Michael Pressman Email & Phone Number

Redmond, Washington, Us

Governance, Securities, and Treasury

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel (2/2015–Present)Director, Assistant General Counsel (1/2011–2/2015)• Lead enterprise-wide ’34 Act attorney for Bank of America and Merrill Lynch (Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, Regulation FD, Regulation G, Section 16 reporting, insider trading compliance);• Manage interactions with SEC staff and draft responses to SEC comment letters; review and comment upon SEC rule proposals and evaluate impact on Bank of America; • Supervise global securities law and exchange obligations (NYSE, London Stock Exchange, Tokyo Stock Exchange, etc.);• Manage Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Disclosure and Due Diligence Committees;• Advise essential components of the Finance function (Treasury, Investor Relations, Tax, Accounting Policy, Regulatory Reporting, Accounts Payable, etc.);• Advise on other Bank of America disclosures including U.S. and EU Pillar 3 disclosures, and Resolution Plans;• Serve as strategic member of Employee Engagement Council, Legal Technology Council, SOX Deficiency Evaluation Council and CFO Records Retention Council• Manage team of internal and external attorneys and paralegals

Deputy Secretary and Senior Counsel • Advised on corporate governance matters including interacting with institutional investors and ratings agencies; managed U.S. subsidiaries; drafted board resolutions; prepared board materials and communications; assisted with planning board meetings;• Lead attorney for the ‘34 Act (Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, Regulation FD, Regulation G, Section 16 reporting, insider trading compliance, FCPA, confidential treatment requests and shareholder proposals);• Lead attorney on Schering-Plough/Merck merger proxy; • Advised Treasury on securities issuances and liability management; • Interacted with SEC staff and drafted responses to SEC comment letters; reviewed and commented upon SEC rule proposals and evaluated impact on Schering-Plough; • Lead attorney for state corporate law matters; managed NYSE and Irish Stock Exchange listing requirements.

Washington, Dc, Us

Special Counsel, Office of Mergers and Acquisitions (9/2004–6/2008)Attorney, Office of International Corporate Finance (9/2003–9/2004)Attorney, Office of Natural Resources and Food (9/2000–9/2003)• Reviewed, analyzed and commented on ‘33 Act and ‘34 Act filings by domestic and foreign issuers relating to periodic reports, proxy solicitations, mergers, reorganizations, debt restructurings, beneficial ownership reporting requirements, Section 16 reports, issuer and third party tender offers, going private transactions, initial public offers, shelf offers, resale offers, rescission offers and confidential treatment requests;• Provided interpretive guidance to practitioners and attorneys throughout the Commission; • Examined and analyzed requests for no-action and exemptive relief; • Advised on the development of staff policy and rule-making initiatives; • Supervised, trained and reviewed the work product of junior staff attorneys and interns; conduct Division-wide training; speak at conferences; • Member of the Enron Task Force and the 21(a) Certification Task Force; • Recipient of the SEC’s Capital Markets Award.

Jd, Law

Ba, History