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Michael Halberstam’s experience includes civil rights; employment and whistleblower litigation; political law; voting rights; corporate, civil, and securities litigation; and corporate compliance.
He has litigated in federal district court and in bankruptcy court, conducted corporate internal investigations, managed large-scale electronic discovery, participated in large-scale billion-dollar multi-district litigation, and served as a legal expert on provisions of U.S. federal civil procedure in a number of foreign securities class actions.
After graduating from Stanford Law School, where he was an articles editor on the Stanford Law Review, Michael clerked for Tom Griesa, the former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
He then joined the litigation department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison as an associate in New York City.
After practicing for several years, Michael became a fellow at Columbia Law School’s Center for Law and Economic Studies, and then Associate Professor of Law at SUNY Buffalo Law School, where he also was the Director of the Center for Law and Democracy.
Michael is the author of a book and numerous articles, including articles in the Election Law Journal, the Emory Law Journal, the Northwestern Law Review, the Connecticut Law Review, the Seattle Law Review, and Law and Social Inquiry. He has edited two volumes of the Election Law Journal, one on redistricting, the other on the intersection of campaign finance and lobbying regulations.
Michael also earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from Yale University.
He is admitted to practice law in Ohio and New York.
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Posted by Michael | April 25, 2024 | Hired Attorney
Completely Thorough Attention to Detail
I was introduced to Michael over three years ago when he took over a large portion of my whistleblower retaliation case against a large municipality. He has held a dual role in dealing with OSHA matters, as well as the Federal case. He has an amazing propensity to filter through an extraordinary am...
Posted by anonymous | September 07, 2022 | Hired Attorney
Professional. Amazing at conceptualizing my case. Powerful legal writer. Empathic and honest.
Michael Halberstam carefully listened to me as he put together strong arguments for my unjust termination case. He was amazing at conceptualizing my case. His approach was very professional and very supportive. He showed kindness, empathy and respect during the process. Mr. Halberstam was relentl...
Posted by John S. McGhee | February 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney
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Michael was extremely helpful to me in navigating my severance package when I was terminated from my employment. I was overwhelmed with many feelings over the termination. Michael was instrumental assisting me both professionally and personally. Professionally he clearly explained that I had the rig...
Posted by Pat Foran | September 03, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Michael Halberstam, Esq.
Mr Halberstam was always available to answer questions regarding a litigation in which he was hired to represent me. He was willing to listen and to develop strong legal and ethical arguments that consistently supported the civil litigation. Finally, he prepared very strong arguments during negotiati...
Posted by anonymous | September 02, 2020 | Hired Attorney
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Michaels profound knowledge of employment and labor law and also corporate law was impressive. He is a good listener and extremely thorough. He was able to accurately decipher the cause and effect of my case after reviewing much information and many documents. He worked long and late hard hours to c...
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2016
Senior Research Fellow, Columbia Law School
2018 - Present
Of Counsel, The Chandra Law Firm
2005 - 2008
Associate General Counsel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP
2003 - 2004
Law Clerk to former Chief Judge, Thomas P. Griesa, United States District Court Sdny
2014 - Present
Election Law JournalEditorial Board
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JD - Juris Doctor
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BA - Bachelor of Arts
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PhD - Doctorate
2020
2018
Corporate Internal Investigations
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2018
2012
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