In addition to his patent litigation experience, Michael litigates trade secret and unfair competition claims and advises clients regarding pre-suit patent matters. His work has earned him recognition in Benchmark Litigation and Best Lawyers in America, among others.
Michael’s experience also includes managing technical teams at RJLF in both patent and trade secret matters, taking and defending dozens of fact and expert depositions, drafting Daubert, summary judgment, and pretrial motions, and successfully briefing and arguing dispositive motions for summary judgment of non-infringement.
Before joining RJLF, Michael was an attorney at Desmarais LLP. During law school, he was an active member of NYU Law’s Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law (JIPEL), serving on the executive committee and reviewing, selecting, and editing articles for publication.
Secured a $27 million total award for Droplets, Inc. against Yahoo, Inc., including a $15 million patent infringement verdict and $12 million in pre- and post-judgment interest following a three-week jury trial in the Northern District of California. Michael prepared and conducted the direct examinations of Droplets’ technical expert witness and argued infringement-related trial motions.
Played a pivotal role in IBM’s successful patent trial, helping secure an $82.5 million jury verdict. He was responsible for two of the four patents-in-suit and successfully briefed and argued a motion for summary judgment of no invalidity on one asserted invalidity theory.
Successfully represented Rule14, a technology and data mining company, in patent infringement litigation against UiPath Inc., a multi-billion-dollar automation software company. The matter concluded with a favorable settlement shortly before trial.
Represents Broadcom in patent litigation against Netflix involving video-streaming technology in matters involving hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages, including proceedings in the Northern District of California and appeals before the Federal Circuit.
- Commercial disputes
- Intellectual property
- Technology and telecommunications
- J.D., New York University, 2015
- B.S., University of Florida, 2012
- Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law (JIPEL), Executive Committee Member
- New York