Michael D Stovsky

Mike leads Benesch’s Intellectual Property, Technology Deals, Data Security and Privacy, and Blockchain and Smart Contracts practices.

He has nearly three decades of experience representing technology companies from start-up to growth stage, middle market to Fortune 50, as well as major regional and national venture capital and private equity funds and their portfolio companies, and as lead outside counsel on technology transactions, intellectual property, privacy and data security, CIPP/US, GDPR DPO, and Metaverse law.

Mike provides advice and guidance with respect to the protection of trade secrets and other confidential business information, drafts and reviews confidentiality, non-competition, and non-circumvention agreements, and performs due diligence with respect to trade secret and confidentiality issues in the context of technology deals and M&A transactions.

Member, Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Committee Member, Technology Committee

Committee Member, Security Committee

Committee Member, Overseas Connection Committee

Chair, OCC STEM Education Subcommittee

Co-Chair, Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration Event (2020-2021)

Member, Board of Trustees, Friendship Circle of Cleveland

Member, Digital and Technology Advisory Committee, Cleveland Museum of Art

Member and Co-Chair, Legal Node - Legislation Subcommittee, Blockland Cleveland

Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Committee on Law and Commerce in Cyberspace, Business Law Section

Member, Science and Technology Law Section

Member, Licensing Executives Society

Member, Leadership Cleveland (Class of 2010)

Former Member, Board of Trustees, Providence House

Former Member, Board of Trustees, Beachwood Schools Foundation

Former Member, Host Committee - 2019 Shout Out!, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center

Former Board Member, IP Advisory Council, University of Akron Law School

Former Adjunct Professor, Case Western Reserve University Law School

Former Member, Anti-Defamation League National Commission

Former Member, Board of Trustees - Ohio Region

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Northwestern University

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America®: Information Technology

Listed, Crain’s Cleveland Business ”Notables in Law”