Brent Britton

Current

Shareholder, Technology Group Leader at Gray Robinson, P.A.

Past

of counsel at Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP
Of Counsel at Akerman Senterfitt
Of Counsel at Fish & Richardson P.C.

partner at Duval & Stachenfeld LLP
Partner at Thelen Reid & Priest
Partner at Britton Silberman & Cervantez
Associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges
Law Clerk (volunteer) at Electronic Frontier Foundation
Graduate Research Assistant at The Media Laboratory
System Operator, Programmer at U. Maine Computing & Data Processing Services

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Education

Boston University School of Law
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

University of Maine

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Connections

344 connections

Industry

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Brent Britton’s Summary

I help innovators turn ideas into companies. I pwn the legal.

From time to time, I lecture on ethics, IP, and entrepreneurship.

I co-host the CEO Lounge, a weekly radio show and podcast on business. More info at http://www.tampabayceo.com/ceolounge.html

Brent Britton’s Specialties:

Structure, negotiate, and draft complex technology license agreements and other commercial transactions. Conduct IP audits, due diligence, and risk assessments. Prosecute intellectual property and provide counsel on IP strategy, internet and other technology issues, and general commercial legal advice. Help with corporate formation, venture funding, M&A, and general corporate legal needs.

Brent Britton’s Experience

Shareholder, Technology Group Leader

Gray Robinson, P.A.

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
of counsel

Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP

(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

January 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 11 months)

technology lawyer
Of Counsel

Akerman Senterfitt

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

March 2004 — January 2007 (2 years 11 months)

IP prosecution & technology transactions.
Of Counsel

Fish & Richardson P.C.

(Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

October 2002 — February 2004 (1 year 5 months)

Intellectual property prosecution, licensing, and litigation.
partner

Duval & Stachenfeld LLP

(Law Practice industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year )
Partner

Thelen Reid & Priest

(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

June 2000 — August 2001 (1 year 3 months)

Technology transactions.
Partner

Britton Silberman & Cervantez

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

January 1997 — May 2000 (3 years 5 months)

The rockin'est law firm the internet bubble ever saw.
Associate

Weil Gotshal & Manges

(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

June 1995 — August 1996 (1 year 3 months)

Technology transactions.
Law Clerk (volunteer)

Electronic Frontier Foundation

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Think Tanks industry)

June 1992 — August 1992 (3 months)

I changed Massachusetts criminal law respecting computer crimes with Mike Godwin.
Graduate Research Assistant

The Media Laboratory

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Research industry)

September 1989 — June 1991 (1 year 10 months)

We came, we played with the toys, we graduated.
System Operator, Programmer

U. Maine Computing & Data Processing Services

(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1984 — August 1989 (5 years 8 months)

Put myself through college by running the mainframe and hacking for the man.

Brent Britton’s Education

Boston University School of Law

J.D. , Intellectual Property Law , September 1991 — May 1994

Graduated with honors in the Intellectual Property concentration. I also tended bar, grew my hair very long, and did a lot of motorcycling, which are all at least as honorable as graduating with honors in the Intellectual Property concentration.

Activities and Societies:

Founding Editor-In-Chief: Journal of Science & Technology Law.
MIT

S.M. , Media Technology , September 1989 — June 1991

I think there were about dozen of us accepted into the Lab that year, bringing the total population of grad students to about 80. It was an extraordinarily fun time to be there.

Activities and Societies:

Advanced Human Interface Group -- we tried to make computers act as dumb as humans... but failed.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

S.M. , Media Lab , 1989 — 1991
University of Maine

B.A. , Computer Science , September 1984 — June 1989

Fill the steins to dear old Maine.
Drink 'till the rafters ring.
Stand and drink a toast once again.
Let every loyal Maine man sing!
-- The Maine Stein Song (official school song)