Lawyers / Professionals

 
Steve Gold       
Partner
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4100
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1818
T: 312.321.7664
F: 312.698.4583
sgold@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Gold's legal background includes extensive experience both in business law counseling and in information technology matters. His information technology experience includes a variety of strategic and commercial software licensing, large-scale systems procurement and development matters, strategic alliances, and Internet commerce matters.

His corporate and business law experience includes representation of public and private companies ranging from large, established businesses to entrepreneurial technology providers in the software and wireless communications fields. It also includes experience in public offerings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures. Mr. Gold also has a background in computer programming and systems analysis.


Practices & Industries
Firm Management
  • Chair, Technology and Outsourcing Industry Team
  • Former Co-chair, Technology and Business Department

Previous Experience
  • Gordon & Glickson, 1997-2006 (Chief Operating Partner, 2004-2006)
  • Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, 1985-1997
  • Computer Analyst, United Information Services, 1981-1982
  • Computer Systems Consultant, 1980-1983

Publications
Speaking Engagements
  • "Open Source Licenses," Understanding the Intellectual Property License 2009 Conference, Practicing Law Institute, Chicago, Illinois, November 5, 2009
  • "Data Security and Protection Issues in Software License Agreements," Software Licensing Conference, American Conference Institute, San Francisco, California, October 7, 2009
  • "Outsourcing's Exposure to the Elements: Weathering the Storm in the Current Economy," McGuireWoods Executive Breakfast and Roundtable, Richmond, Virginia, June 3, 2009

Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association
    • Sections of Business Law, and Science & Technology, Cyberspace Law Committee
  • Association of Computing Machinery
  • The International Technology Law Association
 

EDUCATION

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., J.D., magna cum laude, 1985

University of Michigan, B.A., with Distinction, 1981

 
 

ADMITTED

Illinois 1997

Ohio 1985