Michael Bach

Corporate and commercial attorney with 6+ years of legal experience, including outside general counsel to privately held businesses and senior executives. Drafts and negotiates commercial, technology, media, licensing, event-services and real estate agreements; advises on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, IP and disputes. Converts legal and contractual requirements into practical controls, templates and repeatable business processes.

Former New Jersey Superior

Court law clerk and court-certified mediator.

Outside General Counsel - [FIRM NAME] - [City, State]

(2021-08)

• Advise business owners and senior executives on commercial transactions, real estate, governance, regulatory compliance, IP and operational matters, managing issues from initial assessment through execution or resolution.
• Draft and negotiate advertising, media-buying, PR agency, influencer, content-production, event-services, technology/SaaS, payment-processing and other vendor agreements; address fees, deliverables, IP rights, service obligations, liability, termination and risk allocation.
• Negotiated office expansion and occupancy arrangements, including a 1,505-RSF expansion, $13,545 tenant-improvement allowance, build-out, parking and operating costs; also negotiated retail lease protections and remedies.
• Supported multi-location retail M&A diligence by developing and updating disclosure schedules covering leases, assets, employees, permits and receivables, and tracking landlord-consent requirements.
• Analyzed regulatory requirements across Québec, seven Latin American jurisdictions and federal/50-state Do-Not-Call regimes; assessed copyright claim exposure and developed removal, response and settlement strategy.
• Built a 33-document legal suite for an online business-marketplace platform, including 30 transaction templates, a Community Code of Conduct and two disclaimer sets; identified contractual notice and renewal risks and recommended internal controls.

Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Samuel J. Ragonese, J.S.C. - Superior Court of New Jersey - Woodbury, NJ

(2020-08 - 2021-08)

• Drafted advisory opinions and memoranda in civil matters involving contracts, employment, products liability, personal injury and professional liability; served as a court-certified mediator for small-claims and landlord/tenant disputes.

Law Clerk Intern - Ward, Shindle & Hall - West Deptford, NJ

(2019-06 - 2020-04)

• Drafted small-business contracts, civil pleadings, motions and legal memoranda involving real estate, contract disputes, trade secrets and tortious interference.

J.D.; Certificate in Corporate and Business Law; Managing Research Editor, Computer and Technology Law Journal; President, Sports and Entertainment Law Society - RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL (2020-05)

B.B.A. - Legal Studies - TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Fox School of Business (2016-12)