Head of the white-collar defense practice at Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP, Michael Feldberg is a seasoned litigator and a key player in New York’s commercial disputes space, covering both civil and criminal cases on behalf of major financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and senior executives. Additionally, Feldberg is lauded for his recent pro bono work on behalf of families of victims of handgun violence against all major handgun manufacturers.
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White Collar Defense Practice, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg
Position
Partner
Career
- Head of the Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg’s White Collar Defense Practice and has more than 40 years’ experience trying civil and criminal cases and leading litigation practices in major law firms
- Lead trial counsel on the winning team that secured a complete acquittal in a federal criminal trial against the Department of Justice (DOJ), in a case alleging that prices were fixed over an eight-year period in the $28 billion per year broiler chicken industry
- Served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
- Founder and former long-time head of the U.S. litigation practice at Allen & Overy LLP
- Partner and former head of the litigation practice at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Memberships
Fellow of The American College of Trial Lawyers
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School (1977)
- A.B., magna cum laude, Harvard College (1973)
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Key clients
- Barclays Bank
- A former executive of Pilgrim's Pride