David Tollen testified as an expert witness in AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE before the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, leading to an opinion published in December of 2021. His testimony addressed pricing, contract terms, and other issues related to SaaS and other cloud services. The court apparently relied on Mr. Tollen’s testimony, and his ultimate client, Akamai, prevailed. Click here for the opinion, and see page 32 for Mr. Tollen’s testimony.
The American Bar Association (ABA) published the third edition of The Tech Contracts Handbook, by David Tollen, in 2021. It’s the #1 bestseller from the ABA IP Section, and it’s been used in multiple law schools.
During the Spring of 2022, David Tollen will teach Advanced IT Industry Contracts at U.C. Berkeley Law School (f.k.a. Boalt).
David Tollen will speak on cloud computing and data licensing at the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) conference entitled Advanced Licensing Agreements 2022 on January 24, 2022. You can learn more and register here.
Through his separate company, Tech Contracts Academy® LLC, David Tollen recently introduced a series of master classes on drafting and negotiating contracts about information technology. He also provides webinars and in-house training — all for lawyers and businesspeople. Please visit the company’s training page to learn more.
Updated January 13, 2022