Michael Mitchell
Partner
Michael has nearly two decades of experience litigating and conducting trials in complex civil matters in federal and state courts and in government and regulatory investigations, having represented global financial institutions, companies, directors and officers, and individuals.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
JetBlue in connection with the U.S. Department of Justice challenge to JetBlue’s proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines.
Bank of America and its affiliates in antitrust class and direct actions relating to the US stock lending market.
Citigroup and affiliates in a number of suits and appeals in federal and state courts arising from collapse of Mexican oil-services firm Oceanografía S.A. de C.V.
The special committee of the board of directors of Straight Path Communications, Inc. in connection with the company’s sale to Verizon Communications and subsequent shareholder class action.
Pro bono
Representation of political parties, candidates, and voters in federal suit challenging the constitutionality of Texas’s ballot access laws.
Trial victory and damages award for indigent client in Section 1983 action against NYPD officers arising from unlawful detention and search.
Co-counsel with Conservation Law Foundation in suit against EPA concerning nitrogen pollution in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Published Work
- Mitchell, Michael and Hakki, Adam, (2022) “Banking Litigation”, Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fifth Edition, Thomson West
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Member, D.C. Bar, Antitrust and Consumer Law Community
Qualifications
Admissions
New York, 2006
District of Columbia, 2018
Courts
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2020
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2023
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2006
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2006
United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 2021
Academic
B.A., University of Maryland, 2001
J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University, 2005