Michael's practice focuses on aviation, marine and energy, commercial litigation, environmental, insurance coverage, and transactional matters. Having handled cases in multiple jurisdictions, Michael has handled numerous cases from inception through appeal.

Michael has experience in advising clients on regulatory compliance and responding to investigations involving various federal and state agencies, which has translated into authoritative guidance for clients facing regulatory scrutiny.

On the transactional side, Michael has prepared various agreements for marine and energy clients. He has experience with secured lending and vessel and aerospace transactions.

Michael has authored and co-authored numerous presentations, papers and articles and has been quoted by the media on contractual risk allocation, insurance, regulatory and environmental issues and has been named among the “Who’s Who in Energy.”