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Introduction
Mark A. Albright is a founding member of PBY&A. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions; private equity and venture capital funding; software and technology licensing; and startups and emerging companies. Previously, Mr. Albright was a senior attorney for one of Florida’s largest law firms and was a lecturer on economics for the University of Miami’s School of Business.
Practice Areas
Corporate
Mergers & Acquisitions
Intellectual Property Licensing
Technology and Computer Law
Corporate Finance
General Corporate Law and Transactions
Start-up and Emerging Companies
Health Care Law
Franchise Law
Private Securities Law
Sports and Entertainment Law
International Law
Japanese Law
Education
University of Washington School of Law LL.M., Comparative and East Asian Law, 1996
Thesis Topic: International Trade and Japanese Antitrust Law
University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 1996
University of Washington, M.A., Economics, 1994
Northwestern University, B.A., 1990
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, Study Abroad Program, 1989
Professional Association & Memberships
The Florida Bar, admitted 1997
American Bar Association
Gold Coast Venture Capital Association, Board of Directors, 2004 - 2008
Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Board of Directors, 2004-2010
Seminars and Presentations
Lecturer, University of Miami, Graduate School of Business
Courses Taught: Industrial Organization (Antitrust Economics), Managerial, International and Micro & Macro Economics
Guest Lecturer University of Florida Center for Entrepreneurship
Speaker, Private Placement Memoranda, Gold Coast Venture Capital Association, December 3, 2008
Representative Matters
Served as outside general counsel for medical device Software Company, including structuring and negotiating worldwide licensing program.
Successfully negotiated several multi-million dollar ASP license agreements with Fortune 100 companies for developer of industry-specific accounting software.
Successfully negotiated over $13 million in Series A, B and C rounds of Private Equity Financing for a privately held technology company.
Negotiated an exclusive international license with an iconic U.S. branding company.
Honors
The Best Lawyers in America® Miami “Lawyer of the Year, Technology Law”, 2012
The Best Lawyers in America® Technology Law, 2007 - 2017
Super Lawyers®, 2011-2017
South Florida Business Journal, “Key Partner Awards”, 2011
Florida Trend “Legal Elite, Business Law”, 2007 - 2012, 2014 - 2016
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyer: Corporate and Business; Technology, 2007 - 2018
South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Up and Comer”, 2005, 2006
National Security Education Program (NSEP) Fellowship, 1995 (Study of Japanese Law and Economics)
Tamaki Fellowship for Japanese Studies, 1991
Bar Admissions
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