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Michel C. Narganes

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Venture Capital / Emerging Companies
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  • mnarganes@manatt.com
  • Phone: 415.291.7404
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  • Boston College Law School, J.D., 2004

    Miami University, B.A., cum laude, 2001

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Michel Narganes is a partner in Manatt’s ­­­­­San Francisco office. She has guided venture-backed startups and other, established clients—including various technology companies, media and gaming ventures, financial institutions, health care companies and others—through licensing, technology and commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), financing matters, and developer and publisher agreements for more than 15 years.

Michel also works with disruptors in the growing cryptocurrency space with respect to blockchain-based technologies and transactions in the Web3 ecosystem. She was an early mover in this area, representing the platform that facilitated the highly publicized sale of an American digital artist’s nonfungible token (NFT) artwork in the first digital auction held by one of the largest global auction houses. She is sought after for her business-minded counsel on the convergence of cryptocurrency with other emerging industries, including the rise of tokenization in gaming and transactions in the nascent metaverse.

Before joining Manatt, Michel served as in-house counsel at a large technology company, where she played a key role in the growth of global strategic partnerships, M&A and corporate compliance operations. Michel is also an entrepreneur, having founded her own legal services firm, providing her firsthand experience tackling the gamut of challenges emerging companies face throughout their life cycles.

Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements

Speaker, “Unpacking The NFT Boom: Essentials, Opportunities, and Pitfalls of the NFT Marketplace,” Southern California Chapter, Association of Corporate Counsel, October 17, 2022

Presenter, “A FinTech Sector Briefing,” L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce Webinar, November 17, 2020.

Panelist, “Diversity, Inclusion & Self-Care: San Francisco,” The Women in Law Summit Series, June 25, 2020.

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Admitted to practice in the state of California

Admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Publications

Publications

  • Quoted, “Manatt adds two partners in Bay Area,” Intellectual Property Magazine, December 23, 2021.
  • Featured, “Manatt Grows Tech Team With Arrival of Bay Area Partners,” Bloomberg Law, December 15, 2021.
  • Featured, “Manatt's Digital and Tech Group, on a 'Hockey Stick Trajectory,' Adds 2 Partners in Northern California,” The Recorder, December 14, 2021.
  • Featured, “Manatt grows digital and technology team with DLA Piper, Crowell hires,” Reuters, December 14, 2021.
  • Startup Guide: Navigate the Enterprise Onboarding Process, R3, September 2020.

Michel in the News

  • 10.19.22

    Manatt Represents Next Century Spirits in Partnership With Seth ...

    A Manatt team led by Manatt Entertainment Partner Chris Chatham represented Next Century Spirits LLC, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based distillery, ...

  • 08.14.22

    Manatt Represents ETIC in Strategic Acquisition by Lido Advisors

    A Manatt team led by Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets Partner and Leader Thomas Poletti and Financial Services Leader Craig Miller ...

  • 12.14.21

    Manatt Continues Growth of Digital and Technology Team With Arrival ...

    Timothy Lohse’s extensive intellectual property litigation and prosecution experience and Michel Narganes’ sophisticated corporate work ...

  • 12.14.21

    Lohse and Narganes Featured in The Recorder for Joining Manatt's ...

    Manatt Partners Timothy Lohse and Michel Narganes were featured in The Recorder as the latest additions to the Firm's growing digital and ...



Michel's Newsletters

  • 01.25.22

    Crypto Reporting Rules in the Biden Infrastructure Deal

    The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684, commonly referred to as the infrastructure bill, was signed into law by President Biden on ...



Michel's Events and Webinars

  • 10.17.22

    Narganes, Jacobs and Reece to Speak on NFT Marketplace at ACC ...

    Manatt Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Partner Michel Narganes, Entertainment Litigation Leader Robert Jacobs and Digital and Technology ...



  • 03.03.22

    What Is Web3?: Essentials of the Blockchain-based Internet Revolution

    With the recent explosion of blockchain technology and major companies pivoting their business models to realize the promise of a metaverse, tech ...

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