Drafting Service Level Agreements: Best Practices for Corporate and Technology Counsel

Michael R. Overly is a partner and intellectual property lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP where he focuses on drafting and negotiating technology related agreements, software licenses, hardware acquisition, development, disaster recovery, outsourcing agreements, information security agreements, e-commerce agreements, and technology use policies. He counsels clients in the areas of technology acquisition, information security, electronic commerce, and on-line law. Michael is a member of the Technology Transactions, Cybersecurity, and Privacy and Privacy, Security Information Management Practices. Michael is one of the few practicing lawyers who has satisfied the rigorous requirements necessary to obtain the Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP), Certified Risk and Information System Controls (CRISC), and Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) certifications. Mr. Overly’s numerous articles and books have been published in the United States, Europe, Korea, and Japan. He has been interviewed by a wide variety of print and broadcast media (e.g., the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Business 2.0, Newsweek, ABCNEWS.com, CNN, and MSNBC) as a nationally recognized expert on technology and security related matters. In addition to conducting seminars in the United States, Norway, Japan, and Malaysia, Mr. Overly has testified before the U.S. Congress regarding online issues.

Mr. Tantleff is a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP and a recognized authority in technology transactions, cybersecurity, and data privacy. Drawing on his prior experience as global director of intellectual property for a NASDAQ-listed information technology company and acting associate general counsel for an NYSE-listed consulting firm, he brings rare fluency in the commercial, operational, and legal dimensions of enterprise technology to boardroom and C-suite engagements. Mr. Tantleff's practice spans privacy and cybersecurity compliance and incident response, outsourcing, IP licensing, open-source strategy, big-data monetization, and strategic transactions. He is also at the forefront of the Firm’s artificial intelligence advisory capabilities, counseling companies, boards, and executive teams on strategic AI governance and adoption, including the design and analysis of agentic AI systems, AI agent testing and evaluation, AI-related contracting, and the development of frameworks that align AI initiatives with evolving regulatory, ethical, and commercial standards. A sought-after speaker and thought leader on emerging technology risk and resilience, Mr. Tantleff's practice blends hands-on transactional rigor with forward-looking counsel on AI’s transformative role in enterprise strategy.