Jeffrey Warren Berkman

Seasoned business lawyer with extensive experience working with entrepreneurs, companies, and business ventures in a variety of industries, including high tech, management consulting, real estate development, film and television, Internet, e-learning, software and hardware development, retail, life sciences, call center/business process outsourcing, and a variety of brick and mortar businesses. Serve as counsel to companies and individuals as outside general counsel and M&A/transactional counsel. Serve as business advisor to entrepreneurs seeking assistance with business start-up matters. I have handled numerous M&A deals, corporate, venture capital and commercial transactions worldwide, and bring the experience of both a dealmaker and a lawyer to U.S. and international business transactions. Specialties: Venture capital; corporate/business law; M&A, corporate financing; assisting start-ups, handling corporation structuring; working with non-profits, contract drafting/review (licensing, distribution, employment and general commercial contracts); franchising; and film/television productions/entertainment law matters. Extensive experience handling corporate and commercial transactions in the U.S. Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore and several countries in Europe. Proficient in Mandarin Chinese

New York University School of Law

LL.M. | International Law

1995 - 1996

New York Law School

J.D. (1989)

1986 - 1989

Honors: Magna Cum Laude Editor-in-Chief: Law Review

Activities: New York Law School Law Review

Middlebury College

B.A. | Political Science/Mandarin

1982 - 1986

Founding Partner

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman PLLC

2018 - Current

Adjunct Professor -- Business Organizations II

Touro Law Center

2017 - Current

Founding Partner

The Berkman Law Firm, PLLC

2010 - Current

The Berkman Law Firm is a business/corporate firm with extensive experience handling business transactions in the United States, Asia and Europe. As the former General Counsel of an international venture capital firm, I have extensive experience handling the various legal issues businesses need to consider, including structuring an entity, financing, private equity/venture capital, distribution, website policies, contracts, buy-sell agreements and general corporate/business matters. The Firm provides premiere legal guidance to entrepreneurs, investors and emerging and established companies on a variety of U.S. and international legal matters. The Firm’s cost-effective, personal service is tailored to the individual concerns of clients, ranging from large corporations to small businesses as well as individuals.

General Counsel

Bigfoot Ventures Ltd

2000 - 2010

General Counsel, international venture capital firm with operations in the U.S., Asia and Europe.

Associate

Several Major New York City Law Firms

1990 - 2000

Teaching Fellow

Stanford Law School

1996 - 1997

Judicial Law Clerk

Second Circuit, Court of Appeals

1989 - 1990

Due Diligence and the Business Transaction: Getting the Deal Done

APress

November, 2013

Business Law-- Regular Presenter for number of Orgs.

The Best Attorneys for Privately Held Companies -- Finalist

New York Enterprise Report

2012

Marino Legal

Lecturer

Current

Activities: Continuing Legal Eduation (CLE) lecturer on corporate/business law matters.

Carmike Cinemas, Inc.

Director

Current

Activities: Member, Board of Directors, NASDAQ listed (CKEC)

Second Chance Animal Rescue of Levittown New York

Director

2014 - Current

Families in Support of Treatment. Inc.

Advisory Committee

2014 - Current

Activities: Non profit organization supporting families who have been affected by drug and alcohol addiction

Kowledge Platform

Director

2013

Activities: Member, Board of Directors

Connecticut

Since 1990

New York

Since 1990

• Free Consultation

• Corporate Law
• Non-Profit Law
• Venture Capital/Private Equity Law