Here’s some news about Sycamore Legal founder, David Tollen:
Expert Witness: David was relied upon as an expert witness (and cited) in a Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board decision, Akamai v. Commissioner of Revenue, in which David testified for the prevailing party. More details available here.
Author:
- David regularly publishes blogs on information technology contract topics, including artificial intelligence.
- The third edition of David’s popular guide, The Tech Contracts Handbook: Cloud Computing Agreements, Software Licenses, and Other IT Contracts for Lawyers and Businesspeople, was published by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 2021. Consistently a bestseller from the ABA IP Section, it is relied upon by multiple law schools. And, as of April 2025, the Handbook is available translated into Mandarin, with bilingual contract clauses. More about the Handbook is available here.
Speaker: David is a sought-after speaker, including at events put on by corporations, trade associations (including bar associations), and government entities. For examples, please see here, and for the latest, his LinkedIn page here.
Law School Lecturer: David continues to annually teach an advanced information technology contracts class for J.D. and LL.M. candidates at U.C. Berkeley Law School.
Trainer: Through his separate training company, Tech Contracts Academy® LLC, David teaches a wide range of courses about information technology contracts. These include The Tech Contracts Master Class™, a comprehensive four-course series, shorter topical courses, and in-house training for teams — all for contract professionals including lawyers, contracts managers, and other businesspeople engaged in information technology contracting. Please visit Tech Contracts Academy’s website to learn more.
Updated June 24, 2025