General Counsel, Superpedestrian, Inc.
March 2021 – December 2023

Michele served as General Counsel for a tech startup in the micromobility space, managing all legal, regulatory and HR matters for our operations in 10 countries. She also managed debt and equity financings and served as member of executive team advising on policy, regulatory, product, finance, and operations matters.

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Watershed Asset Management, L.L.C.
October 2011 – December 2018

Michele managed all legal, regulatory and compliance functions for a $1 billion SEC-registered hedge fund manager with 25 employees. As the only lawyer, she handled the legal aspects of all transactions, investments in the funds, contracts, trademarks, tax, employment, real estate, regulatory and compliance issues.  She also served as member of the senior management team reporting to the CEO, and worked with the investment team to negotiate deals and manage risk in credit investments. She drafted and implemented all policies and procedures to comply with regulatory requirements and made all required regulatory filings.

Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
May 2002 – October 2011

As a litigation partner, Michele defended companies and executives in regulatory matters, SEC and other investigations, and shareholder litigation, including class actions, shareholder derivative suits, M&A disputes, hostile takeovers and other corporate governance matters. Prior to joining Latham, she handled similar work as an associate at other law firms, including Shearman & Sterling and Brobeck.

Education
Columbia University School of Law, J.D.
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude