Alexander Karl

Partner

 akarl@chapmanspingola.com
 (312) 606-8741
 (312) 630-9233
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My practice focuses on counseling clients through all stages of corporate, technology, intellectual property, and business transactions. Coupling the highest-quality attention to detail with practical business acumen, I advise clients on a wide range of matters, including:

  • Software licensing
  • Software-as-a-service and cloud computing
  • Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and large language models
  • Professional and consulting services
  • Data privacy and security
  • Intellectual property licensing and development
  • Software escrow
  • Data licensing
  • Manufacturing, supply, and distribution
  • Non-disclosure agreements
  • Separation agreements
  • Complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions
  • Trademark and copyright prosecution

Not only have I represented clients in hundreds of mission-critical transactional matters across all different industries, but my practice is also shaped by having served as lead counsel to clients in multi-million-dollar complex commercial and intellectual-property litigation. This unique experience informs my transactional practice by allowing me to provide valuable real-world insight.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law, J.D., 2018, magna cum laude

  • The Elder Law Journal
  • Illinois Business Law Journal
  • Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity
  • CALI Award (Highest Grade in Class): Community Preservation Clinic

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, B.A., Economics and Political Science, 2015

I have represented transactional clients in a broad range of industries including: 

  • Financial services, including securities trading and investing
  • Software development and licensing
  • Technology consulting
  • Data security
  • Energy
  • Commercial aviation
  • Utility management services
  • Healthcare revenue management
  • Fashion
  • Music, movies and other forms of media and entertainment
  • Education
  • Travel and touring
  • Health and wellness
  • Food service equipment manufacturing 
  • Industrial packaging and racking

I have represented litigation clients in a broad range of industries and clients value my experience with: 

  • Software
  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Copyrights
  • Fashion
  • Commercial aviation
  • Industrial packaging and racking
  • 28 U.S.C. § 1782 discovery
  • Residential foreclosure

  • University of Illinois Elder Law Journal, Uncle Sam Killed Grandma: How the Estate Tax Can Help Alleviate Medicare Uncertainty