Steve Verp, Esq.

General Counsel and executive with comprehensive experience providing transactional, operational, and legal counsel to technology, real estate, and digital infrastructure companies. President of a $45 million business, law firm experience, and General Counsel and Managing Director of Investments for a private equity company. Additionally, 10 years of experience in data center sales, operations, and legal matters. Write, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements for technology, SaaS companies, and tech startups, who provide software services including MSA’s, NDA’s, licenses, M&A, governance, and compliance. Advise technology companies on business models, business structure, and business plans including insurance and tax issues. Additionally review and negotiate IT contracts for businesses that have third-party internet and cybersecurity providers including SLAs, insurance, and limitation of liability issues they relate to data breaches, outages, and ransomware events.

Areas of Practice

• Technology contracts and agreements
• Cybersecurity and IT
• Corporate law
• Real Estate
• Startups
• Advisory

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, several Federal District Courts and Appeals Courts, and the United States Supreme Court.
• Licensed Real Estate Broker, New York State.

Education

• Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
• Union College, B.A

Civic & Professional Activities

• District XI Ethics Committee – Chairman
  • Appointed by Bar Association and Presiding Judge to lead a 12-member committee to oversee and enforce state ethics laws, rules, and regulations.
• Borough of Demarest – Councilman (elected) and Planning Board Member
  • Reduced budget deficit by $1.1M.
• Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing – Volunteer & Event Leader
  • Lead fly-fishing trips with disabled military veterans for non-profit.