Michael leads the firm’s employment law group in New York. He graduated from the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Albany Law School, where he was a member of the moot court team. Upon graduation, he worked as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in New York, and then entered private practice representing employers.

Michael represents management in every aspect of the employer-employee relationship including the defense of employment discrimination actions and common law employment litigation. He regularly counsels clients on preventative labor relations methods including auditing employment policies. He is also actively involved in union organizing drives, unfair labor practice proceedings, grievance and arbitration proceedings, collective bargaining negotiations, as well as representation of single and multi-employer benefit funds. Michael also represents employers as both plaintiffs and defendants in claims involving noncompete, nonsolicitation, theft of trade secrets and employee raiding cases. In addition, he regularly advises employers in wage and hour compliance issues and defends employers in collective and class action lawsuits.

He represents a variety of clients in a wide spectrum of industries that range from international airlines to local retailers. Other areas of client concentration include manufacturers, service companies, healthcare institutions, restaurants, landlords, real estate management, cleaning maintenance and security companies.

Michael is a member of the New York State and American Bar Associations, including the Committee on the Development of the Law Under the NLRA. He also is a contributing editor to the Developing Labor Law treatise.