Matthew T. Hays
Member
Matt is a go-to advisor in matters relating to data sensitive projects, agreements, services and investigations. Whether it is analyzing and negotiating key vendor contracts, drafting data processing agreements for use with business customers, crafting consumer privacy disclosures or advising on the development of internal data related policies and procedures, Matt has the legal knowledge and technical expertise to ensure that your data sensitive venture hits the mark. He is also a registered patent attorney and has worked a broad range of intellectual property matters including helping clients obtain and manage patent and trademark assets across a broad range of software technologies.
Matt has worked extensively with clients as they wrangle with the explosion of innovative and complicated artificial intelligence driven technologies, including the deployment of generative AI tools through internal development or sourced from a technology provider. With a background in engineering and patent law, Matt possesses a unique ability to quickly understand and assess new and complicated technologies to advise on the legal risk to your business. Working with clients in the insurance, health, tech and financial services industries, Matt’s wide experience brings a holistic approach to compliance projects that ends with a solution, and not at just identifying the problem.
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- Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
- University of Cincinnati, B.S., chemical engineering
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Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2016
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Court Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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Named to Best Lawyers' "Ones to Watch" list for Intellectual Property Law, 2022-2024
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- International Trademark Association (INTA), Member
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Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) U.S.
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Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) Canada
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“Do medical marijuana companies need to comply with HIPAA?”
John Fraser, Matthew Hays, and Gerald Aben co-authored the MJBizDaily article, “Do medical marijuana…
An algorithm trained on biased data can impact everything from access to jobs and housing to the…
Federal Privacy Legislation Is Inching Toward the Finish Line With the American Privacy Rights Act
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA), proposed in 2022, is no more. The relay race…
