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Mark Malven

 
Of Counsel - Dykema Gossett PLLC
 
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Company Name : Dykema Gossett PLLC
 
Company Website : www.dykema.com
 
Company Address : 2723 S State St.
Ste. 400, Ann Arbor, MI,
United States,
 
Mark Malven Profile :
Of Counsel - Dykema Gossett PLLC
 
Mark Malven Biography :

Mr. Malven is the Leader of our Technology Transactions Practice and is known for his skill in the negotiation of technology transactions and the representation of technology-based businesses. He has many years' experience acting as the outside general counsel and trusted strategic advisor for organizations in a variety of industries, with a particular focus on information technology, biotechnology, entertainment and manufacturing. He serves as Treasurer of the Information Technology Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, on the Advisory Council for the Automation Alley Technology Center, and was recognized as a Michigan SuperLawyer by the publishers of Law & Politics.

He has handled hundreds of strategic technology transactions involving development, consulting, sponsored university research, manufacturing, licensing, distribution, value-added reseller, private-label, content licensing, e-commerce, acquisition, and joint venture relationships. Mr. Malven was one of the primary negotiators for two of the largest IT outsourcing transactions ever undertaken, involving billions of dollars in services.

Mr. Malven's business and finance law experience includes representing both businesses and investors in enterprise formation, venture capital and other private financing, public financing, acquisitions and divestitures, and strategic alliances.

Mr. Malven also has first-hand experience as an entrepreneur. He served as Vice President of Business Development and unofficial CFO for a dotcom startup and subsequently founded and managed his own law firm. He has guided emerging technology and Internet companies through the early stages of business plan creation, multiple rounds of venture and other funding, customer acquisition, joint venture and partnering arrangements.

Mr. Malven was an engineer at Chrysler Motors before attending law school and is also a licensed patent attorney.

Experience

One of two lead negotiators for one of the largest-ever IT outsourcing relationships, on behalf of a large multinational, that will involve up to $10 billion in revenue over the course of the relationship.

One of three lead negotiators for the $1.2 billion, "whole of government" IT outsourcing to be done by a state government. This effort was the first of its kind. Leader of the teams responsible for development and negotiation of the Statement of Work (the detailed description of the services and deliverables to be provided) and Service Levels (the specific performance requirements), among others.

Represented a BPO pioneer in creating the commercial agreements for its outsourced document processing, print-and-mail and data archiving services.

Negotiated a joint venture/licensing arrangement with a major Tier 1 Supplier for the development and sale of advanced automotive components. Sales of several billion dollars are expected over the course of the relationship.

Prepared comprehensive domain name strategy for large multinational company with thousands of registered domains.

Represented companies and investors in venture capital and other private equity transactions ranging in size from $500k to $15 million. Represented buyers and sellers of businesses in a variety of industries, with purchase prices ranging from $400k to $100 million.

Represented commercial lenders in secured loan transactions ranging in amount from $5 million to $100 million. Represented large companies and government entities in multi-million dollar acquisitions of IT systems and/or services.

Negotiated substantial sponsored research relationships, on behalf of technology-based companies, with Stanford University and University of Michigan, among others.

Negotiated transactions with many of the major providers of technology products and services including Microsoft, Sun, IBM, Oracle, EDS, and CSC.

Key member of team that took Gustafson v. Alloyd, a case brought under the Securities Act of 1933, to a 5-4 victory in the United States Supreme Court.

Invented a patentable structure that significantly increased the duration of an automobile's deceleration pulse, thereby improving crashworthiness.

Seminars and Speeches

10/2006 Open Source Software - Due Diligence Issues, Dykema Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar

2/2006 Selecting the Best Outsourcing Option, Boston techCongress

11/2005 Reseller and Distributor Relationships, Ann Arbor IT Zone

10/2005 Business Building Basics, Ann Arbor IT Zone

6/2005 Essential Contracts, Ann Arbor IT Zone

5/2005 Selecting the Best Outsourcing Option, Detroit techCongress

4/2005 Identifying and Protecting Your Intellectual Property Assets, Ann Arbor IT Zone

2/2005 Watching for Customer Distress Signals, Ann Arbor IT Zone

6/2002 Identifying & Protecting Your Intellectual Property, Chicago Chamber of Commerce

4/2002 Reseller and Distributor Relationships, Chicago Bar Association

2001 Building a Technology Business, Prairie Angels

Publications

6/2006 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Democracy 2.0: It's Athens All Over Again"

5/2006 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Is Michigan's Online Learning Requirement a Good Thing?"

4/2006 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Require Additional Purchases as Part of the Sale of Patented Products"

4/2006 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Web 2.0 and the Law"

3/2006 Ann Arbor Business Review, "The New Face of E-Journalism"

2/2006 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Fight Brewing Over Privacy of Search Engine Data"

2/2006 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Michigan Could Benefit from Advanced Energy Funding"

1/2006 Ann Arbor Business Review, "The Third Rail of Telecom Policy: A La Carte cable"

12/2005 Ann Arbor Business Review, "E-Mail Not Necessarily Equivalent to a Letter"

11/2005 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Tech and the New Supreme Court"

11/2005 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Tech & The New Chief Justice"

10/2005 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Protecting Your Assets: Open Source Software"

10/2005 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Cookie Stuffing Hurting Merchants"

9/2005 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Michigan Tech Not Dead: Just Look at the Calendar"

8/2005 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Granholm Delivers Welcome Message to Japan"

7/2005 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "What's 'Next' Is Hot Topic in Michigan"

7/2005 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Good Bye, Grokster"

6/2005 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Covansys Executes One of the First-Ever T's Under a BOT Agreement"

6/2005 Ann Arbor Business Review, "When Medicine and Technology Collide, It's Healthy for Michigan"

5/2005 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Taiwan-China Struggle To Cause New Controls Over Global Tech Company Transfer"

3/2005 Ann Arbor Business Review, "U of M Gets Googled, and They Like It"

2/2005 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Wireless Cities Cool? Or Misguided?"

12/2004 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Phishing the New Wave of Cyber-Crime"

10/2004 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Microsoft a Favorite Target"

10/2004 Ann Arbor Business Review, "Just STOP It"

10/2004 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "CAPITOL UPDATE - The Induce Act of 2004...or 2005?"

9/2004 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Judge Tosses Pa. Law Forcing ISPs to Block Child Porn Sites"

9/2004 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Don't Let Metadata Embarrass Your Business"

8/2004 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Napster Heat Won't Go Away"

8/2004 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Prosecutors, ISP in Fight Over Child Pornography Content"

8/2004 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "TIPS, TRICKS, AND BEST PRACTICES - Avoid Grief by Educating Customers"

7/2004 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "Digital Music Death Knell?"

7/2004 Great Lakes IT Report, Technology and the Law edition, "CONSUMER PRIVACY - Spyware Just Don't Die"

2/1995 Illinois Bar Journal , "Shadow Liens: A Lien by Any Other Name...," (Winner of the Lincoln Award for Outstanding Legal Writing)

Professional Associations

American Bar Association

Chicago Bar Association

State Bar of Michigan (Treasurer, Information Technology Law Section).

 
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