Nathan Wenk

Nathan Leads leads the Intellectual Property Transactions & Strategies and Privacy & Data Security practices at Spengler & Agans, PLLC. Nathan joined Spengler & Agans in 2023 and was elevated to partner in 2025. He serves as Fractional General Counsel to small- and medium-sized businesses, guiding them through the complexities of starting, growing, and protecting their enterprises. Nathan regularly advises clients on a broad range of technology agreements and intellectual property transactions, including drafting and negotiating contracts related to technology and data transfers, licensing, strategic alliances, joint development, distribution, resale, SaaS, source code licenses, and open source compliance.

His experience spans diverse industries such as fintech, healthcare IT, cybersecurity, robotics, climate technology (including green hydrogen and clean energy), dental products, autonomous driving technology, industrial manufacturing, shipping and logistics, as well as food and beverage manufacturing and sales. Nathan also assists clients with entity formation, commercial lease and franchise negotiations, copyright and trademark registrations, and corporate governance matters.

Before joining Spengler & Agans, Nathan was a senior associate at Goodwin Procter in Boston, specializing in Strategic Technology Transactions and Licensing. He also practiced as a technology transactions attorney and IP litigator at Sidley Austin in Palo Alto and worked as a patent prosecutor at Knobbe Martens in Orange County, California.

Nathan earned his Juris Doctor from Indiana University Maurer School of Law. He completed his MBA in South Korea as part of a joint program. During his undergraduate studies at Portland State University, Nathan designed and performed microgravity fluid experiments for NASA, including flights aboard the KC-135 “weightless wonder.”

Outside of work, Nathan enjoys spending quality time with his wife and son, woodworking, cycling, cheering for Liverpool FC, and listening to Phish.