Overview
Michael’s practice focuses on representing issuers and underwriters in capital markets transactions, principally in the power and utilities arena. Michael has extensive experience advising clients on a broad range of securities transactions including public and privately placed offerings of equity, first mortgage bonds, various debt/equity hybrid instruments, subordinated and convertible debt, collateral trust bonds, multi-modal tax-exempt bonds and dedicated utility rate securitization bonds.
Experience
- Advises clients on corporate governance and compliance matters with the US securities laws, including Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Act.
- Represented power and utilities clients on securities offerings.
- Served as designated underwriters’ counsel and purchasers’ counsel to several utility holding companies and their subsidiaries.
- Represented sponsors/issuers, underwriters and structuring advisors in connection with several dedicated rate reduction bond securitization financings, including stranded cost, environmental costs, and storm cost transactions.
- Pro bono representation of veterans in their pursuit of combat-related special compensation benefits.
Accolades
Honors & Recognitions
- Recommended for Capital Markets - Equity Offerings (2021-2023) and Capital Markets - Debt Offerings (2022-2023), Legal 500 United States
- Recognized as a Leader in Energy: Electricity – Finance, USA, Chambers Global, 2013-2024
- Recognized as a Leader in Energy: Electricity – Finance (2012-2023) and Energy (2006-2016), USA-Nationwide, Chambers USA
- Deal Maker of the Year, Finance Monthly, 2013
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Selected as a Super Lawyer for Securities & Corporate Finance Law, The New York Times Magazine, 2016-2023
Affiliations
Professional
- Vice Chairman, Infrastructure Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Section of Infrastructure and Regulated Industries, American Bar Association
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- April 6, 2022EventCo-presenter
Publications
- October 25, 2019Publications
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- 2013Publications
- December 7, 2012PublicationsCo-authorThe Case for Superstorm Sandy Restoration Bonds, PowerIntelligence
- June 4, 2012PublicationsCo-authorThe Rating Agency Condition: A Cautionary Note, Total Securitization
- April 6, 2009PublicationsCo-authorUnderstanding Storm Cost Recovery Bonds, Law 360
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Education
JD, Fordham University School of Law, 1990
BS, Villanova University, cum laude, 1983
Admissions
New York