Michael A. Woronoff

Biography

Michael A. Woronoff
Adjunct Faculty
B.S. Purdue University
M.S. Purdue University, 1982
J.D. University of Michigan, 1985
woronoff@law.ucla.edu

Michael Woronoff teaches Venture Capital and the Start-Up Company. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Purdue University (1982) and his J.D. from the University of Michigan (1985), where he was a Note Editor of the Journal of Law Reform and the recipient of the Emmett E. Eagan award.

Mr. Woronoff is a Partner at Proskauer Rose, LLP, and heads the Firm's corporate and securities practice in Los Angeles. Prior to joining Proskauer, Mr. Woronoff co-founded, and was a principal of, Shelter Capital Partners, a Southern California based private equity fund. Prior to co-founding Shelter, he was a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom.

Mr. Woronoff is a member of numerous bar and professional associations, and is a frequent author and lecturer on a variety of corporate and securities law topics. Among other things, he has authored or co-authored: Random Thoughts on Private Equity Practice (in Deal Strategies for Venture Capital and Private Equity Lawyers); Effective vs. Nominal Valuations in Venture Capital Investing (2 NYU Journal of Law & Business 199 (2005)); Understanding Anti-dilution Provisions in Convertible Securities (74 Fordham Law Review 129 (2005)); and Confidentiality (in Negotiating and Drafting Contract Boilerplate).

Mr. Woronoff has been acknowledged by Chambers USA as a leading individual in the categories of Investment Funds: Private Equity/Buyouts: National; Corporate/M&A: California; Corporate/M&A: Private Equity: California; and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: California. He has been recognized by US Legal 500 in the categories of Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt and Capital Markets: Equity Offerings; and recommended by PLC Which Lawyer? in the category of Corporate/M&A. Finally, he has been selected by Lawdragon 500 as one of the 500 Leading Dealmakers in America and as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America.