Mike is a trial attorney and white collar and internal investigations counselor and litigator. He helps businesses and individuals facing investigations and litigation by federal and state law enforcement authorities, government regulatory agencies, and congressional committees.

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Mike is a member of the firm’s White Collar + Government Investigations Practice Group, and advises clients on criminal defense, False Claims Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters, internal corporate investigations, corporate compliance programs, corporate monitorships, and First Amendment matters.

Mike has significant experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device, health care, construction, and government contracting industries. He conducts internal investigations for and defends companies and individuals in trials and litigation regarding sales and marketing practices, the conduct of clinical trials, good manufacturing practices, pricing, the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) fraud, criminal antitrust, and other issues.

Mike is a sought-after trial attorney, with significant experience trying cases to verdict in federal and state courts.

Previously, Mike headed the Corruption, Civil Rights, Labor, and Tax Fraud unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He successfully prosecuted some of the region’s highest-profile corruption cases, including the electronic surveillance investigation during former Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street’s administration and the corruption prosecutions of former City Treasurer Corey Kemp and former City Councilman Richard Mariano.

Mike is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and involved in a number of community and civic organizations, including the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission and the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

  • Represent pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care companies in False Claims Act cases involving allegations of improper promotion, improper payments, and/or improper Medicare/Medicaid billing.
  • Represent government contractors in False Claims Act and antitrust investigations and civil and criminal prosecutions.
  • Represent suppliers and construction contractors in investigations and prosecutions involving allegations of disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) and Buy America Act fraud.
  • Represented an athletic clothing manufacturer in a federal jury trial alleging trademark infringement; secured a jury verdict finding another manufacturer infringed on our client’s trademark.
  • Defended a university official in a federal jury trial alleging fraud relating to rankings.
  • Represented a subpoenaed reporter in the investigation and prosecution of former Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane for leaking grand jury information.
  • Represented financial institutions regarding allegations of consumer and other fraud.
  • Represented companies in criminal antitrust investigations involving allegations of price-fixing and government procurement fraud.
  • Represented hospitals and doctors in billing and drug diversion investigations.
  • Represented colleges and universities and public schools in state/federal investigations and compliance issues involving grants, nonprofits, charter schools, student/faculty/vendor conduct, and Clery Act (crime reporting).
  • Conducted internal investigations for companies regarding compliance with election, lobbying, and pay-to-play laws.
  • Represented media companies and reporters at trials of defamation and invasion of privacy claims brought by public officials/figures and private individuals.
  • Chambers USA: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania (2020-2025)
  • Legal 500 United States for White Collar Criminal Defense (2017-2019) and Firms to Watch editorial for Government: Government relations (2022)
  • Best Lawyers in America®: Commercial Litigation (2026), Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2010-2026)
  • Super Lawyers®: Pennsylvania (2009-2021)

Mike is a member of the firm’s White Collar + Government Investigations Practice Group, and advises clients on criminal defense, False Claims Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters, internal corporate investigations, corporate compliance programs, corporate monitorships, and First Amendment matters.

Mike has significant experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device, health care, construction, and government contracting industries. He conducts internal investigations for and defends companies and individuals in trials and litigation regarding sales and marketing practices, the conduct of clinical trials, good manufacturing practices, pricing, the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) fraud, criminal antitrust, and other issues.

Mike is a sought-after trial attorney, with significant experience trying cases to verdict in federal and state courts.

Previously, Mike headed the Corruption, Civil Rights, Labor, and Tax Fraud unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He successfully prosecuted some of the region’s highest-profile corruption cases, including the electronic surveillance investigation during former Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street’s administration and the corruption prosecutions of former City Treasurer Corey Kemp and former City Councilman Richard Mariano.

Mike is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and involved in a number of community and civic organizations, including the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission and the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

  • Represent pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care companies in False Claims Act cases involving allegations of improper promotion, improper payments, and/or improper Medicare/Medicaid billing.
  • Represent government contractors in False Claims Act and antitrust investigations and civil and criminal prosecutions.
  • Represent suppliers and construction contractors in investigations and prosecutions involving allegations of disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) and Buy America Act fraud.
  • Represented an athletic clothing manufacturer in a federal jury trial alleging trademark infringement; secured a jury verdict finding another manufacturer infringed on our client’s trademark.
  • Defended a university official in a federal jury trial alleging fraud relating to rankings.
  • Represented a subpoenaed reporter in the investigation and prosecution of former Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane for leaking grand jury information.
  • Represented financial institutions regarding allegations of consumer and other fraud.
  • Represented companies in criminal antitrust investigations involving allegations of price-fixing and government procurement fraud.
  • Represented hospitals and doctors in billing and drug diversion investigations.
  • Represented colleges and universities and public schools in state/federal investigations and compliance issues involving grants, nonprofits, charter schools, student/faculty/vendor conduct, and Clery Act (crime reporting).
  • Conducted internal investigations for companies regarding compliance with election, lobbying, and pay-to-play laws.
  • Represented media companies and reporters at trials of defamation and invasion of privacy claims brought by public officials/figures and private individuals.
  • Chambers USA: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania (2020-2025)
  • Legal 500 United States for White Collar Criminal Defense (2017-2019) and Firms to Watch editorial for Government: Government relations (2022)
  • Best Lawyers in America®: Commercial Litigation (2026), Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2010-2026)
  • Super Lawyers®: Pennsylvania (2009-2021)
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Commissioner/chair, Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission
  • Director/treasurer, Defender Association of Philadelphia
  • Served as a member of the board of directors and executive committee of the Committee of Seventy of Philadelphia; this non-partisan organization has conducted a permanent campaign for more than 100 years to improve the Philadelphia region by demanding ethical conduct of public officials, promoting government efficiency, educating citizens, and safeguarding elections
  • Served as a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, appointed by former Governor Ed Rendell and reappointed by former Governor Tom Corbett
  • Served as chair of the Mayor’s Task Force on Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform, appointed by former Mayor Michael Nutter
  • Served as a member of the board of directors, Citizens Diplomacy International – Philadelphia
  • Served as trustee appointed by The School District of Philadelphia, PFT Health and Welfare Fund
  • Served as chair of an assessment team that evaluated the status of Philadelphia Safe and Sound, a nonprofit organization responsible for contracting protective services for children
  • Adjunct instructor on trial advocacy and corruption law and policy, Temple University Beasley School of Law
  • Guest lecturer on corruption law and policy, Drexel University School of Law
  • Guest lecturer on corruption law and policy, University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • Assistant United States attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), 2000-08 (chief of corruption, Civil Rights, Labor and Tax Fraud Unit, 2002-08)
  • Assistant United States attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), 1994-99

Education

  • Yale Law School, J.D., 1990, executive editor, Yale Law and Policy Review
  • The Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1987, economics

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee

Clerkships

  • Hon. Edmund V. Ludwig, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990-1991
  • Panelist, “Getting Back to Trial: Post Pandemic Federal Criminal Trials,” Federal Criminal Law Committee, September 22, 2022.
  • Presenter, “Ethics in Restructuring,” Turnaround Management Association, July 20, 2022.
  • Speaker, “Grand Jury Process,” One-Day Law School for Journalists, Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, Philadelphia, PA, July 2021.