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Michael Hoernlein

Michael Hoernlein

USA 2026

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Alston & Bird LLP
 Alston & Bird LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

North Carolina

5 years ranked

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Practice Areas

Clients trust Mike, both as a litigation attorney and as a Certified Fraud Examiner, with their most sensitive and complex investigations and government enforcement matters. Mike is a seasoned investigator with a long track record of helping clients uncover the truth. He’s also a skilled litigator and counselor, representing companies and individuals in a wide range of industries, with an emphasis on health care. He helps clients navigate investigations and enforcement actions by state and federal authorities (including the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Food and Drug Administration, and state attorneys general) involving, among other things, alleged False Claims Act violations; Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act violations; accounting fraud; insider trading; money laundering; price fixing; and public corruption.

Education

New York University

JD

2001

Rutgers University

BA

1998

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - North Carolina

Band 1
Individual Editorial
Michael Hoernlein is an experienced litigator noted for his broad white-collar expertise. He regularly represents individuals and corporations facing criminal investigation and related enforcement proceedings.
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Strengths

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  • He is very pragmatic, measured and dispassionate where appropriate. He is very open minded and willing to consider new ideas.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA

  • Michael does a great job in connecting the dots. He's very good at detecting patterns and how the pieces fit together and putting together a narrative to understand what's going on with the case.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA

  • The judges like him and respect him. He was smart and well prepared, and fast on his feet. He's a great all-round lawyer.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA

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