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Biography

Harry Rubin is chair of the Technology and IP Transactions practice and a globally recognized authority in his field. He represents clients in IP-centric transactions, global IP protection, monetization and commercialization strategies. Harry has represented leading private equity firms; wealth management and investment advisers; REITs; and technology, life sciences, medical device, fashion and luxury products, metaverse, electronic, media, entertainment, and hospitality companies in acquisitions, mergers, spinouts, restructurings, sales financings, strategic alliances, collaborations, joint ventures, co-development, technology transfers, licensing, outsourcing and high-stakes dispute settlements. Harry has been extensively involved in global matters, especially with Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Israel, India, Canada, Switzerland and China. He is co-chair of the firm’s Israel practice. Harry’s extensive fintech experience encompasses corporate and asset acquisitions, development, and in-and out-licensing of trading platforms, enabling technologies, analytics, big data and artificial intelligence (AI), including multiple transactions for BlackRock. Harry has published extensively on international business transactions, outsourcing, joint ventures, web scraping, technology transfers, fintech, licensing, SaaS, cloud computing, internet law and intellectual property. His book International Technology Transfers (Kluwer Law International) is widely considered the standard reference text in the field. He is a frequent speaker on these topics at leading conferences worldwide. From 1978 to 1980, Harry served as staff sergeant, assistant chief of operations, in the External Relations Department of the Israel Defense Forces Military Intelligence.