Max is of counsel in GrayRobinson's Gainesville office. He focuses his practice in intellectual property law dealing with patent drafting and prosecution, licensing and technology transfer, corporate formation and governance, contract drafting and negotiation, and federal contract and grant compliance. Prior to joining GrayRobinson he opened his own law firm, Maxwell L. Minch Esq. PA, and served as a General Legal Consultant for Banyan Biomarkers Inc. He also previously worked 4 years as the in-house General Counsel for Banyan Biomarkers Inc. During his time there he established the company's legal and intellectual property department, prepared US and foreign patent applications in the biomedical field, managed the company's patent portfolio, oversaw the company's scientific publications, in addition to negotiating the company's contracts and licenses. Additionally, he helped navigate Department of Defense and National Institute of Health grant compliance and assisted with interpretation of FDA regulations for negotiatingclinical trial agreements for the approval of a medical diagnostic.After receiving his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida, Max went on to complete a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering at UF. Prior to this he received his Bachelors of Science in Nuclear Engineering, also from UF. Max generously served in our Naval forces for six years, four of which aboard submarines. He completed Electronics Technician 'A' School, Naval Nuclear Power School and served aboard the USS Pasadena (SSN752) as electronics technician and reactor operator. - See more at: #