Michael Vargas

Michael Vargas is Counsel in Rimon’s Palo Alto office and a member of the firm’s Corporate practice group. As a member of the Corporate practice group, Michael represents clients in a range of corporate transactions including formation, convertible debt financing, angel financing, venture capital and private equity-backed expansion, state and federal securities, employment concerns, and mergers & acquisitions. In this capacity, Michael has represented clients in a variety of industries including robotics, software development, banking, social media, education, cannabis (medical & recreational), and other high technology industries.

Prior to joining Rimon, Michael served as an intern for Judge Susan Richard Nelson at the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, and then as a Law Clerk in the Minneapolis Area Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Represented an artificial intelligence company in a $320 million acquisition by a Fortune 500 company.
• Represented a cannabis cultivator in a $21 million equity investment
• Represented a successful e-sports team in a $12 million investment by a Chicago-based venture capital fund
• Represented hardware technology company in a $22 million Series C investment by a Dallas based investment fund
• Represented a software company in a $5 million end-of-life asset sale
• Represented an artificial intelligence company in a $30 million Series B Preferred Stock financing round.
• Represented the lead institutional investor in a $25 million Regulation A+ offering of an early “gig” economy company.
• Represented a national investment bank serving as lead underwriter for the initial public offering of a finance company.
• Represented an education startup in formation and early-stage finance, followed by a conversion to a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation.
• Represented a software company launching a revolutionary 3D imaging application in a $5 million dollar Series A round financing.
• Represented a socially responsible investment fund participating in a Series A-1 round investment in a green agriculture company.