Michael is an attorney, entrepreneur, strategic advisor and speaker. As principal attorney of the Law Offices of Michael Chodos, Michael represents and advises technology startups and highly-regulated growth-stage companies nationwide and internationally. Michael has fostered groundbreaking legal and policy change in support of pioneering technology companies, and has managed, litigated, negotiated and resolved high-stakes litigation across the financial, entertainment, governmental and technology sectors. Michael is also deeply engaged in influencing public policy to boost entrepreneurship, government innovation, and impact investing.
Previously, Michael was a member of President Biden’s Transition Team focused on the Small Business Administration. Prior to that Michael served, as a Presidential Appointee, as the Associate Administrator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development in the US Small Business Administration as well as the Agency’s Deputy General Counsel and Chief Negotiator. Michael was an Official Observer on the Uniform Law Commission’s Privacy and Electronic Transactions committees. Michael was also a Senior Fellow at the Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation at Georgetown University, where his work focused on impact investing. Michael was also the Senior Advisor to the US National Advisory Board on Impact Investing, the US’s arm of the G8’s Global Task Force on Impact Investing.

Michael is admitted to practice in California and Washington, DC.