Foster Swift's technology group is comprised of a cross-disciplinary team of attorneys. The group is experienced in a wide range of technical areas.
Our clients are diverse and include both large and small tech companies and many non-tech companies that encounter issues related to technology, software, data privacy, and protecting intellectual property and proprietary data.
Areas of Expertise
Transactions and Agreements. We regularly negotiate and draft agreements, on both the vendor and user side, for technology services and products, including the following:
- Software licenses, development contracts, implementation, and maintenance agreements
- Source code development agreements
- Master service agreements
- Hardware acquisition, installation, and maintenance agreements
- WiFi, Electronic Network, and website development and hosting agreements
- Technology outsourcing agreements
- Network, Internet and email use policies
- Website terms of use and privacy policies
- Data transfer and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) agreements
Electronic Privacy Matters. We are experienced with various electronic privacy matters, such as:
- The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA);
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA);
- Identity Theft Protection Act;
- The Child Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA); and
- Developing workplace policies for email, instant messaging and computer use.
Copyright. Copyright and other intellectual property issues often accompany technology matters. Whether it is an issue related to ownership of intellectual property, whether a project is a "Work Made for Hire" or crafting an enforceable Intellectual Property assignment, we have the experience to meet our clients' needs.
Recent Blog Posts
- Risks Make AI Workplace Policies a Requirement
- Legal Insights Into Businesses Using AI
- Benefits and Legal Risks of Using Generative AI in Hiring Offers
- Cybersecurity Month Serves as Reminder to Take Proactive Steps
- Political Spam: You Can’t Unsubscribe
- Cybersecurity Impact on Small Businesses in Wake of Colonial Pipeline
- Virtual Panel: TikTok, WeChat & More: Talking Tech and IP in The U.S. & China
- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act: Are You Compliant?
- Updates on Federal and State Privacy Legislation and the FTC’s Authority
- Smile, You’re On Camera: Best Practices for Workplace Video Surveillance in Michigan
Publications & Alerts
- 2023 Year-End Checklist for Businesses, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, November 17, 2023
- 2023 Legal and Regulatory Developments for Agribusinesses, Foster Swift Agricultural Law News, August 30, 2023
- Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Drone Surveillance a Search Under Fourth Amendment, Foster Swift Municipal Law News, November 18, 2021
- 2021 Year-End Checklist for Businesses, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, October 24, 2021
- The Pandemic Makes the Case for 5G Expansion, Foster Swift Municipal Law News, March 4, 2021
- Is your Municipal Website ADA Compliant?, Foster Swift Municipal Law News, November 12, 2019
Events
- Catchup to ChatGPT: An Introduction to and Overview of Artificial Intelligence in 2023, Insurance Alliance of Michigan (AIM) Claims Seminar, September 18, 2023
- ChatGPT: Your New Artificially Intelligent Associate?, Detroit Bar Association, June 21, 2023
- Should Employers Use Generative AI for the Hiring Process?, Foster Swift Second Wednesday Lunch Break, June 14, 2023
- Avoid the Virtual Traps of the Rapidly Changing Tech Law Landscape, MICPA Learning Showcase, June 15, 2021
- You've Been Breached! An Interactive Incident Response Simulation, Presented by SIKICH, March 19, 2019
- UAVs (Drones) — What's Legal?, Michigan Agri-Business Association Winter Conference, January 13, 2015
- Webinar: Top 5 Legal Issues To Address in Every Software Transaction, October 16, 2013
News
- Are You Prepared? New Video Series Exposes Potentially Devastating Legal Challenges for Young Adults & Their Families, EIN Newswire, November 21, 2023
- Foster Swift Elects Four Shareholders, January 10, 2022
- Koerner Discusses Dapper Dads on Michigan Business Network, Michigan Business Network, August 19, 2021
- New Rising Star Listing in Super Lawyers 2021, Michigan Super Lawyers, August 13, 2021
- Attorney Joins 2021 Dapper Dads for Good Cause, July 15, 2021
- Mashni Named SBM ACES Chair, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, February 4, 2020
- Municipal Attorney Joins Dapper Dads, April 24, 2019