Michael Nichols
Venture Operations Partner at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Mountain View, California, United States
About
Attorney and operations lead with 20 years serving startups, including at Morrison & Foerster and as General Counsel/in-house counsel at VC-backed companies (Khosla Ventures, Mayfield). Holds a JD from Yale Law School and AB/MA degrees from Stanford.
Experience
- Nichols Legal, PCFoundercurrent2023 — present
- HealthTapCCOcurrent2023 — present
- Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2019 — present
- ColorVP, Commercial2022 — 2023Burlingame, California, United States
- AuthenticVenturesVenture Operations Partner2019 — 2023
- Nichols Legal, PCFounder2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- HealthTapSpecial Counsel2018 — 2022
- HealthTapCo-Founder | General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Head of Operations2010 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
- Law Offices of Michael G. NicholsAttorney & General Counsel2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Singularity UniversityPro Bono Counsel2008 — 2009
- Morrison & FoersterSenior Associate2003 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- Perkins Coie Brown & BainAssociate2001 — 2003Greater Phoenix Area
Education
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., Law
- Stanford UniversityM.A., Modern Thought & Literature (Philosophy and Literature)
- Stanford UniversityA.B. (Honors), Modern Thought & Literature (Philosophy and Literature)
- University of OxfordStudy Abroad, Philosophy
Skills & more
Commercial Contracts3Legal Operations3Product Counseling4Corporate Communications1Technology Law1Contract LawIntellectual Property33Corporate Governance24Litigation21ComplianceBusiness Transactions4Corporate Transactions1
+12 more
Business StrategyRisk AssessmentLegal ServicesLegal AdviceLegal AssistanceCorporate LawPatent LitigationLegal WritingDispute ResolutionNegotiationStart-upsCivil LitigationLanguages Spanish
- General Counsel University — University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
From Michael's professional profile.
Colleagues at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Arthur Johnson
Advisor at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Briana Billingham
Chief of Staff at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Dainielle Thompson
Executive Assistant at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
David Kirk
Technical Advisor at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Dawit Gebresellassie
Senior Associate at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Lindsay Lee
Founder & Managing Partner at AUTHENTIC VENTURES
Robin Bordoli
Advisor at AUTHENTIC VENTURES