Jim Steinberg focuses his practice on complex commercial transactions and general corporate matters for telecommunications, financial institutions, healthcare providers, technology and other companies. He frequently assists clients in structuring and negotiating outsourcing transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, IT procurement projects, and the commercialization and utilization of technology.

Mr. Steinberg regularly represents Internet-related and other high-growth clients in all phases of their development, from formation, venture capital investment through public offering. He counsels clients in the process of identifying, developing and commercializing their intellectual property. Mr. Steinberg also handles a variety of sophisticated commercial transactions for Internet and other technology companies, including addressing the regulatory issues involved in their operation via the Internet.

Mr. Steinberg was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Corporate Law and Information Technology Law in 2012 and the 11 years immediately preceding. He has been named a 2008 and 2009 Georgia "Super Lawyer" in Information Technology/Outsourcing, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Intellectual Property Law, and again in 2010, 2011 and 2012 for Information Technology/Outsourcing by SuperLawyers magazine. He is listed in the 2011 and the two years immediately preceding editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business where he is ranked nationally for Outsourcing Law. Mr. Steinberg was recognized as a top U.S. pracititioner in Outsourcing by Chambers Global 2012. In 2011, he was recommended by Legal 500 US in the area of Technology/Outsourcing. Mr. Steinberg was named a 2011 "Legal Elite" for Business Law by Georgia Trend magazine. He is a frequent speaker at national conferences on structuring domestic and offshore IT and business process outsourcing transactions.

Professional & Community Activities

American Bar Association, Business Law, Science and Technology Sections

Atlanta Bar Association, Member and Former Chair of Section on Business and Finance

State Bar of Georgia, Corporate and Banking Law Section

Education

  • Harvard University, J.D. (1989)
    magna cum laude
  • Emory University, B.A. (1986)

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (1989)

Who We Are

Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.815.6283
f +1 404.541.3399

James Steinberg

Experience Highlights

Global License, Development and Commercialization agreement for Biotest AG
Served as lead counsel in representing Biotest AG (Biotest), a German publicly traded biotechnology company, in signing a global License, Development more
Outsourcing for one of the largest U.S. forest products manufacturers
Represented one of the largest U.S. forest products manufacturers in outsourcing of finance and accounting services. more
Social media policies for an international financial services company
Developed social media and privacy policies for international financial holding company and its banking and non-banking subsidiaries. more
Strategic alliance between web hosting company and telecommunication company
Represented a publicly held web hosting company in strategic marketing alliance with a leading telecommunications company. more