Michael Burdei Email & Phone Number

Newport Beach, California, United States

Orange County, California Area

Senior commercial lawyer at global investment management firm who (i) advises and negotiates commercial agreements for its US private and public funds (e.g. NDAs, engagement letters, release/access letters, SaaS agreements, master service agreements, loan agreements, IMAs, general terms and conditions, enterprise and vendor agreements, among other agreements) in the real estate, insurance, aviation, retail, technology/media/telecom, and financial services sectors, (ii) provides US securities law analysis and general legal advice to internal clients on various commercial matters and transactions, (iii) manages and supports the firm’s NDA and related commercial agreements legal playbook and training materials and implement new firm-wide processes and guidelines, (iv) advises on allocation and distribution-related matters for the firm's trade desks and (v) supports bespoke investment fund and compliance-related projects on an ongoing basis.Past work includes:Reviewed and advised on key enterprise and licensing agreements for a north-California based technology start-up.Advised and managed due diligence process in support of $46M acquisition of a sports gaming company by the world’s largest interactive gaming company.

Irvine, Ca

Recent work includes:• Preparing a variety of entity formations (C corps, S corps, LLCs) and drafting operating and settlement agreements.

Newport Beach, California

Recent work includes:• Advising emerging business entity on JOBS Act, crowdfunding rules and various broker-dealer regulations.• Drafting corporate and real estate documentation, including operating, management and shareholder agreements.

London, United Kingdom

Represented underwriters, issuers and investors on debt and equity Rule 144A/Regulation S transactions, block trades and tender offers. o Drafted and negotiated offering materials, including prospectuses, prospectus and pricing supplements, private placement and offering memorandums and foreign law wrappers.o Drafted and reviewed investor-facing marketing materials and managed due diligence processes for corporate and capital markets transactions.o Drafted and negotiated transaction documents, including purchase, subscription and underwriting agreements, and indentures.o Negotiated auditor comfort letters and legal opinions.o Coordinated with front and back office operations of financial institutions, and liaised with key regulatory authorities and stock exchanges.• Member of bank client shelf team: negotiated and finalized SEC disclosure and ancillary documentation.• Regularly conducted ’33 Act, ’34 Act, NYSE and NASDAQ rules research to advise clients on private placement sales, ongoing reporting requirements and corporate governance standards.Industry experience includes real estate, investment banks, telecommunications (satellite and infrastructure) oil and gas, construction/building materials and aggregates and sovereign wealth.

London, United Kingdom

Worked on Regulation S, Section 4(2)/Regulation D and Rule 144A equity capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and various secondary offerings (rights issues, firm placing and placing and open offers, cashbox placings, undocumented placings, 144A private placements, etc).In addition to debt and equity financings, worked on M&A transactions (asset purchase, share purchase, joint ventures), and as the main associate on a small US team took an active role in business development and marketing to major investment banks. Presented on various US securities law topics to major investment banks and organized capital markets law panels for the Forum for US Securities Lawyers in London.Industry experience includes real estate, financial institutions, aerospace and defense and consumer goods.

London, United Kingdom

Supported the US capital markets team on several equity capital markets transactions. This experience included document review, conducting due diligence and research of discrete transaction-related matters.

Iselin, Nj

Supported attorneys on personal injury, workers’ compensation and labor law matters.

Toledo, Ohio Area

Conducted research on Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy law-related matters.

Jd, Law

- Intra-school Moot Court Competition Finalist, Third Place - Visiting Student at Pepperdine School of Law, Autumn 2007

Ma, History

Ba, Political Science

Associate Editor, Carolina Review

Computer Science