Michael Li-Ming Wong

Michael Li-Ming Wong is Co-Chair of the firm’s Global White-Collar Defense Practice Group, and a partner in Willkie’s Litigation Department. Based in Willkie’s San Francisco and Palo Alto offices, Michael is a former federal prosecutor, and also a former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk.

Michael focuses his practice on white-collar criminal matters, complex civil litigation, data privacy matters, and internal investigations. He has tried more than twenty civil and criminal jury trials in federal and state courts, including multiple multiweek jury trials in recent years. Three times the Daily Journal has recognized his trial and litigation victories as Top Defense Verdict of the Year in California. Michael is regarded as a leading attorney in his field, having earned numerous national and regional accolades from legal media and directories for his work.

Prior to entering private practice, Michael served for more than eight years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California, where he was lead counsel on some of the district’s most significant and high-profile matters. During his tenure as a federal prosecutor, Michael served for several years as Chief of the White Collar Crimes Section, supervising investigations, prosecutions and trials involving white-collar fraud and public corruption. Michael was also Chief of the Major Crimes Section. He is a two-time winner of the U.S. Department of Justice Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney.

Harvard Law School

J.D. (magna cum laude)

Top White Collar Lawyers

Daily Journal

2024