Michelle Ma advises startups and growth stage tech companies on commercial contracts, product and IP issues, and business and legal strategy for growth and preparing for acquisition. She started her legal career in Palo Alto, CA at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati before going in-house to Upwork Inc. as part of the IPO team and supporting the entire Sales team and procurement process, on commercial and privacy contracts and operations. She worked as an executive and as founder of several early stage startups before opening her own practice.

Education
JD & Intellectual Property Fellow, Santa Clara University School of Law
Judicial Extern for the Hon. Susan Y. Illston for the Northern District of California
Mechanical Engineering, MS & BS, UC Berkeley
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‍Community Service
‍Pro bono service as Director of Legal at Art Bias, a nonprofit in San Carlos, CA
Awarded the Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Pro Bono Service Award