Michael is our founder and Executive Managing Director and has spent the last 35 years tirelessly fighting for the rights of his clients and for justice in our Nation’s courtrooms, hearing rooms, and boardrooms. Not only has he successfully tried more than 35 cases before judges, jurors and arbitrators, but he has also been responsible for over $100 million in judgments, verdicts or awards.  Michael also served as the Global Head of Litigation and Deputy General Counsel for a well-known Wall Street firm, where he sharpened his negotiating skills and elbows against some of the most aggressive companies and insurance firms in the country.  He is regularly selected as a Super Lawyer and Best Lawyer and Most Effective Lawyer, and brought in as co-counsel, by his peers.  Michael’s passionate advocacy for those in need continues as the co-founder of the top-rated Legal AF podcast and YouTube channel in collaboration with the Meidas Touch Network, where his legal analysis has been viewed or downloaded almost 1 billion times on YouTube and podcast platforms.

Michael also has a world-class concierge law practice, providing general counsel, employment, and litigation strategy, and employment advice for high stakes or “bet the company” matters, to a limited number of corporate clients, financial services firms, including hedge and private equity funds, as well as high net worth individuals and family offices.