Michael Asaro
USA Guide 2023
Band 3 : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Band 3
About
Provided by Michael Asaro
Practice Areas
Michael A. Asaro is co-head of Akin’s white collar defense & global investigations practice group. He focuses on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigations, white-collar criminal defense, corporate internal investigations and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Asaro has extensive litigation and investigatory experience involving matters arising under the federal securities laws, including insider trading, market manipulation, accounting irregularities, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, and broker-dealer and investment advisor regulation.
Career
Served for five years as a federal prosecutor and four years as an enforcement attorney at the SEC.
Personal
J.D., magna cum laude, Brooklyn Law School, editor-in-chief, Brooklyn Journal of International Law. B.S., Boston University.