Rob Brighton
Corporate and Transactional Attorney, Specializing in M&A, Securities and Secured Lending Past Director, ACG Global Board, Co-Founder and Past Chair of ACG Florida Capital Connection , Current Director ACG South Florida
- Role
- Shareholder at Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rob Brighton
Rob is a corporate transactional attorney who concentrates his practice in the areas of securities, corporate finance, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, private equity and venture capital. Admitted to The Florida and New York Bars, Rob serves on various business law related committees of the American Bar Association, as well as The Florida and NY Bar, including Committees on Legal Opinions, Federal Securities Regulation, Corporate Governance, and Small Business. He is the current Vice Chair of the Opinions Committee and Chairs the Florida Bar Business Law’s Study Group on DAO legislation.Rob frequently writes and speaks on topics in the corporate and securities law areas.Mr. Brighton is a former member of the board of directors of the Association for Corporate Growth global(ACG) and also served on its audit committee. In addition, he is a past President and a current member of the Board of Directors of the South Florida Chapter of ACG and has served five terms as Chairman of the Florida ACG Capital Connection, which he co-founded. Mr. Brighton also has served as a director of the Florida Venture Forum and is actively involved in the SFNet (Commercial Finance Association), the Turnaround Management Association, the Gold Coast Venture Forum, and the South Florida Technology Alliance, among other business development organizations.Specialties: Corporate securities and finance transactions, including debt and equity transactions, as well as M&A transactions, initial public offerings (including SPAC offerings) as well as private FinTech, including blockchain and cryptocurrency transactions, and FinTech and other fund formations, and investment adviser and broker dealer formation and compliance.
Experience
Shareholder
Oct 2018 — Present · Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Education
Duke University
AB, History and Philosophy
1975 — 1979
Duke University
AB, History and Philosphy
1975 — 1979
Vanderbilt University Law School
JD, Law
1979 — 1982
Skills
- Licensing
- Corporate Law
- Restructuring
- Financial Analysis
- Divestitures
- Acquisitions
- Trade Secrets
- Private Placements
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Real Estate Transactions
- Due Diligence
- Digital Ledger Technology, the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
- Corporate Finance
- Arbitration
- Litigation
- Mergers
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Finance
- Courts
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Governance
- Mediation
- Real Estate
- Joint Ventures
- Intellectual Property
- Legal Assistance
- Bankruptcy
- Securities Regulation
- Venture Capital
- Securities
- Private Equity
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