SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS: Evaluating Cloud Service Agreement Models, Negotiating Key Terms, Minimizing Contract Disputes

Mr. Galkin is an information technology and internet lawyer who has dedicated his legal practice to representing internet, e-commerce, information technology and new media businesses across the U.S. and around the world. He serves as a trusted adviser to startup, emerging, established and multinational corporations on their core commercial transactions including corporate formation and transitions, intellectual property, technology and software development, licensing, transfer, and distribution,  regulatory compliance, as well as agreements for online businesses, including, SaaS offerings, website terms of use, privacy policies,  development agreements, affiliate agreements and sweepstakes/contest rules and compliance. Mr. Galkin’s broad experience gained during more than 20 years in practice allows him to provide cutting-edge, creative and efficient solutions to complex problems.

Mr. Overly focuses his practice 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. He is the co-author of A Guide to IT Contracting: Checklists, Tools and Techniques (CRC Press, 2012).