Bio

Kevin Maler works closely with clients to understand their business objectives and to structure transactions that meet those goals. Kevin regularly advises clients in structuring, drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including intellectual property licenses, distribution agreements, supply agreements, outsourcing agreements, collaboration agreements and joint ventures. Kevin has advised emerging companies on all aspects of their commercialization strategy, from developing template agreements and preparing negotiation playbooks to negotiating mission-critical agreements with key customers and vendors. He has also advised large technology clients in complex strategic transactions that combine equity investments with highly customized license and services agreements. Working with regulatory specialists, he leads transactions in the FinTech and Digital Health space and negotiates supply and collaboration agreements for clients in the food and food packaging industry. Kevin helps tech-focused clients finance the development of their businesses through the private capital markets. And he helps clients acquire and sell their technology assets: He has advised both buyers and sellers in a variety of divestitures, asset purchases, stock purchases and mergers, especially transactions that involve the transfer and cross-license of intellectual property. Prior to attending law school, Kevin worked for more than a decade as a business reporter and editor for newspapers in the Twin Cities and in Washington, D.C., receiving numerous state and national awards for his work. He served as the editor of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, was a reporter and editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and contributed stories on business-related topics to The New York Times. Kevin is the chair of the firm’s Technology Commerce group and is co-chair of the firm’s Technology Industry Group. Kevin is closely involved in the firm’s recruiting efforts, serving for more than a decade on the firm’s Recruiting Committee.