Michael Keeling and his associated law firm, Keeling Law Offices, PC, do NOT provide patent searching, preparation, prosecution, or filing of patent applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Michael is focused to driving value and creating efficiencies via telecom, contracts, property, estate, and related civil matters. Skilled negotiator, writer and legal counselor having over thirty-five years of hands-on experience developing, implementing and harvesting complex technical initiatives—their associated global standards, regulatory, and public policy frameworks, as well as their organizational, funding, and procurement needs—and value preservation.

Entity formation and acquisition includes providing negotiation strategies and closing documents for asset purchases and share-based acquisitions. Structuring governance and financing. Synthesizing technology strategies, proprietary business processes and implementation plans meeting client goals while maximizing investor exit options. Establishing negotiating stances and functioning as relationship manager.

Agreements include NDAs, licensing, agent, master agent, reseller and carrier, and procurement. Procurement vehicles include clear and compelling bid-options affecting process improvements, cost/benefit justifications, and service level guidelines and related objectives—and framing related contract negotiation stances.

Areas of interest: Legal Strategist. Idea generator. Generating business methods and strategies. Valuating intangibles. Guiding entrepreneurs and ventures through the inventorship-to-commercialization gap. Advising entities re: licensing strategies and investments into technology startups/mergers offering high performance, accountability and multiple exit strategies. Key industries include telecom, IT, renewables, semiconductors, and software.