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Overview
Michael joined the firm’s Litigation Department in 2014. He has represented companies in a broad range of business matters, including contract disputes, securities litigation, and class actions. In addition to civil litigation, Michael has assisted clients with regulatory issues and criminal investigations.
Before joining Tonkon Torp, Michael practiced in the Litigation Department at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP for four years. He earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Alexander Hamilton Fellow, and Managing Editor of the Columbia Business Law Review. While a law student, he held an externship with Judge Michael W. Mosman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
Michael worked as an analyst at economics consulting firm Analysis Group, Inc., before attending law school. There he performed financial and statistical analyses in support of expert witnesses, whose reports and testimony were used at trial. While earning his undergraduate degree in economics and Spanish, Michael interned at the U.S. embassy’s economics section in Madrid.
Michael is a native Oregonian, raised in Corvallis. He is thrilled to be back in Portland where he can explore the trails that traverse the city with his family.
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Community Involvement & Activities
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation
Board Member
Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers
Section Director
Co-Chair
Past Section CLE Committee
Oregon State Bar House of Delegates
Region 5, Delegate
Portland Workforce Alliance
Board Member
Campaign for Equal Justice
Member
Past Associates Committee
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Professional Memberships
Multnomah Bar Association
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Publications & Presentations
“Waivers – What Am I Waiving?” Fall Board and Educational Conference, NALS of Oregon, September 2016
"Contracts 101 for Startups," February 2016
"A Foil for Fazzolari: Recent Negligence Case Law Weakens Duty Limitations," Oregon Law Review, February 2016
"Caveat Venditor: The Consequences of Bagley v. Mt Bachelor, Inc. for Negligence Releases and Other Contract Provisions," Litigation Journal, Summer 2015
"Recent Case Notes – Forum Non Conveniens," The Verdict, Issue 1, 2015
