Mark Radcliffe > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Silicon Valley, United States > Lawyer Profile

Mark Radcliffe

+1 650-833-2266 mark.radcliffe@dlapiper.com View profile

Work Department

Corporate; Trademark and Copyright; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Growth and Venture Capital; Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations; Intellectual Property and Technology; International Trade, Regulatory and Government Affairs; Projects, Energy and Infrastructure; Media, Sport and Entertainment; Life Sciences; Energy and Natural Resources; Technology

Position

Partner

Career

Mark Radcliffe’s practice is split evenly between corporate securities (particularly venture capital transactions) and intellectual property licensing and strategy. He works with technology companies and companies that use technology throughout the world. Currently, he is particularly focused on the use of blockchain technology and the use of tokens for capital formation and implementing new business models.

Mark has been working in Silicon Valley for over 30 years and has worked on over 1,000 venture capital transactions. He has significant experience in applying the law to the issues raised by new technologies, such as open source software, blockchain, IoT and domain names. For example, in 1994, he assisted Network Solutions, Inc. in developing the first domain dispute resolution system which is still the basis for the system in use today. His clients range from Fortune 500 such as Oracle Corporation and Sony Corporation to unknown startups. Currently, he and his team work with over 50 startups. He has worked across a wide variety of industries, including software (in particular open source software), blockchain, IoT, semiconductor, consumer electronics, content licensing (from music to characters), and medical devices.

Languages

French

Education

J.D., Harvard University; B.S., University of Michigan; Certificate of Completion, Universite Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne