| Education | J.D., Emory University School of Law, 1994 - Professional Articles Editor, Emory International Law Review
| B.A., cum laude, Political Science, University of Arizona, 1990 The Honors College |
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David's practice encompasses a wide array of corporate legal services and includes representation of publicly and privately-held businesses, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and lenders in all aspects of their commercial transactions.
David has wide-ranging experience in structuring and negotiating complex technology, e-commerce and telecommunications transactions, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, private equity investments, strategic alliances and joint ventures. David also advises clients on general business law matters, including entity formation, corporate governance, capitalization issues, equity compensation strategies, employment matters, and customer and vendor contracts. |
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| Areas of Concentration | - Technology, and intellectual property licensing
- Professional service transactions, including consulting and development
- Internet and e-commerce transactions
- Outsourcing and international intellectual property transactions
- Intellectual property development and protection
- Corporate governance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Commercial transactions, including domestic and international strategic alliances
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| Significant Representations |
- Led the divestiture of BlueCube Software from Radiant Systems in a management buy-out split-off.
- General Counsel of point-of-sale and enterprise software companies. Member of executive team and primary corporate officer responsible for managing all aspects of the companies' legal affairs. Active in strategic decisions pertaining to client management, mergers and acquisitions, competitive and sales strategy, alliances and reseller relationships.
- Represented U.S. target in its merger with an Israeli software testing and services company.
- Represent technology companies in the development, licensing and implementation of technology, hosting services and professional services in international transactions with (sample list):
- TOTAL S.A.
- Shell Oil
- ExxonMobil Asia
- ConocoPhillips Europe
- 7-Eleven Australia
- Represent technology companies in the development, licensing and implementation of technology, hosting services and professional services in domestic U.S. transactions with (sample list):
- Blockbuster
- Albertson's
- JC Penney Company
- Luxottica
- Tiffany & Company
- Marriott International
- AFC Enterprises (Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits)
- Ahold
- McDonald's
- Dunkin' Brands
- HMSHost Corporation
- Sears Roebuck and Company
- Alltel Corporation
- Negotiate settlements and workouts related to technology contract disputes and act as a technical advisor on various technology-related lawsuits.
- Represent a technology company in the establishment of a domestic and international reseller network.
- Represent a U. S. company in a hardware development, procurement and reseller agreement with a foreign manufacturer.
- Represent companies in the acquisition and implementation of technology infrastructure, including IBM hosting collocation agreement, licensing agreements for various Microsoft products, PeopleSoft enterprise software agreement, Accenture implementation services agreement, Getronics outsourcing agreement.
- Represent companies in the establishment of international corporate infrastructure, including international subsidiaries and transfer pricing arrangements.
- Represent companies in the implementation of infrastructure for managing and protecting intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets) in the U.S. and abroad.
- Represented the Israeli Olympic Team in its 1996 Olympic Games sponsorship agreements with McDonald's and Speedo.
- Represent a telecommunications company in an asset sale.
- Represent a software company in joint venture with a consulting firm to provide joint services.
- Represent a marketing and advertising company in its various client transactions.
- Represent senior corporate executives in negotiating compensation and employment agreements.
- Represented a scrap metal company in a joint venture.
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| Professional & Community Involvement | - Board of Trustees, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
- Board of Trustees, Anti-Defamation League, Southeast Region
- Board of Directors, American Israel Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Technology Association of Georgia
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, American Bar Association
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| Previous Employment | - General Counsel & Secretary, BlueCube Software, formerly a division of Radiant Systems; General Counsel & Secretary, Radiant Systems (NASDAQ:RADS), 2000-2005
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| Articles, Publications, & Lectures | Articles
- Co-Author, "Israel on our mind, Israeli businesses have reasons to thrive in entrepreneurial Georgia," Atlanta Jewish Life Magazine, May/June 2006
- Quoted, "Helping Israeli Businesses Pays Off For Firm, Too," Fulton County Daily Report, June 16, 2006
- Author, "Research and Development Incentive Programs for Israeli High Tech Concerns," American Israel Chamber of Commerce Seminar: "Israeli Companies Doing Business in the Southeast," August 27,1999
- Author, "Israel-PLO Accord: The First Step Toward Palestinian Self Determination," Emory International Law Review, Fall Issue, 1993
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