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Kevin Levy is a shareholder who joined the firm in 2003.

Kevin Levy is a business, corporate and technology attorney. For over a decade, Kevin has represented global technology companies, as well as local entrepreneurial ventures. He has extensive experience providing strategic counseling and negotiating transactions for both U.S. and foreign-based clients. Kevin is frequently interviewed by the media on current business and technology law issues and trends, and he has received awards for his business and technology law practice from The Best Lawyers in America, Florida Trend and the South Florida Business Journal.

Practice Areas

• Business and Corporate Law
• Technology Law
• Licensing and Product Distribution
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity and Venture Capital

Representative Matters

• Managed licensing of technology in the U.S., Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Panama, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Venezuela for clients in various software, hardware and Internet industries.
• Lead U.S. counsel for world's largest provider of value added services for mobile devices.
• Negotiated international manufacturing agreement for satellite-based radar system for U.S. Navy supplier.
• Negotiated Web-based sales force automation and CRM licensing agreements with major pharmaceutical companies.
• Negotiated licensing of software, hardware and IP camera technology for world's largest privately-held manufacturer of CCTV video surveillance equipment.
• Lead counsel on sale of mobile audio equipment division of leading audio equipment manufacturer.
• Counseled banking clients on technology outsourcing relationships and regulatory compiance, as well as privacy compliance programs and data breach incident reponses.
• Counseled clients on development of e-commerce businesses and related online sales agreements and privacy policies.

Education

• University of Miami, J.D., cum laude, 1995
  Entertainment & Sports Law Review, Managing Editor
• University of North Carolina, B.A., 1992

Bar Admissions

• The Florida Bar, 1995

Professional Associations & Memberships

• American Bar Association
  Business Law Section
  International Law & Practice Section
  Science & Technology Law Section
• The Florida Bar
  Business Law Section
  Computer Law Committee
• Florida Israel Business Forum
  Board of Directors
• Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
  Technology Committee
• Miami Urban Technology Alliance
  Board of Directors
• The Launch Pad at the University of Miami
  Venture Coach

Honors

• AV Rated as independently determined by Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America; Technology Law, 2007-10
• Florida Trend; Legal Elite, 2007-09
• South Florida Business Journal; 40 Under 40 Awards, 2009
• Business Leader Media; Movers and Shakers Award, 2009
• South Florida Business Journal; Up & Comer Award,
  Finalist, 2005 and 2007
• Put Something Back Project; Pro Bono Service  Award, 2002-03

Seminars & Presentations

• "Private International Law and the Internet - A Corporate Attorney's Perspective," The Florida Bar 7th Annual International Litigation and Arbitration Conference, 2009
• “Secrets of Win-Win Contracts: Negotiating and Contracting Tips from the Tech Transfer Experts,”
  Technology Transfer Tactics, 2008
• “Overview of Intellectual Property Rights in U.S. and Latin America,” AMCHAM-Italy Trade Mission, 2006
• “The Miami Free Trade Zone,” Greater Miami
  Chamber of Commerce, 2005
• “Overlap of Corporate and Intellectual Property Law and Practice,”
  University of Miami School of Law, 2003
• “eMentoring,” Florida Bar Affiliates Outreach Conference, 2003

Publications

• Interviews on business and technology law have appeared in the following media: Corporate Counsel, E-Commerce Times, The Daily Business Review, Latin Trade, Law.com, Miami Herald, Miami Today, South Florida CEO, South Florida Legal Guide, Technology Transfer Tactics, and "The Biz Live," on 880AM
• “Take These Steps To Minimize Risks Of Residual Information” Technology Transfer Tactics, 2009
• “Deadline for (Essentially) Every Business to Implement an Identity Theft Program,” Gunster Yoakley
  Technology Alert, 2009
• “New Massachusetts Data Protection Law Requires You to Take Action by May 1, 2009,” Gunster Yoakley
  Technology Alert, 2008
• “Federal Trade Commission Online Behavioral Advertising Principles,” Gunster Yoakley Technology Alert, 2008
• “Is your company prepared for the deadline to comply with the Identity Theft Prevention requirements of the FACT Act?,”
  The LeMieux Report, 2008
• “Caution: Boilerplate NDAs May Not be Good Enough,” The Tech Transfer Blog, 2008
• “Craft a Contract that Yields Maximum Value for Your Technology,” Technology Transfer Tactics, 2008
• “Deadline for FACT Act Identity Theft Prevention Compliance Quickly Approaching,” Gunster Yoakley
  Technology Alert, 2008
• “Technology Law - Client Strategies for a New Era,”
  Inside the Minds, 2007
• “Surfing the Web? Learn How to Catch The Waves,” CyberLaw.News, 1998

Civic & Community Service

• Voices for Children Foundation
  Board of Directors
• Greater Miami Tennis & Education Foundation
  Board of Directors
• University of North Carolina
  GAA, Miami Club, President, 2003-09
• Leadership Miami, Class of 2003
• Dade County Bar Association 
  eMentoring Program, 2002-07

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