Evan Smith

Licensed patent attorney, electrical engineer, M.B.A., and entrepreneur advising clients on intellectual property, corporate strategy, fundraising, licensing, and technology-driven business growth.

Intellectual Property Litigation Corporate Law

Professional Profile

Evan Smith is a licensed patent attorney, electrical engineer, M.B.A., and serial entrepreneur who founded technology startups serving international markets. His background combines legal, technical, executive, and entrepreneurial experience across intellectual property, corporate strategy, and business growth.

He has served as an adviser to startup companies, C.E.O. of Eye Controls L.L.C., C.O.O. and General Counsel at EyeTicket Corporation, and general counsel of a well-established fintech company. As a partner at Greenberg Traurig, he also led the intellectual property department at the firm’s main technology office.

Evan’s strategic advice on corporate and intellectual property issues draws on decades of experience in forming companies, raising funds, and protecting, enforcing, and licensing patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. He has advised hundreds of fast-growing companies building valuable portfolios in the medical, electronic, internet, computer, and mechanical fields.

Signature Focus

Rare Technical and Legal Combination

Evan combines the perspective of a licensed patent attorney with the training of an electrical engineer and the commercial lens of an M.B.A., allowing him to advise clients with both technical depth and business practicality.

Startup and Fundraising Experience

Having founded companies and served in multiple executive roles, Evan understands how intellectual property, corporate structure, and capital strategy work together in building and scaling high-growth businesses.

High-Value Enforcement and Licensing

His litigation and licensing experience includes the enforcement of major patent portfolios, successful royalty generation, and strategic resolution of trademark and infringement disputes across national markets.

Areas of Focus

Patent strategy, prosecution, protection, and enforcement
Trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection
Licensing and monetization of intellectual property portfolios
Corporate formation and structuring for startups and growth companies
Fundraising strategy and investor-facing legal preparation
IP portfolio development across medical, electronic, internet, computer, and mechanical fields
Patent and trademark litigation support in federal courts across multiple jurisdictions
Strategic legal guidance for technology and fintech businesses

Credentials & Recognition

Patent law, intellectual property strategy, licensing, enforcement, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, startup counseling, fundraising support, fintech, and technology-driven business matters.

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Kettering University

M.B.A., Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center

United States Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Former CEO of Eye Controls L.L.C., COO and General Counsel at EyeTicket Corporation, general counsel of a fintech company, and adviser to numerous startup businesses.

Former partner at Greenberg Traurig, where he led the intellectual property department at the firm’s main technology office.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Matters described here reflect work performed by the attorney, in some cases with other counsel or at a prior firm, and outcomes depend on the specific facts and law of each matter.

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