Michael S. Umansky

Mr. Umansky is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Del Mar Heights office and is the Chair of the firm's Emerging Growth/Venture Capital team.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Umansky practices corporate law with a concentration on emerging growth and established technology, clean technology and life sciences companies, venture capital and private equity investors, and entrepreneurs. He has extensive experience in venture capital financings, strategic collaborations, commercial contracts, technology licensing, mergers and acquisitions, public securities offerings, and public company reporting and counseling.

Mr. Umansky also has significant business experience, having served for almost three years as vice president and general counsel for Linspire, Inc, a developer of Linux-based operating system software and services (acquired by Xandros, Inc.), and Gizmo5 Technologies, Inc., a venture-backed Internet telephony company (acquired by Google Inc.).

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Corporate, 2) Emerging Growth/Venture Capital, 3) Mergers and Acquisitions, 4) Private Equity and 5) Technology Transactions
Law School The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (J.D., 1983)
Education University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1990)
Bar Member / Association California State Bar Association
Most recent firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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