Bio

Michael Devorkin specializes in complex business litigation and white-collar criminal defense. His three latest cases have resulted in recoveries of more than $460 million to victims of a Ponzi scheme and of corporate mismanagement of funds. In a recent class-action case, the Court applauded the recovery by settlement as “exponentially more than the typical result.” Michael has extensive experience representing plaintiffs and defendants, individuals and businesses, foreign and domestic, in all phases of complex civil, criminal, and regulatory trials and arbitrations, from investigation through trial and appeal. He has tried to verdict numerous jury and non-jury trials in federal and state courts and arbitrations and argued numerous appeals before the state and federal courts, including two successful mandamus petitions in cases of first impression. In re United States, 608 F.2d 26 (2d Cir. 1979); Richardson Greenshields Securities, Inc. v. Lau, 825 F.2d 647 (2d Cir. 1987) (halting trial and directing judges not to prevent parties from filing motions). Michael has also supervised internal corporate investigations.