Michael Fox Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

As an experienced former General Counsel, I provide fractional legal counsel services to companies in the consumer products and retail industries who have ongoing legal needs but are too small for a full-time legal department. I also counsel clients on a variety of corporate and real estate transactional matters, commercial contracts, and general business.

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

- Salesforce Venture Capital Counsel secondment from Axiom (December 2015 to February 2016)- eBay Global M&A Counsel secondment from Axiom (July 2015 to December 2015).- Flex (formerly Flextronics) Corporate and Securities Counsel secondment from Axiom (May 2015 - July 2015).

San Jose, California

• Orchard Supply Hardware operated neighborhood hardware and garden stores focused on paint, repair and the backyard. Orchard Supply Hardware was acquired out of bankruptcy by Lowe's Companies in August 2013 and the.
• Responsible for legal affairs of the stand-alone Orchard Supply Hardware business.
• Led Orchard's legal matters related to going public in December 2011 via a spin off from Sears Corporation.
• As a public company, was responsible for all legal affairs, including general corporate matters, securities law compliance (including SOX compliance), real estate matters, including leasing and sale-leaseback.
• As a public company, was corporate secretary and responsible for corporate governance matters.
• As a public company, was responsible for legal matters related to Orchard's $130 million senior secured term loan and $127.5 million senior secured credit facility and the attempts to amend and refinance this debt.

Emeryville, California

• Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMBA) was a holding company and through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company, owned and franchised JAMBA JUICE smoothie and juice stores. In 2019, Jamba Juice was acquired by Focus Brands.
• Led Jamba's legal matters related to going public in November 2006 via a reverse merger with a "special purpose acquisition company" (SPAC).
• Was responsible for all legal affairs, including general corporate matters, securities law compliance (including SOX compliance), franchising, vendor contracts, real estate leases, employment law matters, trademark and.
• Was responsible for corporate governance matters and was chief compliance officer.
• Oversaw Risk Management Department (including leading crisis management team and managing company insurance program).
• Led the acquisition of over 40 Jamba Juice stores from franchisees in 2007 and subsequent refranchising program in 2009-2011 involving the sale of over 150 company-owned stores to franchisees.

San Francisco, California

ProMost Inc. provides a software as a service application and management services to help global companies in the design and procurement of marketing materials. One of four founders that developed the business concept, wrote the business plan, raised capital (approximately $10 million), oversaw development of technology application, and secured clients.

San Francisco, California

• Sony Signatures Inc. was the entertainment merchandising and merchandise licensing company of Sony Corporation of America ("SCA"). Sony Signatures was a "start up" in 1993 that grew so that at the time SCA sold Sony.
• Organized and oversaw Business and Legal Affairs Department; hired, trained, and supervised 7 employees.
• Business and contract negotiations and documentation for music, film and television, and entertainment property acquisition. Examples include consummating license and agency agreements for The Beatles, Madonna, KISS.
• Negotiated and documented license agreements for third party companies interested in using the trademarks, copyrights, images, and services of these properties on or in connections with their products or services..
• Assisted in selection of, and negotiated and documented terms of, consulting, joint venture, vendor, distribution, Internet (ISP, marketing, auction), and third party agreements.
• Attended to rights clearance matters, including music, video, publishing, and photographs.

San Francisco, California

Meridian Point Properties, with approximately 60 employees, was the manager and administrator of seven publicly-held real estate investment trusts cumulatively generating approximately $500 million in revenues per year.

San Francisco, California

Los Angeles, California

Left firm when firm split-up.

Los Angeles, California

Left firm when firm dissolved.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Ab, Economics And Political Science