Bob Michitarian

About Bob Michitarian

Legal and finance executive with expertise in start-up and high-growth tech and biotech companies, both private and public. Significant roles at Stanford, Genentech, Affymetrix, CoTherix, Blaze Software, Brokat Technologies, and Declara; and with several additional companies in BD and strategy, finance as CFO, and as general counsel. • Strategic leader who has successfully led major corporate acquisitions, innovative partnerships, pioneering market expansions, and new business. • Novel problem-solver and fundraiser who has provided legal advice to help raise hundreds of millions in angel, venture, and public money.• Strong history creating patent strategies, licensing and monetizing IP, and resolving litigation.• Particular expertise helping Silicon Valley startups grow quickly and mature into public companies and acquisition targets.• International experience in Europe, Asia, and Latin America (Germany, Switzerland, France, UK, Japan, China, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil). • Seasoned in crisis management, public relations, and political and governmental affairs. • Proven leader able to hit strategic objectives, simplify complexity, and meet budget.• Extensive success with major corporate transitions – fast growth, IPOs, mergers, and strategic partnering. • Skilled negotiator with a track record of closing hundreds of deals, contracts, leases, and licenses. Specialties: Business-oriented and strategic thinker with operational strengths in intellectual property and patent strategy, securities law, business development and strategy, compliance, litigation resolution, finance, human resources, and legal management. Industries include life sciences, genomics, Big Data, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, enterprise software, SaaS, e-commerce, chips / microarrays, and interdisciplinary technology.Significant experience with financings, M&A, joint ventures, and other major corporate events.

Experience

1. Chief Legal Officer

   Brightinsight

   Aug 2019 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Chief Legal Officer at the leading regulated IoT platform for biopharma and medtech. The BrightInsight Platform provides a private, secure, and compliant environment for processing protected health information and other personal data, supporting regulated products through Class BrightInsight was recently named a Google \"Partner of the Year\" in medtech and has been featured on the cover of CIO magazine.

Education

• Stanford University

  B.A., Political Science

  1984 — 1990

• University of Virginia School of Law

  J.D., Law

  1991 — 1994

Skills

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Securities Regulation
• Government Relations
• Biotechnology
• Europe
• Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Software Licensing
• Corporate Law
• Licensing Negotiations
• Due Diligence
• Trade Secrets
• Contract Management
• Compliance
• Government
• Licensing
• Commercialization
• Patent Litigation
• General Corporate Counsel
• Board Development
• Copyright Law
• Pharmaceuticals
• Corporate Governance
• Business Development
• Ipo
• Outside General Counsel
• Diagnostics
• Japan
• Enterprise Software
• Sec
• Small Business
• Business Strategy
• Ip Counseling
• Litigation
• Corporate Finance
• Litigation Management
• Government Affairs
• Mergers
• Contract Negotiation