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Brent Cabot James Britton

Licensing Attorney at Tampa, FL

5.0   2 reviews
  • State Years
    Florida - FL 18 years
    New York - NY 19 years
    California - CA 28 years
  • Licensed for 18 years
    State FL
    Acquired 2005
    Status
    Member in Good Standing No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 19 years
    State NY
    Acquired 2004
    Status
    Currently Registered No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 28 years
    State CA
    Acquired 1994
    Status
    Active No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

About Brent

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For the past 20 years I have been assisting entrepreneurs and technology companies of all sizes in corporate and intellectual property transactions. A dot-com era Silicon Valley veteran, my legal career has included tours of duty in several major firms in San Francisco, New York City, and Tampa. In my third year out of law school, I founded the noted San Francisco technology law firm, Britton, Silberman & Cervantez, LLP, which was later acquired by Thelen Reid & Priest, LLP. I have been a prominent voice for the cultivation of Tampa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem while maintaining strong roots in the San Francisco Bay Area’s emerging companies community.

My clients range from startups to international conglomerates in the fields of digital media and software development, video games, education, mechanical devices, entertainment, telecommunications, healthcare, and nanotechnology. My legal work covers a full range of services of value to technology companies, such as corporate formation, venture funding, technology licensing and transactions, intellectual property strategy and prosecution (patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets), due diligence and auditing, innovation lifecycle management, mergers & acquisitions, website policies and terms of service, sweepstakes and gambling rules and procedures, employment agreements, and regulatory advice.

While in law school in the early 90's, I clerked for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. A former computer scientist and software engineer, I am the only lawyer who holds a graduate degree from the MIT Media Laboratory. Alongside my Master of Science from MIT, I also hold a Bachelor of Arts in computer science from the University of Maine and a Juris Doctor from the Boston University School of law. I am admitted to practice law in California, New York, and Florida. I am occasionally an adjunct professor of Creativity and Innovation at the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa. I am the co-founder of several startups and I write and speak frequently on entrepreneurship, creativity, ethics, and the philosophy of happiness and success. My book, “Ownability,” an introduction to intellectual property law for entrepreneurs, is available on .

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Posted by Ralph Anspach | October 14, 2017
This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.
| Consulted Attorney
Conflict about company ownership
I expect to discuss my problem with Mr Brritton since he gave me good advice. Thank you Ralph
Posted by Ralph Anspach | September 30, 2017
This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.
| Consulted Attorney
Conflict about company ownership
He gave me good advise. Thank you

Cost

Rates
  • Free Consultation 20 minutes
  • Hourly Rates $ 350-450 per hour
  • Retainer Sometimes
Payment methods
Cash, Check, Credit Card

Resume

AVVO RATING 9.4 (Superb)

Education

  • Boston Univ SOL
  • law
  • 1994
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • S.M.
  • 1991
  • Univ of Maine
  • undergraduate
  • 1989

Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2014
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2013
  • Florida Legal Elite
  • Florida Trend Magazine
  • 2013
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2012
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2012
  • Florida Legal Elite
  • Florida Trend Magazine
  • 2012
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2011
  • Tampa's Top Attorneys
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2011
  • Florida Legal Elite
  • Florida Trend Magazine
  • 2011
  • Florida Legal Elite
  • Florida Trend Magazine
  • 2010
  • Tampa's Top Attorneys
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2010
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2010
  • Florida Legal Elite
  • Florida Trend Magazine
  • 2009
  • Florida Legal Elite
  • Florida Trend Magazine
  • 2008
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Publications

  • The Tampa Tribune, op-ed,
  • “Instant Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Just Add Money!”
  • 2013
  • South Florida Business Review
  • "Best Practices in IP Due Diligence”
  • 2008
  • Bay Area Business Magazine
  • “Protect Your Ideas-Turning Intellectual Property into Value” Parts l-Vll
  • 2008
  • The Daily Deal
  • “Beware the Forgotten Founders (and Other Tips for IP Due Diligence)”
  • 2008
  • eWeek
  • “Beware the Forgotten Founders (and Other Tips for IP Due Diligence”
  • 2008
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Speaking Engagements

  • Gasparilla Interactive Festival, Tampa
  • Technology and Humanity; Faris Yakob Introduction
  • 2015
  • Arts & Co., Tampa
  • Intellectual Property for Artists & Creatives
  • 2015
  • USF St. Pete
  • Pitching Investors in a Data-Driven Universe
  • 2014
  • CoWork Tampa
  • Secure Your Own Oxygen Mask Before Helping Those Around You
  • 2014
  • Rotary Club of Ft. Myers
  • Things Happy Successful People Do
  • 2014
  • Leadership Speaker Series
  • Creativity
  • 2014
  • SIPLA
  • Ownabilty: IP Law for IP Law Students
  • 2013
  • Tampa Writers’ Group
  • Legal Issues for Writers
  • 2013
  • Numerous Venues
  • Life’s a Pitch
  • 2013
  • TiE Tampa Chapter seminar
  • Due Diligence for Investors
  • 2013
  • Tampa Bay Inventors Council Seminar, Tampa
  • Tap Your Inner Wizard. Go On. Tap That.
  • 2011
  • Numerous venues
  • Ideas2Money: Start Up Your Startup in 10 Easy Steps
  • 2011
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association seminar, Tampa
  • Social Media for Lawyers
  • 2011
  • Internet Technology Summit
  • Designing the Future
  • 2010
  • Tampa Bay Executive Forum seminar,Tampa
  • Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask Before Helping Those Around You (and other Life Lessons I've Learned on Airplanes)
  • 2010
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Attorney endorsements

Received (3)
Given (1)
Endorse Brent
Business Attorney | Jul 19
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Brent is an exceptional and highly capable attorney. He is very experienced with venture capital, start-ups, intellectual property matters and related business law. I strongly recommend his services."
Corporate and incorporation Attorney | Nov 14
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"There are but a few attorneys on this globe whom I would refer to as a "Jedi Lawyer" and Brent is one of them. He is beyond brilliant, savvy, practical, efficient, exceptionally personable, with a strong work ethic - and is very keen on providing first-class quality service to all of his clients. He is truly a pleasure to work with, let alone simply watching him in action. Brent comes with my highest possible endorsement."
Licensing Attorney | Jun 25
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I heartily and without reservation endorse Brent. He is a brilliant lawyer and an exceptional person."