Profile

Dov Scherzer counsels clients on cutting-edge technology and privacy law matters, with a specific emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) matters, and complex information technology, outsourcing, and intellectual property transactions. He has extensive and varied experience in these areas garnered over more than 20 years as a partner at large national and international firms and at a pioneering technology law boutique in New York City.

From startups to Fortune 500 companies, Dov provides legal counsel at all stages of the corporate lifecycle. His business-first philosophy allows him to support clients, not only through the delivery of legal services, but also by adding value as a trusted business advisor. Based on his years of experience representing technology vendors and customers in highly regulated industries like health care and financial services, he understands the various business models and drivers that impact the parties involved. He takes a practical business approach to each transaction in the context of “real -world” client requirements and best industry practices.

Experience

Dov Scherzer has extensive experience representing customers and vendors in connection with a wide variety of Information Technology, Global Outsourcing and other technology, privacy, and data security matters, including the following:

Complex global Information Technology Outsourcing (IT), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and other outsourcing and off-shoring agreements.
Hardware, software and other technology procurement transactions, including large-scale ERP procurement and implementation transactions.
Agreements for the development, sale, resale, license, distribution, maintenance and other commercialization of Intellectual Property and IT assets.
Technology consulting and professional services agreements, including for network design, systems integration and implementation, and applications development and support.
International privacy, data security, disaster recovery, alternative production facilities and business continuity matters.
Open source software licensing.
Transactions involving regulated industries (e.g., health care and financial services), where operations are subject to external review.

Dov’s additional experience includes:

Distinctions

Recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America® for Technology Law.
Recognized in Who’s Who Legal (2024) as one of a small number of Global Elite Thought Leaders in the areas of Information Technology, Data Security, and Data Privacy and Protection.
Selected for inclusion, Chambers USA, Technology and Outsourcing, 2013
CIPP/USA (IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional)

Publications and Speaking Engagements

U.S. contributor to a British treatise, Internet Law and Regulation (2d Ed. 1997
3d Ed. 2002, 4th Ed. 2007)
U.S. Contributor to Electronic Signatures Law and Regulation (2004)
Author of numerous articles on intellectual property law appearing in such journals as European Intellectual Property Review and the New York Law Journal.
Spoken abroad and in the U.S. on a variety of topics relating to computer law, e- commerce, intellectual property and doing business on the Internet.

Bar Jurisdictions

New York
Massachusetts (inactive)

Education

J.D., Boston University School of Law
(B.U. Law Review)
M.Phil., Oxford University

Certifications

CIPP/USA (Certified Information Privacy Professional)

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York