“My extensive experience at the SEC gives me unique insight when counseling financial institutions and issuers through investigations and potential litigation.
Michael Birnbaum is co-head of Morrison Foerster’s New York Litigation Department and a partner in the firm's Securities Litigation, Securities Enforcement, and Investigations + White Collar Defense groups.
Michael defends and pursues claims on behalf of clients across a range of areas. Specifically, he leverages his experience as former senior trial counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide unique insights to U.S. and global financial institutions, including commercial and investment banks, audit and accounting firms, investment advisers, broker-dealers, and securities issuers facing internal and government investigations, regulatory enforcement proceedings, and private civil litigation.