 | Michael D. Briggs, Esq.
Profession
-- Arbitrator, Mediator, Attorney, Solicitor, Judge Pro Tem
Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Complex Financing Transactions, High-Tech Law, Telecommunications and International Disputes
Work History 2006 - Present: President and CEO, San Diego Neutrals, LLC
2006 - Present: Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court of State of CA
2001 - Present: Solo Practice Attorney
1994 - Present: Arbitrator
2000 - 2001: Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Bidland Systems
1985 - 2000: Senior International Attorney and Chief Counsel, MediaOne Group/U S WEST, Inc.
1983 - 1985: Business Development Specialist, Loral Electro-Optical Systems
1978 - 1983: Director, International Licensing, Industrial Relations and Contracts, Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. and Aerojet General Corp.
1976 - 1978: Law Clerk, State of CA Public Employment Relations Board
Experience
Negotiated and drafted merger and acquisition, divestiture, alliance, joint venture, project financing, licensing, technical assistance, non-disclosure and e-commerce contracts and managed intellectual property (including patents, trademarks, copyrights and know-how) in U.S. and overseas for telecommunications, Internet, high technology and steel plate fabrication and construction businesses. Closed over $3 billion in M&A and over $2 billion in financing.
Served as start-up company legal counsel and mergers & acquisitions lawyer based in London (England) for European and Asian wireless, broadband and international telecommunications operating companies. Provided U.S. (federal and state), foreign country and international regulatory advice for wireless, wired and broadband telephony and data services, designed domestic and international compliance programs and established on-line Internet privacy policy.
Negotiated, drafted and administered contracts with vendors, customers and partners for services, software and hardware for industrial, OEM and government contractors. Managed international technology licensing department. Advised in-house managers regarding labor, employment and antitrust law and compliance programs. Directed dispute resolution for domestic and foreign conflicts.
Primarily engaged in business law concentrating on business development and mergers & acquisitions (including significant international experience) as legal counsel and hands-on manager ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies in heavily regulated (telecommunications and energy) and unregulated (e-commerce) businesses.
Dispute Resolution Experience
Served as neutral arbitrator since 1994.
American Arbitration Association Panels: Commercial (since 1994) and Trade Name Dispute (since 2001)
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"; formerly National Association of Securities Dealers, "NASD") (since 2006)
Superior Court of the State of California, San Diego County: Panel of Mediators
National Futures Association (since 2010)
Professional Licenses
Admitted to the State Bars in the United States: California, 1978; Texas, 1981; Colorado, 1986; Arizona, 1990
Admitted to Foreign Jurisdictions: Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales, 1998
Admitted to Federal District Court: U. S. District Court, Central California, 1979
Professional Associations
California Bar Association
San Diego County Bar Association
Professional Presentations
“The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice and The Center for Continuing Legal Education, presenter and panelist, February, 1998.
“Legal Issues in International Business,” Maricopa County (AZ) Bar Association, chair and presenter, April, 1996.
B.A., Economics, University of Southern California (1974), Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Juris Doctor and M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles (1978)
Professional Certificate in Spanish Language, University of California, San Diego Extension (2002).
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