Michael Tenta, Partner

Michael E. Tenta is a partner in the Cooley Business department. He joined the Firm in 2000 and is resident in the Palo Alto office.

Mr. Tenta practices corporate and securities law, representing public and private companies, investors and investment banks in a variety of matters, including securites offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and commercial law.

Prior to joining Cooley, Mr. Tenta was an associate at the law firm of Lawson Lundell in Vancouver, Canada, where he advised both public and private companies in the technology, manufacturing and resource sectors.

Mr. Tenta graduated from the University of Victoria Faculty of Law in 1997. During his legal studies, he spent a term working at the Intellectual Property Policy Directorate of the Government of Canada and at the University of the South Pacific Department of Law. Mr. Tenta graduated from Simon Fraser University with a B.S. (Biology) in 1993.

Mr. Tenta is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association and the Law Society of British Columbia. 

Education

  • University of Victoria Faculty of Law
    LLB, 1997
  • Simon Fraser University
    BS Biology, 1993

Admissions

  • California

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Law Society of British Columbia
Palo Alto—Hanover Campus
3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304-1130

Phone: 650/843-5636
Fax: 650/849-7400
mtenta@cooley.com
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