A 25-year career has placed him at the center of some of the country’s most significant legal matters. He has been engaged in high-profile matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, public finance, cross-border transactions, international restructurings, intellectual property, entrepreneurial startups, real estate development and emerging market transactions. He concentrates his practice on counseling principals of middle market businesses in every aspect of their transactions, including finance, expansion, disposition, and structuring. His industry focus includes real estate, finance and food and beverage. 

Michael began his career with Sullivan and Cromwell LLP. In 1995 he was selected by the Clinton Administration as one of fourteen White House Fellows.  As a White House Fellow, Michael advised the Comptroller of the Currency on significant legal issues including financial service deregulation, digital cash systems, internet commerce and risk management. From 2001-2009,

Michael was co-managing partner of a private equity partnership which invested in real estate and manufacturing companies in second and tertiary markets.  As the co-managing partner, Michael was the lead principal responsible for structuring every deal the partnership completed; including negotiating debt and equity stacks, return waterfalls and joint venture agreements.

Michael graduated magma cum laude from Wabash College where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar at Columbia University Law School where he was awarded his JD.