As a Senior Associate in Orrick’s Technology Companies Group, Andrew leverages his experience as a general counsel, operator and investor to guide clients through all stages from startup to exit. He is a trusted advisor on board governance, venture capital transactions, general employment and commercial matters, conflict resolution, mergers & acquisitions and public offerings. Andrew also counsels venture funds in structuring deals and assists them in identifying and managing the various risks associated with their investments.
Prior to re-joining Orrick in 2022, Andrew was employee number 2 at a venture-backed food technology/CPG startup where, in addition to acting as General Counsel, he established the finance, accounting, HR and operations management functions of the company and served on the executive management team responsible for defining and executing the company’s strategic initiatives.
Andrew began his legal career as an associate with Orrick’s Technology Companies Group in 2016 and is the recipient of the Firm’s 2019 Alan Talkington Mentorship Award. He also has experience working for venture funds and technology startups and is an active angel investor.
Andrew lives in Colorado with his wife, daughter and labradoodle. In his spare time, you can often find him hiking, fly fishing and skiing.
Artyc PBC (refrigerant-free cold storage and shipping; funded by Lowercarbon Capital, True Ventures and SOSV)
AIMotive, Inc. (autonomous vehicle software; funded by Robert Bosch Venture Capital; Tim Draper and others)
Alta Reality (virtual reality; funded by a16z and others)
EarnUp (loan optimization platform; funded by Blumburg Capital and SignalFire)
Earth.AI Inc. (AI-enabled platform for mineral discovery; Y Combinator)
Earthshot Labs (platform for nature-based carbon sequestration projects; funded by Acorn Pacific Ventures)
Fountain Therapeutics (discovery and development of treatments for aging-associated diseases; undisclosed investors)
Goodly Inc. (student loan repayment as an employee benefit; Y Combinator)
Grabango (checkout-free technology; funded by Propel Venture Partners, Ridge Ventures and Commerce Ventures)
Hangar One Vodka (acquired by Jose Cuervo)
JOSH.AI (AI control for the smart homes; undisclosed investors)
Kloudfuse (AI-enabled unified data observability platform; funded by Blumberg Capital, Newlands and others)
Matterport (3D scanning solutions; Nasdaq MTTR)
Mayfield Robotics (home robots)
Medcorder Inc. (healthcare tech; funded by Future Ventures)
Movidius (computational image processor chips; funded by DFJ Esprit; Atlantic Bridge and others; sold to Intel)
Neptune Flood Incorporated (AI-enabled insurtech solutions for flood insurance; funded by Bregal Sagemount and FTV Capital)
Planet Labs (satellite data company; NYSE: PL)
Quidnet Energy Inc. (energy storage; funded by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Evok Innovations)
Radiant Graph (AI platform to drive personalization for healthcare organizations; funded by True Ventures and M13)
Safehub (earthquake sensors; funded by A/O PropTech, Fusion Fund, Ubiquity Ventures and others)
Samasource Impact Sourcing (machine learning training; funded by Ridge Ventures and CDPQ)
SquareTwo (casual games; funded by Walden Ventures and Translink)
St. George Spirits (spirits company focused on single malt whiskey, bourbon, agricole rum, absinthe, gin, brandies and liqueurs)
StartOut (LGBTQ+ entrepreneurship accelerator)
Tempo Interactive (home fitness platform; funded by Softbank, Norwest Ventures, General Catalyst and others)
TS Conductor (next generation conductor technology; funded by Breakthrough Energy Ventures)
Unison (proptech; funded by F-Prime and RBC)
Zeguro Inc. (insuretech - cyberinsurance; funded by Mosaik Partners; Healthy Ventures, Social Capital and others)
Mike also represents a number of venture capital firms, including Blumberg Capital,Evok Innovations,Griffin Gaming Partners,iGlobe Partners, Illuminate Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners, Ridge Ventures and WaldenVenture Capital.
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