A member of the Corporate, Tax & Transactions Service Line, Michael's practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, drafting and negotiating contracts, and assisting clients in compliance with federal and state securities laws and corporate governance issues. He has substantial experience representing private equity and venture capital funds in connection with the legal aspects of their investments into issuers and in representing issuers raising capital from private equity and venture capital funds.
Michael provides ongoing representation to clients in sectors such as:
- Manufacturing, distribution, and fulfillment in the areas of consumer products
- Health care IT software and related services
- Wholesale and retail food production
- Private equity funds and family offices that have invested in the health care sector and commercial real estate
- Small businesses, including numerous physician employment practices, in addressing day-to-day concerns between directors or shareholders or with employees
Michael enjoys attending concerts and sporting events and traveling with his family with a goal to see every national park together.
Education
J.D., cum laude, University of Florida, 1996
B.A., Duke University, 1993
Professional Associations
- General Counsel to the Florida Holocaust Museum
- Association for Corporate Growth, member
- The Florida Bar, Business Law Section, Corporations, Securities and Financial Services Committee (former Vice-Chair)
- Tampa Jewish Federation, former Finance Committee Member; former Board Member, Young Adult Division
- Congregation Rodeph Sholom, former Board Member
- The Children’s Dream Fund, former Committee Member
Honors
- Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Up & Comers Award, 2008
- Florida Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine, 2016
Representative Matters
- Ongoing representation of companies in manufacturing, distribution, and fulfillment of skin care and coconut oil products; health care IT software and related services; and healthy prepared meal production and its wholesale and retail sale
- Ongoing representation of private equity funds and family offices that have invested significantly in the health care ecosystem and commercial real estate
- Ongoing representation of small businesses, including numerous physician employment practices, in addressing day-to-day matters or concerns between directors or shareholders or with employees which may arise from time to time