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Michael M.K. Sebree
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Mr. Sebree is a partner and chair of the firm's Business & Corporate Transactions Group. He acts as General Counsel to many local and regional companies providing business advice regarding entity formation; contract and lease review; interpretation, preparation and negotiation of business contracts; mergers and acquisitions; asset and stock purchases; employee benefit and stock option plans; duties of corporate officers and directors and enforceability of covenants not to compete; trade secret and non-solicitation agreements, as well as business succession and tax planning.
Mr. Sebree has also counseled and negotiated favorable resolutions for numerous closely held companies and shareholders involved in internal shareholder disputes.
In the area of corporate finance, he is experienced with private placements and exempt offerings, as well as venture capital and angel investor financing.
Mr. Sebree also assists clients in all aspects of real property matters, including negotiation and drafting of industrial, office and shopping center leases and real property purchase and sale transactions.
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J.D., University of Washington Law School, 1989; Editor, Washington Law Review, 1988-1989
B.A., California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, 1986
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State Bar of California; United States District Court (Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California)
United States District Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit)
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Alameda County Bar Association
San Francisco Intellectual Property Association
California Society for Healthcare Attorneys
American Health Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
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Mr. Sebree has been a regular presenter for the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) programs that provide counseling for entrepreneurs as well as start-up and established small businesses.
He has lectured and presented seminars on a number of topics including mergers and acquisitions, use of family limited partnerships and limited liability companies and business-related issues.
