Michael Flynn

Michael is a member of Davis Polk’s Civil Litigation practice. He represents clients involved in civil litigation, including securities, professional liability, commercial and bankruptcy matters. He has significant experience litigating class action issues and matters involving professional liability, as well as civil turnover litigation and related cases. He also serves as Davis Polk’s general counsel.

Michael is a lawyer of choice for the major U.S. and foreign accounting firms and has represented all of the Big Four in civil and regulatory matters. Clients retain him when dealing with complex accounting issues in securities and professional liability actions, regulatory investigations and enforcement matters conducted by the SEC, DOJ and PCAOB.

He is a co-author of a leading treatise on the attorney-client privilege and other privileges (Corporate Privileges and Confidential Information (Law Journal Press)), as well as the chapter on professional liability in Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, another leading treatise.