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.);

• 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.
• 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;

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.
• 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;

Jd, Law

Ba, History