Michael PhillipsMichael Phillips

Michael Phillips recently served as Senior Vice-President, Business Development and General Counsel at JDS Uniphase Corporation. He joined then client Uniphase Corporation in 1998 to assist Uniphase in its move to a leadership position in the fiber optic component and module market. He is now a senior partner in the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP specializing in corporate law and the representation of emerging and high technology businesses in all phases of their development.

Mr. Phillips combines his experience of over 20 years as a commercial lawyer in Silicon Valley with the perspective gained from his five years at JDS Uniphase, where he was responsible for its entire legal department and the negotiation and successful completion of over 30 mergers, acquisitions and other strategic relationships for an aggregate consideration well in excess of $50 billion. Mr. Phillips holds a B.A. from Stanford University and a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley.