With over ten years of experience serving the aviation industry, Michael has defended major airlines and large product manufacturers in complex air disaster and general aviation litigation throughout the United States and Latin America.
Michael also represents various aviation entities in litigation arising from commercial disputes, including disputes arising from leasing, owning and operating commercial and general aviation aircrafts. Throughout his career, he has represented airlines including United Airlines, Virgin, Air China, TANS Peru, Emirates and Icelandair, as well as companies that manufacture aviation and aerospace components such as altimeters, navigation databases, restraint systems and other flight-critical hardware and software. He has also defended a product manufacturer of aerospace components alleged to have committed fraud in relation to a communications satellite construction contract.
Part of his practice is also dedicated to general litigation, including general corporate litigation, transportation regulatory issues and commercial disputes, insurance coverage, intellectual property and other areas in which the firm's clients require representation and counsel.
Michael has published articles in a variety of law journals and periodicals, including a 2007 article in Southern Methodist University's Journal of Air Law & Commerce. Michael also co-authored a chapter analyzing the unique challenges of personal jurisdiction in aviation litigation in the American Bar Association's 2008 publication, Litigating the Aviation Case. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute's Aerospace and Aviation Steering Committee.
Michael is a graduate of the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, and is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of California, New York, Florida and Georgia.