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Michael Newman is vice president and general counsel for Websense Inc. An experienced attorney in the technology sector he is responsible for all areas of legal guidance including contracts intellectual property strategic partnerships securities and finance employment and benefits and litigation.
Prior to joining Websense Newman served as senior staff counsel for securities finance and corporate development at Gateway Inc. a leading PC manufacturer. In this role he negotiated and closed numerous equity investment merger and acquisition stock sale and asset divestiture transactions in addition to forming strategic alliances with companies such as America Online and OfficeMax. He also maintained Gateway's SEC and international corporate compliance.
Before Gateway Newman was an attorney with the law firm of Cooley Godward LLP a leader in the representation of high-growth information technology and life sciences companies. Prior to Cooley Godward he was an attorney with Latham & Watkins one of the world's largest law firms.
Newman received his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School after graduating magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.S. in finance. | 