Attorneys & Staff

David Bates is a shareholder and chairman of the firm’s Technology & Entrepreneurial Companies practice.

Practice Areas

• Business Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Technology Law
• Venture Capital
• Licensing & Distribution
• Corporate Finance & Securities

Representative Matters

• Structured, negotiated and documented mergers and acquisitions and divestitures for public companies and privately held businesses
• Prepared investment agreements for venture capitalists and angel investors
• Drafted stock option plans, phantom stock plans and employment agreements and transactions
• Negotiated and drafted Internet, wireless and technology related agreements
• Coordinated the expansion of national and international franchisors and franchisees
• Drafted domestic and international distribution agreements
• Represented movie and television production companies
• Negotiated and drafted software licensing agreements and hardware purchase agreements
• Advised on compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
• Structured, negotiated and documented the purchase and sale of aircraft and yachts

Education

• Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, 1991
  Moot Court Board, Justice
• Tulane University, M.B.A., 1991
• University of Florida, B.S.B.A., 1987

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Business Development Board, Board of Directors

Honors

• University of Florida Outstanding Male Leader Award - selected the Outstanding Male Leader graduating in December 1987
• University of Florida Hall of Fame
• Chambers & Partners, Leaders in Their Field, Corporate, M&A and Private Equity, 2009-10
• The Best Lawyers in America, Technology Law, 2007-10
• South Florida Business Journal, Key Partner for Business Law, 2007
• South Florida Business Journal, Up and Comer
• Featured on the cover of Florida Lawyer
• South Florida Business Journal, Heavy Hitter in Technology
• 1 of 15 Lawyers in the South Florida Business Journal; Special Report on the Corporate Elite
• 1 of 25 individuals, Daily Business Review, Faces to Watch
• Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2004-10
• South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyer, Corporate Law and Technology Law, 2005-09
• South Florida Business Journal, Best of the Bar, Business Law and Technology Law, 2004-07
• AV Rated as independently determined by Martindale Hubbell
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-10

Seminars & Presentations

• (Since 2002)
• Member of Faculty, University of San Francisco, Online Program
• "Investing in Biotechnology Companies," Palm Beach County Business Development Board, 2007
• "E-Discovery," American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2005
• "Valuing Intellectual Property," Lorman Educational Services, 2004
• "Confidentiality Agreements," Internet Coast Legal Seminar, 2003
• "Valuing Intellectual Property," Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2003
• "Building an E-Commerce Foundation in Florida," National Business Institute, 2003
• "Is Your Business Ready for Angel Investors," Enterprise Development Corporation, 2003
• "Internet Security," Lorman Educational Services, 2002

Civic & Community Service

• Gold Coast Venture Capital Club, President 1996-present, Vice President 1995
• Enterprise Development Corporation, Chair, 2004-06, Treasurer, 2009
• Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, Director
• South Florida Tech Alliance, Board member
• Leadership Palm Beach County Class of 1999
• United Jewish Committee National Young Leadership Cabinet

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• Shareholder
• Chairman of the firm's Technology & Entrepreneurial Companies Practice

Main Office
777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 500 East
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6194

• Corporate
• Technology & Entrepreneurial Companies