Michael Shapiro
Partner
Member, Diversity Committee
Wall Street Office
2 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
mshapiro@clm.com
phone: 212-238-8676
fax: 212-732-3232 download v-card
Member, Diversity Committee
Wall Street Office
2 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
mshapiro@clm.com
phone: 212-238-8676
fax: 212-732-3232 download v-card
Practice Areas
Litigation, Internal Investigations and White-Collar Defense
Practice Description
Litigation, Internal Investigations and White-Collar DefenseEducation
- B.A., 1970 City College of the City University of New York (cum laude)
- J.D., 1973 New York University School of Law
Admissions
- 1974 New York
- 1975 U.S. District Courts, South and Eastern Districts of New York
- 1980 U.S. Supreme Court
- 1986 U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- 1989 U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- 2006 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- 2006 U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member)
- New York City Criminal Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers Association
- Westchester Bar Association
- New York Council of Defense Lawyers
Publications Available on this website...
"Paths Back to Professional Work after a Felony Conviction," Client Advisory, November 15, 2007Additional Publications
“The USA Patriot Act and Money Laundering,” The Banking Law Journal, July/August 2006Directorship
- 1976-1983 Opera Studio
- 1985-1998 Meseritzer Federal Credit Union
Media Experience
1994-1995 Legal Analyst, In Depth with Chris MatthewsTeaching
- ITAP Faculty Member, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, (2000-Present)
- Yearly Invitee, Harvard Law School, (Spring Semester)
Recent Illustrative Matters
- Cantor Fitzgerald L.P. v. Cantor Fitzgerald, Inc. At 4.5 months, it is the second-longest case in the history of the Delaware Court of Chancery.
- United States v. Ivankov. The 1996 extortion and money-laundering prosecution saw Michael participating in the first deposition in a U.S. criminal case ever conducted in Russia.
- ABM v. Solow. In the 2002 New York State Supreme Court trial, Michael's client, the publicly traded American Building Maintenance Corp., collected $3 million for breach of contract from one of New York's leading real estate developers.
- Waterford Wedgwood, plc v. Godinger. A 2006 SDNY trademark infringement action brought on behalf of Waterford. Successfully resolved via settlement requiring removal of infringing product from market.