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Chair, AI Technology Transactions Practice

Ariel Soiffer advises clients on complex technology transactions and strategic legal issues at the intersection of innovation and business. As chair of WilmerHale’s AI Technology Transactions Practice, Ariel helps organizations navigate the transformative impact of artificial intelligence across industries, including financial services, life sciences, content licensing, and healthcare.

Drawing on prior experience as a management consultant, Ariel delivers practical, business-focused solutions to legal challenges. He represents clients in their most significant and sophisticated transactions, including outsourcing arrangements, joint development initiatives, and intellectual property licensing. His practice spans cutting-edge areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, fintech, life sciences collaborations, privacy and cybersecurity, complex commercial agreements, logistics and Uniform Commercial Code matters, international transactions, and trade secret protection. Ariel also advises on term sheets, RFPs, competitive bid analyses, and IP-related agreements.

Committed to public service, Ariel maintains an active pro bono practice and has been recognized on the Massachusetts Pro Bono High Honor Roll or Honor Roll every year since 2019. His pro bono work includes advising on healthcare data licensing, standards development, and international and domestic media and entertainment transactions.

Learn more about Mr. Soiffer's practice and how he can support your startup on WilmerHaleLaunch.com.

Community Involvement

Mr. Soiffer is a member of Town Meeting in Brookline and previously served on Brookline's IT Advisory Committee and on Brookline's Wireless Committee, the latter of which launched town-wide Wi-Fi.

Professional Activities

Mr. Soiffer is a member of the Licensing Executives Society, and is a Lecturer in Law at Boston University School of Law. He writes and speaks frequently on topics related to artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Past Experience

In 2009–2010, Mr. Soiffer won the ABA Law Students Division National Negotiation Competition.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Soiffer was a legal intern for the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable.

Before attending law school, Mr. Soiffer was a senior manager at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants (now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers). While there, he had ultimate responsibility for several projects, leading presentations to members of the CxO suite on topics of strategic concern. Mr. Soiffer’s consulting work focused on data analytics, business strategy, marketing and customer service.

Mr. Soiffer also served as a summer research and development intern for Takeda Life Sciences Research Center in Ako, Japan.

French, Japanese, Spanish

Bar Admissions: Massachusetts New York

Boston University School of Law , J.D. (2010) University of Pennsylvania , B.A. (2000)