Michael serves as a trusted legal and business advisor to world-class technology companies-ranging from early-stage startups to mature, publicly traded corporations-in both day-to-day matters and a wide-range of corporate transactions, including venture and growth financings, mergers and acquisitions, initial and follow-on public offerings, debt financings and corporate reorganizations.
Michael has been involved in some of the most notable and industry-defining deals in the technology sector. Some highlights include representing Databricks in its $10 billion Series J financing-the largest venture capital round in history; advising CoreWeave in its $1.1 billion Series C funding and nearly $1.3 billion across two secondary sales; Wiz in its $1 billion funding round and acquisition of Gem Security; Bridge in its strategic sale to Stripe; and Coinbase’s direct listing.
His robust space practice positions him as a thoughtful and strategic counselor to early and growth-stage space companies, including Relativity Space, Ursa Major, Vast Space, LeoLabs, and Pixxel Space providing comprehensive guidance on their most critical opportunities and challenges.
Michael has received numerous accolades and has been consistently recognized as a leading lawyer to technology companies and their investors by publications including Chambers, Law360, Legal 500, Super Lawyers, and LMG Life Sciences.