Michael Haratz
Experienced Commerical Attorney; Business Litigation and General Corporate Counseling
New Jersey
NJ, NY
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Haratz Law LLC
Founder and Managing Member
Jul 2015 - Present
Our mission is to deliver results that are optimal make business and economic sense, and to conduct ourselves in all respects in a manner befitting of the trust that clients place in us. We are out to make our clients’ lives easier and to facilitate achievement of their vision. We conduct ourselves in a manner in which clients respect us professionally and like us personally.
LeClairRyan
Partner
Jan 2011 - Apr 2015
Partner - Commercial Attorney. Track record of success includes
(a) successful representation of corporate directors/officers in protracted litigation involving $53+ million claims settled favorably following filing of compelling motion for summary judgment; and (b) Secured ex parte temporary restraining order in federal IP piracy action.
Orloff, Lowenbach, Stifelman & Siegel, P.A.
Partner
Feb 2003 - Jan 2011
Led legal strategy/analysis for team that secured $11 million arbitration award against Madoff feeder fund; and
Successfully represented client at 5-day arbitration of liability issues in connection with complex intellectual property-royalties contract; counseled client in damages analysis, and represented client in mediation resulting in $3.9 million recovery.
Foxtons
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Jul 2002 - Feb 2003
Management of all legal and regulatory compliance functions as well as special projects (i.e., managed employee stock option plan and stock ledger)
Negotiated sale-leaseback and third-party maintenance agreement and gas cards for company-owned 68 car fleet, which returned over $400,000 for operations, and produced efficiencies and cost-savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.