Michael Bermann

Experience

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  Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers

  Sept 1999 - Jan 2002

  Associate Attorney

  Handled commercial litigation and insurance defense matters.

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  Critical Mention

  Jan 2002 - Mar 2004

  General Counsel

  Handpicked as fifth employee. Played key role in business development. Drafted agreements for investors, venture capital companies, and employees. Led company through initial A&B stages of venture capital funding.

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  Silver, Bass & Brams, P.A.

  Mar 2004 - Sept 2008

  Associate Attorney (Silver, Levy, Feldman & Bass, P.A.)

  Managed commercial litigation, employment and labor, insurance defense, product liability, tort, and workers’ compensation matters.

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  Critical Mention - an Onclusive company

  Sept 2008 - Jun 2023

  Hired as first General Counsel of media monitoring start-up in 2002. Re-joined as COO and General Counsel in 2008, through company sale in 2022. Reported to CEO and served as Board Corporate Secretary. Maintained board minutes, stock and equity cap table, and debt ownership records. Led 14 rounds of M&A due diligence. Managed financing efforts (Series A, B, C, D, and E Preferred Equity financing). Managed legal affairs, including corporate governance, risk, IP strategy, content licensing agreements, customer agreements (direct/partner), global compliance (GDPR, CCPA), and all transactional deals, including IP, and vendor agreements. Directed finance team and outside counsel. Established policies and procedures for operations, legal, finance and HR. Show less

  • Member of Board of Directors, Critical Mention India Private Ltd.

    Nov 2018 - Jun 2023

  • Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel

    Sept 2008 - Jun 2022
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  Onclusive

  Jun 2022 - Jun 2024

  Served as Outside Counsel to Onclusive from February 2023 to June 2024, performing legal advisory, corporate integration, and sales contract review. Established global legal function, reporting to CFO for this global PR/communications company, formed via 5-company technology roll-up by private equity firm, Symphony Technology Group (STG). Managed global legal budget, outside counsel, M&A integration, and legacy Critical Mention finance and HR team (6 people). Provided executive leadership: CEO, CFO, CPO, and country directors with legal and commercial counsel. Maintained corporate records. Member of extended Executive Leadership Team. Concurrently served as COO of Critical Mention business unit from May 2022 to February 2023.

  • Outside Counsel

    Feb 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Founding Global General Counsel

    Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

  • Chief Operating Officer of Critical Mention, Inc. - an Onclusive company

    Jun 2022 - Feb 2023