• Represented the President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania senate in connection with his challenge to Pennsylvania’s congressional districting map.
• Led representation of a salad dressing manufacturer in three nationwide class action lawsuits alleging that products were mislabeled.
• Led representation of a New York City-based real estate developer in connection with a multimillion partnership dispute.
• Led representation of a major bank in connection with the bankruptcy eligibility of complex financial products.
• Led representation of real estate developer in a lawsuit alleging, among other things, misappropriation of corporate funds and fraud.
• Represented a big data company in a $20 million dispute with its former legal counsel.
• Led representation of a large foreign textile manufacturer in connection with a multimillion dollar avoidance action in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Led representation of a large Canadian petroleum company in connection with various customer disputes in the United States.
• Represented a hedge fund in its defense against a lawsuit seeking to recover over $100 million in damages arising out of the hedge fund’s investment in a fraudulent investment scheme.
• Acted as one of the lead litigators representing Hostess Brands, Inc. in its 2012 bankruptcy proceedings that led to the sale of Hostess’ assets for nearly $1 billion.
• Successfully defended, as second chair trial counsel, a hedge fund trader against an $11 million action brought by its former employer in the Southern District of New York.
• Acted as lead trial counsel to a bankrupt food manufacturer in action brought pursuant to section 1113 of the Bankruptcy Code.
• Acted as lead counsel to a credit reporting company in Second Circuit appeal.
• Represented a distressed monoline insurer in an action to sell a significant portion of its assets over the objection of one its largest creditors.
• Represented the debtors in numerous contested matters and adversary proceedings in Chrysler’s 2009 bankruptcy cases.
• Represented Spansion Japan, with respect to bankruptcy claims against its parent that resulted in a $100 million payment to Spansion Japan.
• Represented Lehman Brothers in connection with swap defaults resulting from its 2009 bankruptcy.

2014–2018, “Pennsylvania Rising Star” in Business Litigation, listed in Super Lawyers®

While in law school, Michael was a legal intern in the United States Attorneys’ Office, Criminal Division. In college, he interned in the financial crimes division of the United States Secret Service.

Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• New York
• U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles, BA
• Boston University School of Law, JD, cum laude