Robert Braun's practice, spanning 30 years, focuses on corporate, finance, and securities law with an emphasis on emerging technologies, hospitality and business transactions.

Bob represents clients in a variety of matters, including mergers, acquisitions, financing, franchising, licensing, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and other corporate transactions.  Bob's practice emphasizes new and emerging technologies, information technology, privacy and security, software development and licensing, and electronic commerce transactions.  As a member of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group, Bob represents clients in the negotiation of hotel and spa management and franchise agreements, the acquisition and divestiture of hotels, resorts, restaurants and other hospitality properties, hotel and hospitality workouts and turnarounds, and ongoing operating issues of hotels, spas, resorts and restaurants. Bob is also a frequent lecturer on banking, securities, technology and hospitality issues, and was the only attorney in the 2012 listing of SuperLawyers to be recognized for Information Technology.

Representative Experience:

• Counseling a variety of companies, including Fortune 1000 companies, on breach notification requirements
• Negotiation of licensing and service agreements for Internet-based software service programs
• Negotiation of  hotel management agreement for a portfolio of 29 hotels throughout the United States 
• Negotiation and closing of a foreign investment in a hotel fund covering 10 hotels in the Southeastern United States
• Representation of a high technology manufacturer in a series of strategic acquisitions 
• Establishment of a hotel brand based on sustainable energy principles, including LEED certification
• Negotiation of a five-star mixed-use hotel development project, including a hotel, condominiums, luxury residences, retail and office space in Dallas, Texas
• Representation of the developer of a golf resort in Palm Desert, California

Robert Braun, a partner in JMBM's Corporate Group, specializes in corporate, finance and securities transactions, with an emphasis on clients with significant involvement, as providers or users, in technology, information and information security. Bob's practice includes establishment and development of strategies to implement computer software, computer hardware, communications and e-commerce solutions, designing and implementing privacy and security programs and protocols, as well as remediating security breaches. 

Bob counsels a variety of firms on software development and licensing; franchising, Web sites design and ownership; electronic commerce transactions and related matters. In addition, Bob represents clients in corporate structuring, financing, acquisitions and divestitures; joint ventures and strategic alliances.

Bob is a frequent lecturer on technology, strategic alliances and hospitality issues, and was the only attorney in the 2012 listing of SuperLawyers to be recognized for Information Technology.

Representative technology clients:

Celestron; Insyght Interactive; Nyko Technologies, Inc.; Mobi Technologies, Inc.; Evive, LLC; Technology Creations, Inc.; Big Red Tent, LLC; Watson Land Company; Hitachi High Technologies America; UltraViolet Devices, Inc.; Transolutions, Inc.; Softscript, Inc.; and Laclede, Inc. Bob is an advisor to the Information Systems Security Association.

Representative Experience:

• Counseling a variety of companies, including Fortune 1000 companies, on breach notification requirements
•  Negotiation of licensing and service agreements for Internet-based software service programs
•  Representation of a high technology manufacturer in a series of strategic acquisitions
•  Representing a major trade association in the adoption of an entity-wide cloud computing solution for membership and education functions
• Representing a software developer in the licensing of its software to Fortune 50 firms 
• Negotiation of media development agreements with top twenty software developers
• Merger of specialty software developers