Michael C Hefter

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Michael Hefter is a bet-the-company lawyer who is sought out by clients to handle high-profile and sensitive matters and for the purposes of taking cases to trial. He has been lead trial counsel in numerous jury and bench trials, including cases reported in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and other media outlets. He has served as lead trial counsel in several before the influential Southern District of New York and Delaware Chancery Court. Additionally, Michael’s practice is both national and cross-border, representing domestic and foreign clients in federal and state courts and in arbitrations as lead trial counsel.

Michael battles on the front lines of cutting-edge issues involving securities litigation, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and other business disputes, RICO actions, structured finance disputes, post-acquisition disputes, corporate governance (including M&A litigation), claims involving lender liability issues, shareholder class and derivative actions, claims involving LLC and limited partnership issues and structures, and bankruptcy-related disputes. Michael has represented clients in numerous industries, including energy, power and utilities, insurance, healthcare, investment and commercial banking, private equity and hedge funds, venture capital, real estate, shipping, accounting, telecoms, aerospace and defense, chemicals, and computer software. Michael has been published on numerous occasions in legal journals and in the press.