Michael H Steinberg

Career

Michael Steinberg is Of Counsel in the Los Angeles office of Sullivan & Cromwell and is a senior member of the Firm’s Litigation Group. For over thirty-five years, Mr. Steinberg has successfully represented leading businesses and prominent individuals in their most high-profile and challenging cases. Mr. Steinberg is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has tried a broad range of cases, running the gamut from M&A disputes to criminal matters.

Mr. Steinberg was a partner from 1995 to 2024. He was the coordinating partner for Los Angeles litigation and served on S&C’s Pro Bono Committee. Mr. Steinberg is a Central District of California Lawyer Representative for the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. He is a member of Stanford Law School’s Board of Visitors; a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of Public Counsel and former Chair of the Board; and a member of the Board of the National Homelessness Law Center.

He is recognized as a leading litigator by The American Lawyer, Chambers USA, The Legal 500 United States, National Law Journal and Lawdragon 500. Mr. Steinberg was awarded Public Counsel’s Pro Bono Award in 2022 for his advocacy for special education students, and separately honored for his work in Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder.

Stanford Law School (JD, 1986); UC Berkeley, (AB, 1983).

Clerk, Hon. Thomas P. Griesa, United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, ABA Foundation; Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; LACBA; Past Chair, Executive Committee and Board Member, Public Counsel; Stanford Law School’s Board of Visitors.