
Tech Lawyer, Negotiator, & E-Discovery Consultant, Grossman Law Group
Greater New York City Area

Tech Lawyer, Negotiator, & E-Discovery Consultant, Grossman Law Group
Greater New York City Area
Mark Grossman is a 26-year business lawyer who began focusing on technology about 20 years ago. He is also an author and frequent speaker on technology, business, and the art and science of negotiating deals.
Mark is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest level attainable. Further, he was chosen by his peers to appear in the last several editions of The Best Lawyers in America. The Best Lawyer’s list is compiled through a peer review survey in which thousands of top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
In 1996, he started writing about technology law. He began his writing career with PC World Magazine. In 1997, he created his weekly “CyberLaw” column in South Florida’s “Daily Business Review.” In 2000, he renamed his column “TechLaw” and moved it to the Miami Herald. Currently, Mark’s column appears in C.I.O. Magazine.
Since the mid-1990’s, he has spoken to hundreds of groups domestically and internationally. He has also been a guest on many television and radio shows including ABC’s “Nightline.”
His book, Technology Law – What Every Business (and Business-Minded Person) Needs to Know, was published in December 2003. A revised edition is in the works.
Currently, Mark is Special Counsel for Technology for the X-Prize Foundation (www.xprize.org), a member of the Advisory Board of BNA’s Electronic Commerce & Law Newsletter, and a member of the Board of Editors of “Internet Law and Strategy,” a publication of Law Journal Newsletters.
In 1998, Mark was one of three co-founders of a software company called, “Eisenworld.” In 2006, Microsoft acquired Eisenworld. Microsoft incorporated Eisenworld’s “PC Relocator” software into Windows Vista.
Mark received his B.A., with high honors, in 1979 from Stony Brook University. He is a member of the Florida, New York, and District of Columbia Bars and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.
Mark's forte is negotiating technology and telecommunications deals.
Mark’s clients have ranged from those selling technology-related goods and services to those on the buying side.
On the buying side, his clients have also included banks, insurance companies, and medium- and large-sized businesses in many diverse industries.
Mark consults with other law firms on issues pertaining to electronic discovery and does depositions relating to electronic discovery.
(Law Practice industry)
January 2005 — Present (5 years )
Law firm focused on technology law and telecommunications deals, Internet law, and intellectual property. We can assist companies with things like software licensing deals, outsourcing, and Internet related legal issues.
To get a broader feel for the areas of my expertise, please see the more than 200 articles I have authored at http://ecomputerlaw.com/articles/listing.php.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)
August 1997 — January 2005 (7 years 6 months)
I was recruited to merge my technology law practice and build this firm's Tech Law Group. I led this practice group for the seven-plus years that I was there.
(Law Practice industry)
March 1987 — August 1997 (10 years 6 months)
Before I joined Becker & Poliakoff in 1997, I had my own firm for about 10 years. I was focused on tech law even back then.
JD cum laude , Law , 1979 — 1982
BA with High Honors , Political Science, Psychology , 1975 — 1979
Computers, space exploration, baseball, football and travel.
Strategic Forum, New York Software Industry Association, Florida's Internet Task Force, Internet Coast, X-Prize Foundation.
AV Rated by Martindale (martindale.com) (This is the highest rating), and chosen by my peers to be listed in Best Lawyers in America (bestlawyers.com).