Michael Kent Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Greater Atlanta Area

Focusing on technology transactions, procurement and supply chain, and business process outsourcing.

Metro Atlanta

Currently serving as a headquarters staff intelligence officer (G-2) responsible for mission-related threat assessment, safety and risk management, and force protection. Prior service as a JAG officer and, later, field unit commander whose areas of responsibility spanned personnel, morale and welfare, planning and operations, command and control, training.

Atlanta, GA

In-house commercial counsel at Priority Payment Systems supporting the established company's "B2B" fintech startup.

Greater Atlanta Area

In-house commercial counsel at Sage Software supporting the company's electronic payments and payroll services divisions.

Greater Atlanta Area

Provided on demand litigation support to law firms, including review and analysis of documents for relevance and privilege.

Atlanta, Georgia

Drove SunTrust’s end-to-end, “source to manage” procurement contracting process by negotiating complex commercial transactions and outsourcing arrangements with the bank's service providers and ensuring compliance with Fed/OCC guidance.

Metro Atlanta

As the company’s sole in-house counsel, resolved full spectrum of contractual, legal, compliance, and regulatory issues impacting publicly traded provider of wireless data communication products and services.

Atlanta, GA

Negotiated wide range of complex sourcing agreements and licensing arrangements with BellSouth’s (now AT&T's) domestic and international software and IT vendors.

Metro Atlanta

Served as frontline commercial and regulatory counsel to Home Depot’s multi-billion-dollar home improvement contracting division.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Recruited and led multi-state team of attorneys spearheading this telecommunications start-up’s regulatory initiatives with the FCC and state public utility regulators in a rapidly evolving business, legal, and regulatory environment.

B.A., Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Staff Reporter - "The Chronicle"

J.D., Law