Leonard D. Young, Esq.

Leonard D. Young, Esq.
Director for Office of Technology Transfer

Leonard D. Young is Director of the Technology Transfer Office and Associate General Counsel for the University. Prior to joining the University in 2009 he was a Partner and Chair of the General Counsel Practice Group, of Walter & Haverfield (“W&H”) an Ohio based Law firm. At W&H Mr. Young specialized in providing publicly-traded and privately-held companies services ranging from advising Senior Management on day-to-day legal issues to participating in a variety of complex business transaction including acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, international transactions, and technology licensing agreements.

Mr. Young also practiced corporate and international business law in Northeast Ohio for more than 30 years serving has Senior Corporate Counsel for Reliance Electric Company, a diversified manufacturer of industrial motors, controls, and inter-telecommunications equipment and General Counsel and Assistant Secretary for the Ferro Corporation, a $2 billion publicly-traded international specialty chemicals company with operations in twenty-six countries. As general counsel, he served as a key member of the Senior Management Team and provided legal advice on a wide range of strategic policy and technical decisions throughout the organization.