard. He’s an attorney specializing in software, IT, and intellectual property agreements, and he’s the author of two books on the subject:

• The Tech Contracts Handbook: Software Licenses and Technology Services Agreements for Lawyers and Businesspeople – the American Bar Association’s manual on technology contracts, to be published mid-2010; and
• The Tech Contracts Pocket Guide (iUnivese 2006).

David has negotiated and drafted intellectual property and technology contracts of all kinds, representing both buyers and sellers. His experience includes:

He has degrees from:

• Harvard Law School;
• Cambridge University (England); and
• U.C. Berkeley.

Finally, David is an experienced and accomplished speaker. He taught rhetoric, advocacy, and public speaking in both college and law school, and ever since he has been passionate about oral presentation. His style is upbeat and highly organized, and he seeks to involve participants in the discussion as much as possible. David is also passionate about organizing complex materials into simple lessons. In his spare time, he writes about history and science for young people.