Credentials
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2004
- Georgia Institute of Technology, with highest honors, 1997
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2005
Affiliations
- New York City Bar Association, Emerging Companies Committee
Other Admissions & Certifications
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Recognition
- The Legal 500 U.S., Sport, 2024
- Lawdragon, Selected to the 500 Leading Cybersecurity Lawyers in the World, 2024 and 2025
- Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Selected to the New York Rising Stars list, 2013–2014
Insights & Events
Speaking Engagements
Michael Kurzer to Share Insights on Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law with DPO Club
February 2, 2026
Publications
Michael Kurzer Discusses AI Chip Export Controls in Article for Data Center Knowledge
December 12, 2025
Speaking Engagements
Michael Kurzer Will Be a Featured Speaker at Global AI Confex: AI in Data Privacy & Cyber Security
November 26, 2025
Speaking Engagements
Michael Kurzer to Participate in GeneralCounsel360 Problem-Solving Virtual Roundtable
November 18, 2025
Speaking Engagements
Michael Kurzer to Speak at Global Legal ConfEx – New York
October 16, 2025
Speaking Engagements
Michael Kurzer to Present on IP, IT and Technology Legal Issues at Mastermind NYC
October 9, 2025
Speaking Engagements
Michael Kurzer to Participate in Mini Virtual Conference on AI Risk, Privacy and Corporate Ethics in U.S. Law
October 1, 2025
News
Vedder Price Expands New York Office, Adds Intellectual Property Attorney Michael Kurzer
June 9, 2025
Publications
- Co-author, “Key considerations for your modular data centre procurement contract,” Data Centre Review (May 16, 2025)
- Quoted, “AI Efficiency A Risk For Data Centers? Attys Don’t Think So,” Law360 (February 26, 2025)
- Author, “Legal Strategies for building and operating AI-ready data centers,” Intelligent Data Centres (February 3, 2025)
- Co-author, “Legal Pitfalls of ‘Influencer’ Marketing During the Pandemic,” Bloomberg Law (July 27, 2020)
- Quoted, “Mitigating the Risks of Open-Source Software,” The Cybersecurity Law Report (March 13, 2019)
- Quoted, “How Fund Managers Can Mitigate the Risks of Open-Source Software (Part Three of Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report (March 7, 2019)
- Quoted, “Benefits and Risks of Open-Source Software and How the Financial Sector Is Using It,” The Cybersecurity Law Report (March 6, 2019)
- Quoted, “What Are the Benefits and Risks of Using Open-Source Software? (Part Two of Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report (February 28, 2019)
- Quoted, “What is Open-Source Software and How are Fund Managers Using It?,” The Hedge Fund Law Report (February 21, 2019)
- Co-author, “IP Concerns for Venture-Backed Start-Ups Planning an Exit,” Bloomberg BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (July 27, 2017)
- Co-author, “Open Platform: What to Expect When You’re Indexing,” Inside Market Data (July 18, 2016)
- Co-author, “What Should Startups Know About Open Source Software?,” American Lawyer’s LegalTech News (July 23, 2015)
- “Short-sale disclosures would force investment managers to publicize secret sauce,” InvestmentNews (September 22, 2013)
- “Regulation in the Cloud: Where is it Headed?” Money Management Executive (July 2012)
- Co-author, “Does FINRA Regulate Cloud Computing?” Securities Technology Monitor (October 2011)
- “Keeping Broker Records in The Cloud,” Securities Technology Monitor (January 2011).
- Co-author “Cloud Computing Tips for Broker-Dealers, ATSs and ECNs,” Traders Magazine Online News (April 2010)
- Co-author, “Covering Your ATS: The ABCs of Patents and Trade Secrets,” Traders Magazine Online News (April 2009)
- Co-author, “Warn Potential Patent Infringers: But Do Your Homework First,” Patent Strategy and Management (Vol. 9, Number 11) (April 2009)
- Co-author, “Admissibility of Settlement Communications In Patent Infringement Rule 11 Proceedings,” Patent Strategy & Management (Volume 7, Number 1) (June 2006)
- Co-author, “Rule 11 and the Pre-Filing Requirements For Patent Infringement Suits: S.D.N.Y. Sanctions ResQNet.com, Attorneys,” Andrew Litigation Reporter (Volume 2, Issue 2) (July 2005)
- “Who Has the Right to Edit a Movie?: An Analysis of Hollywood’s Efforts to Stop Companies from Cleaning up Their Works of Art,” 11 UCLA Entertainment Law Review 41 (2004)
- “The Dawn of Digital Cinema: Issues in Law and Technology,” UCLA Journal of Law and Technology Notes 9 (2002)
Presentations
- Moderator Panel, “Embedding Cybersecurity into Corporate Culture: Leadership Strategies for Resilience”, Global GRC, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity ConfEx (May 21, 2025)
- Discussing Cybersecurity Trends on Nasdaq Trade Talks (February 11, 2025)
- Discussing EU AI Act on Nasdaq Trade Talks (April 11, 2024)
- Speaker, “Representing Venture-Backed Companies,” New York City Bar (March 11, 2019)
- Speaker, “Legal Challenges Surrounding Use of Open Source Software,” IP Service World Conference, Munich, Germany (November 27, 2018)
- Presenter & Faculty Member, “Representing Venture-Backed Companies,” New York City Bar Association (May 18, 2017)
- Panelist, “Monetizing IP Assets,” Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York (March 2014)
- Presenter, “Eze Castle Integration, Doing Your Cloud Homework: Legal, Tech & Security Questions Answered for Investment Firms,” Webinar (February 2012).
- Speaker, FinCLOUD 2011, Second Annual Conference (November 2011)
- Speaker, “Cloud Computing on Wall Street Breakfast Briefing,” Financial Technologies Forum (April 2011)
