Matithyohu (Matan) Balas
Attorney at Law
New York
NY
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Client Reviews
"Matan has been an awesome partner to BuildBook from our earliest days, helping with everything related to company creation, standard agreements, equity management, and more. I highly recommend him to any early-stage startup that needs a true legal partner."
"Matan is an incredibly skilled business and legal partner. I can't count the number of times when he helped my team and me understand complex subjects and problem solve with us so that we minimized risk while increasing our business opportunity. He was expert on the relevant topics, highly responsive and a patient, and also very outcome-driven, which made it so much easier to collaborate. I'd trust Matan in any business situation and any organization would greatly benefit from his expertise."
Work History
Office of Balas Law PLLC
Principal
Sep 2019 - Present
Legal consultant to media and technology companies (including New Lab, IAC’s Mosaic Group, NBCUniversal, Armanino LLP, and various startups) on acquisitions, fundraising, corporate, commercial, privacy, intellectual property, employment, and other legal matters.
littleBits Electronics Inc.
General Counsel
Mar 2020 - Sep 2019
Member of executive team and adviser to Board of Directors and senior management of venture-backed education and consumer technology company. Advised on all legal matters, including sale of company, IP protection (with international patent portfolio), privacy (including COPPA, FERPA, State privacy laws and GDPR compliance), data security, product safety and compliance, employment, and litigation.
XO Group Inc.
VP, Head of Legal and Internal Audit
Feb 2009 - Feb 2018
Led the legal and internal audit functions of then-publicly traded media and technology company (NYSE: XOXO;previously NASDAQ: KNOT; acquired by WeddingWire/Permira Funds in December 2018) with multi-platform brands:The Knot, The Nest, The Bump and The Bash, and offices across the United States, Hong Kong and Guangzhau,China.
Proskauer Rose
Corporate Associate
Sep 2003 - Dec 2009
Advised and represented technology, digital media, entertainment, and e-commerce companies on all corporate matters, including private and public company investments, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and complex commercial transactions, as well as general intellectual property and commercial matters, data protection, and privacy.
Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Legal Intern
Jan 2002 - May 2002
Researched and drafted memoranda and slip opinions in trademark and criminal cases.