About Us

• FIRM PROFILE
  
  Biography
  Brian J. Donovan is an attorney and engineer with tBrian J. Donovan, Attorney at Lawnty-nine years of
  international business experience. Since graduating from the U.S. Merchant
  Marine Academy in 1975, Brian has lived and worked throughout the world,
  initially as a marine engineer in the North Sea for J. Ray McDermott and
  later as Senior Project Manager - Foreign Operations for Offshore Logistics,
  Inc.
  
  In 1982, he founded B. Donovan & Associates, Inc., an engineering and
  international business development firm. His broad-based international
  business experience has involved the invention and patenting of a Blowout
  Suppression System for use in the oil & gas exploration industry, a
  ships-for-goods countertrade program with the former Soviet Union, the
  negotiation for the development of offshore oil & gas properties in Latin
  America, privatization acquisitions in the Mercosur, Venezuela and Panama,
  and the development of a casino resort project in Uruguay.
  
  Brian, a member of The Florida Bar, The U.S. District Court, Middle District
  of Florida and The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,
  is uniquely qualified to cost-effectively combine excellent legal skills
  with the practical cultural, political and financial advice necessary to
  ensure his client's success. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's
  Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in Finance and Industry and Who's
  Who in the World. His law firm concentrates on international business
  development, business law (U.S. and international), securities law and
  corporate law.
  
  
  International Experience
  Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France,
  Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, United
  Kingdom, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
  
  
  Education
  Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY.
  - J.D. with a concentration in International Law, International Business
  Law and Securities Law.
  Recipient of the Global Law & Practice Award as the outstanding
  graduate in the areas of International Law and International Business Law.
  
  United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY.
  - B.S., with honors, in Marine/Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering.
  
  
  Admitted to Practice
  Florida.
  United States District Court, Middle District of Florida.
  United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
  
  
  Languages
  English, Spanish & Portuguese.
  
  
  AREAS OF PRACTICE
  
  International Business Law
  
  As a result of having lived and worked throughout the world, Brian fully
  appreciates and can readily address the peculiar complexities often
  associated with international business transactions. He negotiates in
  English, Spanish and Portuguese and, more importantly, understands the
  cultures of the foreign countries in which he has lived.
  
  Since 1975, Brian has advised his clients on the following international
  business matters.
  
  Negotiation and Drafting of International Business Transaction Documents:
  Technology Transfer Agreements, License Agreements, Distributorship and
  Sales Agreements, Representation Agreements, Franchise Agreements and
  Production Sharing Agreements
  
  Joint Ventures
  
  Mergers & Acquisitions
  
  Capital Markets
  
  International Trade
  
  Privatizations
  
  International Project Finance
  
  
  Securities Law
  Private Placements of Debt and Equity Securities
  
  Initial Public Offerings
  
  U.S. Offerings by Foreign Issuers - American Depository Receipts ( ADRs )
  
  
  Corporate Law
  Formation and Capitalization
  
  Fiduciary Duties of Officers & Directors
  
  Employment Agreements and Consulting Agreements
  
  Mergers & Acquisitions:
  Negotiation and Drafting of Stock Purchase Agreements
  Negotiation and Drafting of Asset Purchase Agreements
  
  General Business Litigation
  
  Civil RICO Litigation