Biography
Michael is Co-Chair of the Firm and works closely with firm leadership and the managing partners of each office to craft and carry out organizational strategies.
Beginning as a summer associate, Michael has spent his entire 35-year legal career at Fox Rothschild and has held a variety of leadership positions, including Chair of the Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy department, Managing Partner for the Philadelphia office and several terms as an elected member of the firm's Executive Committee, where he helped guide the firm's growth from a regional into a 1,000-attorney Am Law 100 firm with 30 offices across the country.
Michael built his reputation as a leading bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer. For 17 consecutive years, Chambers USA has ranked him among the top practitioners in Pennsylvania, including more than a decade at Band 1, its highest ranking.*
He believes leaders are measured not by their strategies but by their outcomes, and that the most important qualities in a lawyer are responsiveness, hard work and honest dealing. Michael is equally passionate about preparing the next generation of lawyers and champions in-office mentorship, making himself accessible to every lawyer in the firm.
Michael is also the founder of the firm's growing Automotive Practice, a team that provides a full range of transactional, corporate and litigation services to automobile dealers.
*This award is conferred by Chambers & Partners. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Education
- Boston University School of Management (M.B.A., 1991)
- Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1990)
- Princeton University (A.B., 1987)
Memberships
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- National Association of Dealer Counsel
Board of Directors
- Ronald McDonald House of Philadelphia, past member
Honors & Awards
- Selected as a Distinguished Leader winner by The Legal Intelligencer (2026)
This award is conferred by the The Legal Intelligencer and Law.com. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. - Selected to the Chambers USA Guide list of ranked attorneys for Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Pennsylvania (2009-2025)
This award is conferred by Chambers & Partners. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. - Selected to the "Best of the Bar" list by the Philadelphia Business Journal (2017)
This award is conferred by the Philadelphia Business Journal. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. - Selected to the "Best Lawyers in America" list for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Philadelphia, PA (2013-2026)
This award is conferred by Best Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court.

