Michael is a trial lawyer with a focus on civil litigation and white-collar criminal cases. He is a Fellow of The International Academy of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of The International Society of Barristers. For both organizations, fellowship is extended by invitation only to 500 of the best trial lawyers in the United States and 30 foreign countries.
Michael has represented sovereigns including Italy, Spain, France, Ecuador, and Peru. He has recently tried to a successful verdict a commercial case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Empire Today, LLC v. National Floors Direct, Inc., et al.), as well as a commercial dispute concerning the planning and development of the Armenian Genocide Museum in Washington, D.C. (The Armenian Assembly of America, Inc., et al. v. Gerard L. Cafesjian, et al.).
Michael served as an Assistant Register of Deeds, Assistant Recorder (Land Court) Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, Boston, Massachusetts, where he prosecuted major crimes. He was appointed Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Boston and was specifically assigned to represent the Mayor of the City of Boston and the Boston Police Commissioner on special assignments including the Boston school desegregation case (Morgan v. Hennigan, et. al.) and police corruption.
Michael has been a long-time supporter of the National Judicial College and is currently a trustee of the college. He has been included in Best Lawyers in America since 2003 in the areas of Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. He has also been named a Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyer in America and Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigator in America. Additionally, he has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of “America's Leading Lawyers for Business.”
Not admitted to the Italian bar.