Mark A. LindonOf Counsel

Mark Lindon has over 25 years of business law experience working for both private law firms and as in-house counsel.  He has handled billions of dollars in business, finance, mergers & acquisition, technology, licensing and distribution deals, and has substantial experience in supervising successful litigation.  Mr. Lindon serves as outside general counsel for a number of companies, and regularly advises companies and entrepreneurs on transactional and operational matters.  His substantial experience spans a number of fast-paced industries including medical devices, technology, finance, manufacturing and telecom.

Mr. Lindon was a corporate lawyer at Wall Street law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan for eight years following law school. He successfully represented a multitude of clients (early stage to Fortune 500) in numerous complex mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, venture capital investments, debt restructurings, public and private debt and equity offerings, financings and licensing transactions.  He then went on to start his own law firm, continuing to practice in these areas in addition to advising hedge funds, structuring investment partnerships, and advising numerous small and medium size companies through all stages of growth.

From 2006 to present, Mr. Lindon has served as general counsel of Bioness Inc., a medical device company owned by Alfred E. Mann, a prominent medical device billionaire and entrepreneur. From 2006-2009 Mr. Lindon was in-house and since 2009 to present he has served as a consultant. At Bioness, Mr. Lindon managed the acquisition of a foreign medical device manufacturer, numerous domestic and international licensing and distributorship transactions and IP strategies, and structured numerous compliance and risk management programs and policies.  Mr. Lindon continues to serve as Bioness’ primary counsel.

Mr. Lindon graduated from Georgetown University (magna cum laude) and UCLA Law School (Executive Editor of the Federal Communications Law Journal).

Representative Matters

• Led crucial 15-month acquisition of Israeli medical device manufacturer
• Negotiated unique tax rulings with Israeli government for transaction viability
• Negotiated numerous joint venture and partnership agreements for real estate acquisitions, investments and financings
• Negotiated shared services agreements between public and private companies
• Represented buyers and sellers in numerous merger and acquisition transactions (in technology, manufacturing, financial services, life sciences and defense and aerospace)
• Represented issuers and investment banks in numerous financing and private placement transactions
• Represented companies and executives in executive employment and compensations  agreements
• Negotiated manufacturing services agreements and design services agreements
• Managed domestic and international disputes and litigation involving employment  issues, intellectual property licenses and other business matters

Admissions, Memberships & Qualifications

• State Bar of California, 1985
• Member Business Law section of the State Bar
• Member Intellectual Propery Law section of the State Bar

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 1985 (Executive Editor of the Federal Communications Law Journal)
• Georgetown University, A.B., 1982 (magna cum laude)