Michael Tracht is a litigation associate with Kirkland & Ellis LLP, whose practice primarily focuses on complex commercial disputes, both domestic and international. His wide range of experience also includes internal investigations, financial-sector regulatory disputes, landlord-tenant disputes and matters in other areas. Michael is currently licensed to practice in New York and California.
Experience
Clerk & Government Experience
Legal ExternUnited States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, Civil Division2015
Legal InternOffice of the New York State Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau2014
Prior Experience
Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 2016–2021
Summer Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 2015
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Recognition
New York Metro Rising Star in Business Litigation, Super Lawyers, 2020–2021
Memberships & Affiliations
New York City Bar Association
State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
National Moot Court Competition Committee
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
Not admitted to practice in Illinois
2022, California
2017, New York
Courts
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
New York University School of LawJ.D.2016
Moot Court Board
The Order of Barristers
Lawrence Green '77 Prize
Executive Editor, NYU Moot Court Casebook
University of ChicagoB.A., Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations2011
