Michael Leigh Email & Phone Number

710 West Main Street, Louisville, Ky 40202

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Business litigation practice, representing individuals and public and private companies in state and federal court, particularly in cases involving complex contracts or financial transactions • Class action and derivative litigation alleging securities law violations, consumer law violations, fraud, and breaches of fiduciary duties, among other issues • Advise companies and individuals in connection with internal and regulatory investigations involving commercial and public bribery (FCPA), embezzlement, and false financial records • Advise companies on disclosure obligations under state and federal law, including Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules, Farm Credit Administration rules, and state and federal investment adviser laws, among others • Counsel clients and litigation teams on complex electronic discovery issues, defensible and appropriate document management and retention policies

Greater New York City Area

• Securities litigation for major national and international companies • Class action and derivative litigation with a focus on merger objection suits and suits involving alleged breaches of fiduciary duty • White-collar defense involving investigations by Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, U.S. Treasury, and various state attorneys general • Non-white-collar criminal defense for clients in federal court • Federal environmental litigation • Defense of defamation suits in state and federal court

New York, New York

• Served as court-appointed counsel for criminal defendants in federal court. Experience with criminal cases involving narcotics trafficking, firearms, robbery, kidnapping, embezzlement, and illegal entry, among others • Acted for clients at arraignments, proffers, and plea negotiations • Argued on behalf of clients at hearings on bail, pre-trial motions, and sentencing • Examined witnesses in suppression hearings

• Manage publication of law review issue focused on long-term implications of the 2007–08 financial crisis, and what steps should be taken to both ameliorate its effects and prevent future crises of the same magnitude• Review and edit articles for publication• Supervise associate, web, and articles editors• Guide overall direction of law review as member of Executive Board• Develop symposia and content for future law review issues

Assisted attorneys with all aspects of factual and legal work on commercial and environmental litigation and white-collar defense matters

New York, New York

Assisted federal district court judge with legal research and drafting opinions, jury charges, and decisions in criminal sentencing

New York, New York

Assisted with factual and legal research, drafting pre-trial motions and memoranda, depositions, and case management as part of a division dedicated to federal civil litigation

New York, New York

Researched and drafted legal memoranda, and reviewed and edited legislation for consistency with existing statutory and constitutional law

J.D., Magna Cum Laude, Law

Activities and Societies: Dean's Scholar, John Marshall Harlan Scholar at the Center for New York City Law, Associate at the Institute.

B.S., Political Science

Activities and Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society, Michael W. and Nancy M. McCoy First Amendment Essay.

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