Allen Klein

Approach

an in-depth understanding of the interests of the parties to a commercial transaction. He sees all sides of a dispute and understands the needs and motivations of all parties;
an innate ability to find solutions to issues and problems. A key to Allen’s success as a commercial transactions lawyer for more than 30 years, has been his ability to help the parties find solutions to issues and problems that worked for both parties;
an in-depth knowledge of the contracts under which disputes arise, the provisions and issues giving rise to disputes, and the range of resolutions of such disputes. Allen has negotiated hundreds of commercial arrangements including billions of dollars of technology agreements;
a broad and deep understanding of commercial practice, domestically and internationally. Allen has assisted clients with transactions throughout the United States as well as in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, India, and South Africa;
a broad and deep understanding of market practices including software and other technology industry practice;
broad and deep experience assisting personnel with divergent interests reach consensus. Structuring complex commercial and technology transactions required Allen to drive consensus among users, IT executives, business executives, and financial executives when representing customers, and sales and marketing executives, financial executives, developers, and account managers when representing suppliers.

Certified Circuit Mediator, Florida Supreme Court, 2021

J.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. 1978

Top 10%, Buffalo Law Review, Justice Philip Halpern Award for Excellence in Legal Writing

B.A., History, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 1975

I typically bill on a time and expense basis with my rate based on the number of parties to the mediation.

Consistently recognized by the top U.S. and international rating services for lawyers: • Martindale-Hubbell: AV-Preeminent Rating for twenty-two consecutive years • Chambers US: “Talented and hardworking” and “widely recognized as a terrific attorney” • Legal 500 US: “One of the best outsourcing advisors in the country” with “the right strategic focus and sound tactical execution in steering his clients through complex transactions” and an “excellent market reputation for outsourcing and transactional work” • Legal 500 US: one of nine attorneys nationwide cited as a “Leading Lawyer” for Technology Transactions generally and one of 12 attorneys nationwide cited as a “Leading Lawyer” for Technology Outsourcing • Chambers Global: “Allen Klein [is a] key player in the U.S. market”