Brent Britton

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name = Brent Britton


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birth_date = 1966
birth_place = Bangor, Maine
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education = SM, MIT Media Lab; JD, Boston University
occupation = Attorney
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Brent Cabot James Britton (born 1966), noted Intellectual property lawyer and radio personality, was influential in establishing the legal framework that ushered in the late 20th century Internet boom in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, California.

Biography

Born and raised in Bangor, Maine, Britton earned a BA in computer science from University of Maine in 1989, an SM from the MIT Media Lab in 1991, and a JD from Boston University School of Law in 1994. He is the only Medialab alum ever to become a practicing lawyer.

Britton founded and co-published one of the first ever online magazines, NutWorks, from January 1985 through March 1990. [cite web | author=Peter Flynn | url=http://imbolc.ucc.ie/~pflynn/humour/nutworks.shtml | title = Nutworks | accessdate = 2007-06-24] [cite web | author=Peter Flynn | url=http://www.pcuf.fi/~pjx/nutworks/ | title = Nutworks Electronic Humor Magazine | accessdate = 2007-06-24] In 1992 and 1993 he was the first volunteer law clerk for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In 1994 he founded and served as Editor in Chief of the Boston University Journal of Science & Technology Law, the first all-digital law journal.

In 1997 Britton co-founded Britton Silberman and Cervantez, LLP, one of the first law firms devoted exclusively to internet companies. The high-flying firm became well known in legal circles for applying specialized intellectual property and venture capital knowledge to Internet-based start-ups, as well as among the digerati for ushering in the era of the lavish "dot com party." [cite news | author= | publisher = San Francisco Daily Journal | url= | title = Young, Hip, Cool and Fun | date = 1999-04-14 | accessdate = ] Britton Silberman and Cervantez was acquired by Thelen Reid & Priest in 2000. [cite news | author= Victoria Slind-Flor | publisher = National Law Journal | url= http://www.whiteandlee.com/new_pressNLJ00.html | title = Big Times for Small Firms | date = 2000-07-10 | accessdate = 2007-06-24] He has also been Partner and Of Counsel with several other major international law firms, and is now of counsel the Tampa, Florida office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. He is a recognized expert in laws relating to virtual worlds and online communities, including virtual crime. He is often quoted, teaches, and publishes, on developments in law and entrepreneurship in the fields of technology law, science, and art. [cite news | author= | publisher = Gulf Coast Business Review | url=http://www.review.net/publications.asp?rls_id=2167 | title = Ideas to money | date = 2005-06-21 | accessdate = 2007-06-24]

Britton co-hosts, with Michele Bauer, the CEO Lounge [Citation | title = CEO Lounge | url = http://www.tampabayceo.com/ceolounge.html] on talk radio 860 AM WGUL, Tampa, a weekly radio show and podcast [Citation | title = CEO Lounge Podcast| url = http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=274983158] ) where CEOs and other entrepreneurs share their stories for succeeding in business and enjoying life along the way.

Britton is an avid runner on Bayshore Blvd in Tampa.

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External links

* [http://www.ssd.com/lawyers/lawyer_detail.aspx?lawyerid=21632 biograpy] - on firm website
* [http://www.tbtf.org/projects/tbtf/5-TBTFPublicWebsite/web_profile-britton.htm Tampa Bay Technology Forum] - Tampa Bay Technology Forum