Michael’s litigation practice focuses on complex business and consumer class action defense. His practice includes both representing and counseling clients in areas of data privacy and security, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property claims, and business contract/business tort disputes. Michael’s class action practice regularly involves sensitive consumer information in defense of statutory claims covering the use and disclosure of financial, health and other protected information (such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act). It also includes defense of putative nationwide TCPA “blast fax” class actions, from opposing class certification and merits claims to successfully negotiating class-wide settlements. Michael’s litigation practice has put him in federal and state courts throughout the country.

Michael also serves in a general counsel role to companies forming and operating new or on-going ventures. He has significant experience in negotiating and preparing new business agreements, assisting clients with employment, risk management, and privacy matters, and counseling clients operating in regulated industries (such as healthcare and banking) on a wide-variety of compliance issues.

Michael also dedicates significant time to professional, civic, and pro bono matters.

Michael serves as general counsel to Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss (IL-9th), and is the past chair of the Federal Civil Practice Committee of the Chicago Bar Association (2016-2017).