Professionals

David A. Castor

dcastor@alerdingcastor.com

David Castor concentrates his practice on advising and serving Indiana businesses and their owners through their legal matters. Mr. Castor's practice is focused largely on representing SaaS and Internet based companies as general counsel. He has experience in SaaS and technology licensing, contract development and negotiations, mergers & acquisitions, emerging business matters, private equity, and corporate governance issues. Mr. Castor holds a B.S. in Management from Purdue University, an M.B.A. (concentration in Finance) from Butler University, and a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis.

Education & Qualifications

  • Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, J.D., 2002
  • Butler University, MBA, with honors, 2004
  • Purdue University, B.S., Industrial Management, 1997
  • Admitted to Indiana Bar, 2002
  • Admitted to practice before the Indiana Supreme Court and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, 2002
  • Indiana International & Comparative Law Review, 2001–2002
  • Harrison Legal Writing Award–3rd Place; Harrison Legal Writing Competition sponsored by the Indiana State Bar Association, 2003

Memberships

  • Indianapolis Bar Association
  • Indiana State Bar Association
  • Beta Gamma Sigma 

Publications and Speaking Engagements

  • The Impact of Wenzel v. Hopper & Galliher on Minority Stock Valuation in Buy Back Transactions, 48 Res Gestae, 22 (Oct. 2004).
  • Treading Water in the Data Privacy Age: A Review of Safe Harbor's First Year, 12 IND. INT'L COMP. L. REV. 265 (2002).
  • Moderator and Panel Member, Plenary Panel on Funding Innovation In Indiana, 2009 TechPoint Innovation Summit
  • Guest Speaker, Legal Landscape For Corporate Blogging, 2009 MBO (Masters of Business Online) Conference

Community Involvement

  • Board of Directors, AD-IN, Inc.
  • Board of Directors, Hope for Indianapolis, Inc.
  • Board of Directors (former), Harrison Center for the Arts, Inc.
  • Member, Redeemer Presbyterian Church