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Michael Feldberg

Location:  United States

Practice(s):  Anti-Competitive Behaviour , Antitrust Litigation , Merger Control

Date Joined:  2003

Education:  J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School; A.B., magna cum laude, Harvard College

Spoken Languages:  English

Experience: 

Michael is head of the U.S. litigation practice. He is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and has experience litigating and trying cases in a wide variety of areas, with a special emphasis on the defense of federal criminal and regulatory cases as well as federal civil litigation. He has tried more than 50 cases, and has represented numerous companies and individuals in matters involving the financial services, retail, health care and general corporate industries. Since founding the U.S. litigation practice at Allen & Overy in 2003, Michael has litigated and tried cases for clients such as Weil Gotshal & Manges Michael LLP, Barclays Capital, Research in Motion, Inc., and UBS. He has also represented banks and foreign and domestic corporations in connection with US regulatory and criminal investigations concerning violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the US antitrust laws, as well as individual officers and employees in similar investigations.

Michael was ranked in Chambers USA 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010: "Talented trial lawyer Michael Feldberg leads the department and is prized for his astute judgment. Focusing on the financial services industry, his practice spans civil litigation and the defense of federal criminal and regulatory cases."

Published work

  • “Global Class Actions,” PricewaterhouseCooper’s 2007 Securities Litigation Study, April 8, 2008, with co-author Lanier Saperstein.
  • "Class Certification: Bigger Is Not Necessarily Better," New York Law Journal, March 8, 2007, with co-author Lanier Saperstein.
  • "The Right to Cross-Examine Government Witnesses: Crawford and Beyond," chapter in Defending Federal Criminal Cases: Attacking The Government's Proof, 2006, with co-author Karen Lee.
  • "Governmental Entity Litigation," Chapter in Commercial Litigation in New York State Court Second Edition, 2005, with co-author Laura Martin.
  • "'Rybicki' Revives Old Questions About Honest Services Fraud," New York Law Journal, July 19, 2004, with co-author Andrew B. Matheson.
  • "Coping with the Limits of Joint Defense Agreements," New York Law Journal, November 13, 2003, with co-author Todd S. Fishman.
  • "The Importance of Credibility and Persuasiveness," July 2002, Inside the Minds: Leading Litigators - Litigation Experts Share Their Knowledge on the Art & Science of Litigation.
  • "Dilemma of Evidence Defendants Cannot Confront," New York Law Journal, March 9, 2000 with co-author Nikhil Singhvi.

Defending a client in alleged violation of FCPA

Allen & Overy represents a non-U.S. defendant in both civil racketeering litigation alleging payments to foreign government officials in violation of FCPA and a related criminal investigation.

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My contact details

New York
Allen & Overy LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
United States of America

Tel: +1 212 610 6360

michael.feldberg @allenovery.com