Michel Urich, Partner and Founder
President and founding partner of Versa Law Group, P.C., Mr. Urich has extensive in-house experience advising public and private companies in all legal matters. He has broad knowledge in the areas of corporate governance, '34 Exchange Act and NASDAQ regulations, mergers and acquisitions, litigation management, intellectual property, commercial leases, general and trade finance, and employment law. Mr. Urich advises companies in various industries, including banking, technology, and entertainment. He has served as General Counsel and EVP for Genius Products, a leading entertainment company, as well as Director of Legal Affairs, SVP, and Secretary of Nara Bancorp, Inc., a Nasdaq listed bank holding company. Previously, Mr. Urich served as an attorney in the corporate securities department of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, a leading Los Angeles based law firm. Mr. Urich has a law degree from the University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, an LLM from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), as well as an MBA from the University of San Francisco. Mr. Urich is licensed to practice law in California and Tennessee and is fluent in spoken French, German, Hebrew and Dutch.
William Marshall, Partner
Mr. Marshall served as general counsel for Javo Beverage Company, a publicly traded manufacturing company in Vista, California. He has experience in SEC compliance including periodic filings, Section 16 reporting and resales of restricted securities as well as supply, distribution, and broker agreements, leasing agreements, employment and confidentiality agreements, and corporate governance. He has conducted debt and equity financing transactions from angel investor offerings to institutional investments and lending. As one of the founding executives of Javo, he was integral in leading the ground-up capitalization and commercialization of the company over the course of a decade and has a deep understanding of the business challenges and concerns facing startup, micro- and small-cap companies. Mr. Marshall earned his law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law and earned his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara.