Seth Traxler

Seth Traxler co-leads Kirkland’s global Technology & IP Transactions practice. He serves as lead counsel in complex or strategic deals where technology assets or opportunities are core to the deal’s value proposition. Seth helps clients negotiate joint ventures, strategic alliances, outsourcing and service agreements, acquisitions/sales, licenses, development and collaboration agreements, and other strategic commercial contracts. He also works closely with the Kirkland Corporate/M&A Practice on the technology and IP aspects of corporate transactions. Seth’s long and successful track record has earned him a ranking for six consecutive years in the IAM Patent 1000, which noted that his “tech-intensive M&A experience is virtually second to none” and called him “a master craftsman of complex, international deals of all stripes.” He was also recognized for “Technology: Transactions” and “Patents: Licensing” in the 2018 and 2019 editions of The Legal 500 United States. He is a Recognized Practitioner in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA. Seth also helps lead Kirkland’s Data Security & Privacy Practice. His experience includes advising Boards of Directors when clients experience significant security breaches. Seth serves as a Director of the Kirkland & Ellis Foundation and serves on the Firm’s Technology Committee. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Seth Traxler co-leads Kirkland's global Technology & IP Transactions practice and helps lead the Data Security & Privacy Practice. He serves as lead counsel in complex or strategic deals where technology assets or opportunities are core to the deal's value proposition, including joint ventures, strategic alliances, outsourcing, service agreements, acquisitions/sales, licenses, development and collaboration agreements, and other strategic commercial contracts. He works closely with the Kirkland Corporate/M&A Practice on technology and IP aspects of corporate transactions. His experience includes advising Boards of Directors when clients experience significant security breaches. Seth has been ranked in the IAM Patent 1000 for six consecutive years and recognized in The Legal 500 United States and Chambers USA. He serves as a Director of the Kirkland & Ellis Foundation and on the Firm's Technology Committee.

Practice areas

Technology And IP TransactionsData Security And PrivacyPatent LicensingTechnology TransactionsMergers And AcquisitionsCommercial Contracts

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Kirkland & Ellis LLP · Seth Traxler co-leads Kirkland’s global Technology & IP Transactions practice. He serves as lead counsel in complex or strategic deals where technology assets or opportunities are core to the deal’s value proposition. Seth helps clients negotiate joint ventures, strategic alliances, outsourcing and service agreements, acquisitions/sales, licenses, development and collaboration agreements, and other strategic commercial contracts. He also works closely with the Kirkland Corporate/M&A Practice on the technology and IP aspects of corporate transactions. Seth’s long and successful track record has earned him a ranking for six consecutive years in the IAM Patent 1000, which noted that his “tech-intensive M&A experience is virtually second to none” and called him “a master craftsman of complex, international deals of all stripes.” He was also recognized for “Technology: Transactions” and “Patents: Licensing” in the 2018 and 2019 editions of The Legal 500 United States. He is a Recognized Practitioner in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA. Seth also helps lead Kirkland’s Data Security & Privacy Practice. His experience includes advising Boards of Directors when clients experience significant security breaches. Seth serves as a Director of the Kirkland & Ellis Foundation and serves on the Firm’s Technology Committee.

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Expertise

Technology And IP TransactionsData Security And PrivacyPatent LicensingTechnology TransactionsCommercial Contracts

Education

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1997
University of Kansas, B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1993