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Michael Charles Rakower
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About Michael
Biography
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Litigation
75%
24 years
Appeals
15%
24 years
Arbitration
10%
24 years
Fees and Rates
Awards
2021
Licenses
Licensed in New York for 25 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
Location
Michael Charles Rakower's Reviews
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Posted by anonymous | February 11, 2022 | Hired Attorney
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Terrific Strategic Advice for Our Case
Michael Rakower and his colleagues provided us invaluable advice for a complex corporate matter that resulted in terrific results.
Posted by Casey | September 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney
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Excellent service for contract review
Mr. Rakower was fast to respond and very helpful in my contract review. I will be back again and highly recommend the firm's services for contract review.
Posted by Matthew | August 19, 2021 | Hired Attorney
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Best of the best
Without question the best in his field. Phenomenal lawyer who goes above and beyond to deliver spectacular results. Michael also cares about his clients and understands the emotional rollercoaster that is litigation. If you want to win, use Rakower Law.
Posted by anonymous | August 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney
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Client
Outstanding attorney. Highly intelligent, tenacious and effective. Michael served as lead counsel and provided invaluable guidance on a complex and contentious compliance matter.
Posted by Phil | August 14, 2021 | Hired Attorney
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An Exceptional Experience
Sometimes life requires you to engage a lawyer. I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Michael Rakower. After contacting Michael and reviewing the engagement with him, Michael and I agreed to go forward with a particularly difficult arbitration. Throughout the arduous journey, Michael was alwa...
Michael Charles Rakower's Lawyer Endorsements
"Michael is the litigator I reflexively consult when faced with a tricky contract issue that could disadvantage my client in the event of a dispute. He reads the situation quickly and offers both resourceful and practical advice. I am delighted to endorse him."
"Mike has a keen legal mind, exceptional work ethic, and a sterling reputation."
"Michael Rakower is a very diligent and strategically innovative litigator. He gets great result for his clients, sometimes against serious odds, and is a first rate professional. He’s engaging and funny too which makes him a pleasure to work with."
"Mike Rakower is one of the best lawyers I've had the pleasure to work with. He sincerely cares about his clients, and that pushes him to go that extra mile to protect their interests. I saw him take over a mess of a case that another lawyer had already lost, and he mastered the facts and launched a reargument that wound up reversing a multi-million judgment. Needless to say, the clients were thrilled. He's a genuine human being, super smart, quick-witted and detail-oriented. So it's little wonder he gets the results he does."
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell
2021
Ranked by Chambers USA for New York Commercial Litigation, Chambers and Partners
2021
Top 100: 2021 New York-Metro Super Lawyers List, SuperLawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell
2020
Top 100: 2020 New York-Metro Super Lawyers List, SuperLawyers
2019
Top 100: 2019 New York-Metro Super Lawyers List, SuperLawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Top 100: 2018 New York-Metro Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyers
2018
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Top 100: 2017 New York-Metro Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Platinum Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Top 100: 2016 New York-Metro Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyers
2015
2015 Super Lawyers List, Thomson Reuters
2015
Client Distinction Award, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Top 100: 2015 New York-Metro Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyers
2015
Panel Judge for 2015 Rising Stars, American Lawyer Media
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
2014 Super Lawyers List, Thomson Reuters
2014
Panel Judge for 2014 Rising Stars, American Lawyer Media
2014
Lawyer Limelight: Michael Rakower, Lawdragon
2014
50 Law Firms Professionals Should Know About, The New Yorker Magazine
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Certified E-Discovery Specialist, Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
2013 Super Lawyers List, Thomson Reuters
2013
Client Distinction Award, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Panel Judge for 2013 Rising Stars, American Lawyer Media
2011
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2011
Rising Star, New York Metropolitan Edition, Super Lawyers
2007
Top Eight "Up and Coming Lawyers" in the Nation, Lawyers USA
2006
Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, New York State Bar Association
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Managing Partner, Rakower Law PLLC
2012 - 2015
Managing Partner, Rakower Lupkin PLLC
2005 - 2012
Principal, Law Office of Michael C. Rakower, P.C.
2005 - 2012
Of Counsel, The Law Office of Gordon Mehler, P.L.L.C.
2003 - 2005
Senior Law Clerk to The Hon. Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
2003 - 2003
Of Counsel, The Legal Aid Society, Prisoner's Rights Project
2002 - 2003
Legal Researcher, Office of the Prosecutor, United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
1999 - 2002
Associate, Latham & Wakins
Associations
2011 - Present
New York State Bar Association, Commercial and Federal Litigation SectionExecutive Committee, Co-Chair of Federal Procedure Committee
New York State Bar Association
Federal Bar Council
Federal Bar Council American Inn of Court
2003 - 2015
American Friends of the Kigali Public LibraryBoard Member, Vice President (2011-2015)
Education
1999
University of Virginia
JD - Juris Doctor
1993
University of Pennsylvania
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2014
Fordham University School of Law
Building and Managing a Small Law firm
2012
Fordham University School of Law
Building and Managing a Small Law Firm
2011
Fordham University School of Law
Building and Managing a Small Law Firm
2009
Practical Law Institute
Wall Street Meltdown Puts Boards on the "Hot Seat"
2007
New York State Bar Association
Civil RICO: Legal Overview and Tactical Considerations
2006
New York State Bar Association
Civil RICO: Legal Overview and Tactical Considerations
2006
Albany Law School
International Criminal Law and the Role of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
2005
New York City Bar Association
Employment Litigation Under Title VII: Racial Slurs in the Workplace
2005
Federal Bar Council
Heroes of the Bar: A Salute to Pro Bono Achievements
Publications
2013
New York Law Journal
Guidance on Proposed Federal Rules
2013
2013
2013
New York State Bar Association Section Newsletter
The Section Reports on Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules and Appendix of Forms
2012
NYSBA Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
Report on Proposed Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 (group authorship; M. Rakower co-chair of Federal Procedure Committee)
2012
NYSBA Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
Whether the Heightened Pleading Requirements of Twombly and Iqbal Apply to Pleading Affirmative Defenses (group authorship; M. Rakower co-chair of Federal Procedure Committee)
2012
2011
Clemens Nathan Research Centre
Myanmar or Burma: Can the West Help
2011
2008
New York Law Journal
RICO Damages After Set-Off: Treble vs. Double Recoveries
2006
To Oppose Any Foe: The Legacy of U.S. Intervention in Vietnam
The Khmer Rouge: An Analysis of One of the World's Most Brutal Regimes