PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Michael is an experienced business attorney and legal advisor. He believes that a great lawyer contributes to client success by finding solutions, fueling ideas, and resolving roadblocks. Michael’s commercial practice involves negotiating complex transactions, resolving challenging disputes, developing compliant policies, and protecting clients’ innovations. He has advised companies in the technology, healthcare, products, entertainment, finance, and construction industries.
Before joining Christensen & Jensen, Michael worked as general counsel for a growing tech company, as a clerk (staff attorney) for a federal judge, and as an attorney for other respected regional law firms. With an undergraduate degree in English, he was an editor and copywriter before law school, as well as a teaching assistant for the Legal Research and Writing course during law school.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Business Counseling:
- Company formations and governance
- Business and asset acquisitions
- Fundraising and capital
- Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
- Enterprise contracts
- Pre-litigation dispute resolution
Employment/Workplace Advising:
- Noncompete, nonsolicit, and nondisclosure agreements
- Trade secret development and enforcement
- Employee handbooks and other workplace policies
Litigation:
- Jury trials and arbitrations
- Mediation and settlement negotiations
- Motion practice and appeals
- Contract breaches
- Shareholder actions
- Personal injury
- Insurance coverage disputes
- Fraud claims
EDUCATION
- J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J.D.
- Graduated cum laude
- BYU Law Review, Executive Editor
- Brigham Young University, B.A., English
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- Utah State Courts
- United States District Court, District of Utah
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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