Michael represents public corporate clients and private equity funds with commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters.

Overview

Prior to joining Moore & Van Allen, Michael served as Corporate Counsel for The Home Depot where he focused on advising several business units on complex commercial transactions and assisted with their related businesses on M&A and other complex transactions. He brings his experience and  perspective to understanding the challenges and issues facing in-house counsel on a daily basis. Clients appreciate that Michael understands their concerns and businesses and his ability to help them navigate the practical issues and legal issues.

In addition to providing day-to-day counsel on general corporate matters, he has managed, as both in-house and external counsel,  a wide range of complex transactions and agreements domestically and internationally, including:

  • Complex commercial contracts, including SAAS Master Services and Cloud services agreements, independent contractor agreements and outsourcing contracts
  • Acquisitions and divestitures of stock and assets
  • Equity and acquisition financing transactions
  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Strategic and venture capital investments
  • Joint ventures
  • Bankruptcy and restructuring transactions
  • Recapitalizations and other control and non-control transactions

In each engagement, Michael helps clients identify and manage legal risks while advancing practical solutions to meet their strategic objectives. 

Notable

Notable

  • The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 – 2023, 2024

Education

  • J.D., Emory University School of Law, 2018
  • B.B.A., University of Georgia, 2012

Admissions

  • Georgia
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