Michael Bates

Michael Bates has a diverse work experience in the legal field. Michael currently serves as the Head of Legal & Company Secretary at Sonder, a tech-driven platform providing on-demand safety, medical, and mental health support. Michael is also a Charter Member at TechGC, an organization for in-house legal practitioners in the tech industry. Prior to these roles, Michael worked as a Senior Corporate Counsel at Go1, an EdTech scale-up, and as the Managing Counsel, ANZ at WeWork, a leading space-as-a-service platform. Michael previously served as the Deputy General Counsel & Company Secretary at Ansarada, where they led the global legal function during a period of rapid growth. Michael's earlier experience includes working as a Corporate & Commercial Lawyer at Mills Oakley and Clayton Utz, where they handled a range of legal matters including contracts, corporate advisory, IP, privacy, and government procurement.

Michael Bates has a diverse education history. Michael has obtained various certifications and completed courses in different fields of study. However, specific details such as start and end years are not provided.

Their education includes:

1. Australian Institute of Company Directors: Michael completed a course called "The Board and the Company Secretary," focusing on governance.

2. Governance Institute of Australia: Michael completed a course titled "The Accidental Company Secretary."

3. General Assembly Australia: Michael obtained a degree in Data Analytics.

4. Coursera: Michael completed a course called "Programming for Everybody (Python)."

5. The Australian National University: Michael pursued a single elective from the LLM program, specializing in government contracts. Michael also wrote a thesis on process contracts in government tenders.

6. The Australian National University: Michael obtained a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice.

7. University of Canberra: Michael studied for a BA/LLB degree.

8. Barker College: Michael completed high school.

In addition to their formal education, Michael has obtained several certifications from different institutions:

- Corporate Legal Practitioner: Obtained from The Law Society of NSW in December 2010.

- Finance Foundations: Obtained from LinkedIn.

- GDPR Compliance: Obtained from LinkedIn.

- Problem Solving Techniques: Obtained from LinkedIn.

- Strategic Negotiation: Obtained from LinkedIn.

It should be noted that exact details regarding the start and end years of their education are not specified.