Michael D. Orlando

Michael D. Orlando is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Del Mar Heights office.  Michael also works with the Intellectual Property Practice Group and is a member of a number of the firm’s industry teams.

Areas of Practice

Michael assists privately held, mid-market, and public companies with general corporate law, securities compliance, corporate governance, entity structuring, joint ventures, venture capital financings, private equity investments, and mergers and acquisitions, including cross-border and international transactions.  Michael has particular experience in structuring and forming limited liability companies for various types of joint ventures, including investment funds, real estate, technology and consumer product ventures.  Michael also handles commercial real estate, and hotel and resort purchase and sale transactions.

In addition to his corporate practice, Michael assists companies with their intellectual property, privacy, and commercial transactions.  Michael brings a unique entrepreneurial perspective to his engagements, having founded and managed an online software company prior to practicing law. Michael has broad experience across multiple industries, including trademark licenses, manufacturing arrangements and endorsement/sponsorship agreements for sports equipment and apparel companies; technology licenses, distribution agreements, and strategic ventures for software companies; online and off-line advertising agreements, privacy policies, development agreements, and fulfillment agreements for e-commerce companies; and patent licenses, clinical trial agreements, and supply, manufacturing and other outsourcing agreements for biotechnology and medical device companies. 

Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Michael worked in Hawaii as an associate with Goodsill, Anderson, Quinn & Stifel, LLP, Hawaii's largest law firm.

Education

• M.B.A., University of San Diego, 2003
• J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 2002
• B.A., University of California, San Diego, 1998

Admissions

• California
• Hawaii

Languages

• French

Representative Transactions

Represented Carolina Precision Plastics, LLC in its acquisition of ATP Health & Beauty Care and its Chinese operations.

Represented Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate in the sale of its brokerage offices in California and Arizona to Guardian Management.

Represented Taylor Made Golf in the sale of Maxfli to Dick's Sporting Goods.

Represented Zeebo, Inc. in a joint venture with Qualcomm for the development of a video game console.

Represented Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) in the purchase of a software solutions provider.

Represented Baja Studios in the purchase of Baja Fox Studios from 20^th Century Fox.

Represented Clean Energy Fuels (Nasdaq: CLNE) in its initial public offering.

Represented VF Outdoor (NYSE: VFC) in the acquisition of adventure travel gear company, Eagle Creek.

Represented Rusty Surfboards and the majority shareholder in the sale of the Rusty surf apparel company.

Represented Jenny Craig in the sale of its operations in New Zealand and Australia.

Represented Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) in a number of international outsourcing transactions.

Represented several large venture capital funds in a number of preferred stock financings of biotechnology companies.

Represented Helicon Therapeutics in its corporate structuring and preferred stock financing.

Represented a large importer of home accessories and gifts in the sale of its assets to a private equity firm.

Represented an international footwear company in the reorganization of its operations in Asia.

Represented a computer hardware manufacturer in a strategic alliance for the development and distribution of mobile computing devices.

Represented a software company in a strategic alliance for development and sale of learning software solutions.

Represented a national clothing manufacturer in the formation of a surf apparel joint venture.

Represented Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) in a joint venture to distribute satellite services on business jets.

Represented a private equity group in the purchase of a hotel and resort on Maui.

Represented an international hotel chain in the sale of a luxury hotel in Hawaii.

Memberships

• San Diego County Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• Hawaii State Bar Association
• American Bar Association (Business Section, Cyberspace Law and IP Committees)
• Chairmen's RoundTable (a non-profit business mentoring program)
• Connect Sport Innovators (assisting sports industry start-ups), Committee Member
• Most Innovative New Product Awards (Connect), Selection Committee
• SDSIC Entrepreneur’s Forum, Committee Member
• San Diego Venture Group
• Boy Scouts of America, Volunteer
• Public Counsel pro-bono adoption program, Volunteer

Articles

• Author, “Where Do You Want To Go Next? Evaluating Exit Strategies For Your Business,” Transworld Business (October 2007).
• Michael is a frequent contributor to several Internet sites on a variety of corporate, intellectual property and employment law issues.

Speeches

• “Trials and Tribulations of Bringing a Product to Market,” CEO Strategy Forum (Connect), Panelist, March 27, 2008.
• “Internet Business Agreements: Key Issues and Practical Advice,” Whittier Law School, Guest Lecturer, 2008.
• “Bridging the Gap for Transactional Lawyers,” San Diego County Bar Association, Panelist, June 24, 2008.
• “Financing and Managing Your Business in a Down Economy,” IASC Skateboarding Industry Summit, Panelist, April 4, 2009.
• “Doing Business in China,” California Society of CPAs, October 22, 2009.
• "Increasing Income and Profit By Outsourcing Professional Help," ASR Tradeshow, Panelist, February 4, 2010