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Mr. Gohari has spent his career at the intersection of capital markets, law, and technology. Over two decades, and through a dozen startups, he has acted as founder, investor and strategic advisor, as well as utilizing his expertise in cross-border transactions, involving debt and equity financing. In addition to corporate development, equity investments and placements, as well as various securities offerings and financing transactions, he has served as a strategic advisor to startups from the software and biotechnology industries. He has successfully guided his clients and portfolio companies through two of the largest financial crises of the past century developing unique expertise and a deeper appreciation of the interaction between international financial regulation, and the impact of interlocking regulatory regimes on the global markets.. In addition to his JD, he has an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, and an LLM with Distinction in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Gohari has been quoted by Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Chicago Tribune, Compliance Week and the Law360 Blog. He has been published in the Westlaw Journal of Securities Regulation, National Mortgage News, Bank Systems & Technology, and Wall Street & Technology as an author. His academic interest is the prevention, management, and mitigation of systemic crises. Mr. Gohari has lived, worked and studied in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Michael Ondeck is a life-long Maryland Native. He grew up in Potomac, and graduated from Salisbury University with a degree in Finance. At Salisbury, Michael played lacrosse, and also interned at Merrill Lynch.. Subsequent to graduation, Michael began a career in business with Wells Fargo Financial. However, he decided to become the fourth member of his immediate family to be admitted to the Bar. He therefore attended the University of Baltimore School of Law where he focused on developing litigation and trial advocacy skills. Michael added to these skills by interning for Baltimore Law School teaching legend, Professor Byron Warnken, and for Judge William Simmons of the District Court of Montgomery County, Maryland.

I am an associate at DunlapWeaver, PLLC, where I practice corporate transactional, intellectual property (copyright and trademark) and commercial manage our firm’s copyright infringement practice and assist copyright holders with the enforcement and protection of their works. I also runs the firm’s trademark practice in which I have successfully prosecuted hundreds of trademark applications. My work prosecuting trademarks has given me substantive experience practicing in front of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeals Board. I also assist many small and medium sized businesses with several facets of their operations, including drafting agreements, reviewing leases, and providing real-time answers to everyday questions as they arise. I have also assisted companies with multi-million dollar private equity offerings and franchising agreements.