James Brit Young Jr

Bridgeford’s Principal, Brit Young, has extensive experience as an attorney in large, full-service law firms. Most recently, he was General Counsel of a high-growth company, leading it through an IPO and ultimate acquisition. Brit helps clients succeed by developing a thorough understanding of their business needs, goals, obstacles and environment.

General Counsel Experience:

• Successfully leading company through legal process and diligence for $100M IPO and listing on NYSE.
• Structuring and negotiating the company’s raise of over $115M in private equity rounds from respected institutional investors.
• Leading six strategic acquisitions, including the simultaneous acquisitions of Israeli and German companies to procure a cutting-edge endoscope technology.
• Building Legal Department to meet world-class objectives in contracts, compliance and intellectual property.
• Building and leading contracts function generating, reviewing and negotiating hundreds of agreements per year.
• Establishing and directing intellectual property function managing over 100 granted and pending patents and 120 granted and pending trademarks.
• Managing HR legal matters for company growing to over 500 employees in the US and internationally.
• Drafting, monitoring and enforcing compliance policies for highly-regulated public healthcare company.
• Leading annual management strategy meetings and worked with CEO to develop corporate strategic plans.
• Supervising and negotiated disputes and litigation to achieve optimal resolution for company.
• Managing all corporate governance matters, including Board and Shareholder meetings and subsidiaries.
• Vetting and directing all relationships with outside legal counsel.

Previous law firm experience:

• Structuring, negotiating and closing venture capital and private equity financings in excess of $250M on behalf of venture capital investors, private equity groups and emerging growth companies.
• Negotiating and drafting loan documentation representing both lenders and borrowers in senior and subordinated debt transactions totaling over $500M.
• Negotiation, document preparation and legal due diligence review for middle- market merger and acquisition transactions.
• Negotiating and drafting software licensing agreements and other commercial transaction contracts such as distribution and reseller agreements.