Adam Garcia negotiates complex technology and related transactions for clients across a variety of industries as an attorney in the Technology Transactions and Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. Prior to joining Polsinelli, Adam worked as an IT Analyst for a Fortune 50 Company helping software development teams migrate from legacy systems to cloud-computing platforms and ensure regulatory compliance.

Adam is committed to understanding each client’s business model, practices and objectives to help protect their investment in a range of technologies and monetize their intellectual property. Adam further assists clients in mergers and acquisitions related to information technology and intellectual property due diligence, helping to ensure clients can properly use, transfer, and retain critical information technology and intellectual property assets according to the deal structure and achieve compliance with applicable privacy laws post-closing.

Education

  • The University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2022)
    • Iowa Law Review, Articles Editor
  • Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., 2016)

    Bar Admission

    • Missouri, 2022

    Professional Affiliations

    • The Missouri Bar

    Recognition

    • Named one of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in:
      • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2026
      • Intellectual Property Law, 2026
      • Corporate Law, 2026
    • Commercial Property Casualty Underwriter designation
    Publications
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    Trends in Negotiating With Software-as-a-Service Providers
    Greg Cohen, Scott Tobin, Bryce Bailey and Adam Garcia discuss the history and trends of SaaS, and explain why understanding and carefully negotiating contracting terms are crucial for both SaaS vendors and customers.
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    Trends in Negotiating With Software-as-a-Service Providers
    Over the last two decades, software-as-a-service (SaaS) has become the dominant form of software transaction. However, SaaS contracting forms and negotiating norms appear to be going through some potential changes, which we expect to accelerate in 2025 and beyond. Before discussing the trends in SaaS transactions, however, it’s important to understand the history and purpose of SaaS because that informs our understanding of future trends and the way that the law, business and technology around SaaS are evolving. History of SaaS SaaS contracting replaced and consolidated historically separate agreements for various elements of software typically installed and operated on the customer’s premise and its computer systems and networks. These agreements often separately covered (i) software licensing terms, requirements, restrictions and pricing, (ii) software
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