Ben Lyon:

Ben Lyon is one of the leading telecommunications and transactional lawyers. During the last 10 years he has served as a General Counsel and advisor to the board of directors for a number of technology firms in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. He negotiated and documented complex domestic and international corporate and transactional matters, technology and infrastructure deals and has worked on multiple investment matters, private and public equity financing, debt financing, real estate purchasing and real property development, mineral resources and mining projects, e-commerce, Internet, wireless technology, telecommunications, patents, copyrights, trademarks, corporate security, data protection and regulatory matters.

Among the transactions in the industry, he includes

  • advising on large scale development projects, in-bound and out-bound services agreements, software and hardware licensing agreements, strategic alliances and marketing, sales and distribution agreements.
  • NASDAQ public offerings, advisor on multiple mergers and acquisitions.
  • Multiple $50+ million long term deals with companies such as Schlumberger, AT&T, AT&T Wireless, American Express, SBC, UPS, Mellon, United Health Group and Verizon; negotiated a $400 million wireless telecommunications infrastructure development deal with Ericsson, $100 million wireless handset deal with Nokia, $50 million deal with Mitsubishi and major deals with Microsoft, Northern States Power and PECO

Among other things he is currently an Advisor to Seakay, the leading organization for the Silicon Valley WiFi Project.

He also found time to teach law. Adjunct Professor- University of San Francisco-School of Law from 1990 thru 2003 instructing on the law and practice of international business transactions and the laws of the C.I.S., including offshore business formation, foreign corrupt practices, protection of intellectual property abroad, currency, CISG, UNIDROIT, customs, and international joint ventures.

Visiting Professor, Charles University School of Law—Prague- Summers of 1997 through 2002. Visiting Professor, University of Latvia- Spring 1993.

Ben received his Juris Doctor from the University of Loyola - School of Law, Los Angeles and a Bachelors Degree (Phi Kappa Phi Honors) from the University of California – Davis.

Member of the California State Bar.

Member of the Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel.

Former Chairman of the Board of the International Law Committee-San Francisco Bar Assn.

Former Chairman of the Board- California Russia Trade Association

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