Michael’s practice focuses on all facets of shareholder litigation: books and records demands, derivative actions, securities class actions and enforcement, directors and officers compensation, indemnification and advancement. He counsels boards responding to shareholder litigation demands, and frequently serves as independent counsel to special committees. Michael works closely with the firm’s shareholder activism defense and crisis management practices. He has successfully tried cases to judges and juries alike, including numerous appeals, and has obtained multiple dismissals, including, for example, the dismissal of a 1933 Act class action which Forbes magazine called a “stunning class action victory.”
Staying abreast of cutting edge issues, Michael serves as an adjunct professor of law, and is active in the American Bar Association’s Corporate Governance and Director & Officer Liability committees. He serves as chair of an ABA Task Force Regarding the Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Protections of the Business Judgment Rule. Michael frequently speaks on topics related to his practice.
Michael splits his time between Boston and Hartford, where he serves as litigation practice leader.
Stockholder Litigation
Stockholder Demands/Board Committee Investigations
Shareholder Derivative Litigation
Fund Litigation
M&A Litigation
Business Torts/Complex Litigation
Member, Law Firm of the Year, Securities Regulation, US News/Best Lawyers – Best Law Firms (2019)
Recommended, Dispute resolution: M&A litigation: defense, The Legal 500 US (2020)
Recommended, Dispute resolution: Securities litigation: defense, The Legal 500 US (2018, 2019)
Recommended, Financial services litigation, The Legal 500 US (2014, 2016)
Member, Litigation Department of the Year, Connecticut Law Tribune (2013–2015)
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Connecticut Bar Association
Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
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