FIRM PROFILE

Biography

Brian J. Donovan is an attorney and engineer with twenty-nine years of

international business experience. Since graduating from the U.S. Merchant

Marine Academy in 1975, Brian has lived and worked throughout the world,

initially as a marine engineer in the North Sea for J. Ray McDermott and

later as Senior Project Manager - Foreign Operations for Offshore Logistics,

Inc.

In 1982, he founded B. Donovan Associates, Inc., an engineering and

international business development firm. His broad-based international

business experience has involved the invention and patenting of a Blowout

Suppression System for use in the oil gas exploration industry, a

ships-for-goods countertrade program with the former Soviet Union, the

negotiation for the development of offshore oil gas properties in Latin

America, privatization acquisitions in the Mercosur, Venezuela and Panama,

and the development of a casino resort project in Uruguay.

Brian, a member of The Florida Bar, The U.S. District Court, Middle District

of Florida and The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,

is uniquely qualified to cost-effectively combine excellent legal skills

with the practical cultural, political and financial advice necessary to

ensure his client's success. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's

Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in Finance and Industry and Who's

Who in the World. His law firm concentrates on international business

development, business law (U.S. and international), securities law and

corporate law.

International Experience

Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France,

Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, United

Kingdom, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Education

Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY.

- J.D. with a concentration in International Law, International Business

Law and Securities Law.

Recipient of the Global Law Practice Award as the outstanding

graduate in the areas of International Law and International Business Law.

United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY.

- B.S., with honors, in Marine/Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering.

Admitted to Practice

Florida.

United States District Court, Middle District of Florida.

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Languages

English, Spanish Portuguese.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

International Business Law

As a result of having lived and worked throughout the world, Brian fully

appreciates and can readily address the peculiar complexities often

associated with international business transactions. He negotiates in

English, Spanish and Portuguese and, more importantly, understands the

cultures of the foreign countries in which he has lived.

Since 1975, Brian has advised his clients on the following international

business matters.

Negotiation and Drafting of International Business Transaction Documents:

Technology Transfer Agreements, License Agreements, Distributorship and

Sales Agreements, Representation Agreements, Franchise Agreements and

Production Sharing Agreements

Joint Ventures

Mergers Acquisitions

Capital Markets

International Trade

Privatizations

International Project Finance

Securities Law

Private Placements of Debt and Equity Securities

Initial Public Offerings

U.S. Offerings by Foreign Issuers - American Depository Receipts ( ADRs )

Corporate Law

Formation and Capitalization

Fiduciary Duties of Officers Directors

Employment Agreements and Consulting Agreements

Mergers Acquisitions:

Negotiation and Drafting of Stock Purchase Agreements

Negotiation and Drafting of Asset Purchase Agreements

General Business Litigation

Civil RICO Litigation