Michael Powell

• Representing a leading semiconductor test company in a complex competitor dispute involving claims for breach of contract, tortious interference, unfair competition, and breach of fiduciary duty.
• Obtaining the dismissal of claims for misappropriation of trade secrets and fraud brought against a growth-stage start-up company in the consumer health products industry.
• Securing the successful resolution of a trade secret misappropriation dispute for the world’s largest salon company.
• Blocking the revival of multi-billion-dollar unfair competition claims against a major financial institution following the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Ohio v. American Express Co., with affirmance on appeal.
• Securing the successful resolution of a disloyal-employee competitor dispute for a leading investment fund.
• Obtaining the dismissal of claims for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud made against the administrator of a $700 million offshore mutual fund following its collapse.
• Obtaining the dismissal of a securities fraud class action brought against the world’s largest footwear retailer and its officers and directors.
• Obtaining the dismissal of a securities class action suit brought by distressed debt funds against airline officers and directors following the airline’s Chapter 11 restructuring, with affirmance on appeal, and
• Obtaining a from-the-bench dismissal of a securities class action suit brought by shareholders of a bank holding company following the company’s restatement of all financials.

Prior to joining Gish PLLC, Michael spent nearly a decade in the Complex Litigation & Trials department of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

Publications

• “Food and Beverage Labeling Litigation: Recent Trends,” JDSupra (July 7, 2021)