Michael C Miller

June 30, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Ten considerations that are key to a winning trial strategy for a party taking the Fifth.

By Michael C. Miller and Michael G. Scavelli

13 minute read

April 19, 2021 | New York Law Journal

This article, the second in a series discussing insider trading law, considers the options for national legislation defining insider trading.

By Michael C. Miller, Michelle Levin, Bruce Bishop and David Hirsch

8 minute read

November 25, 2020 | New York Law Journal

This article discusses recent events giving rise to concerns about insider trading, the scope of insider-trading laws as they apply to government officials and alleged tippees, and whether the change in administration is likely to result in a greater focus on insider trading based on government information.

By Michael C. Miller, Michelle Levin, Bruce Bishop and David Hirsch

9 minute read

January 08, 2020 | New York Law Journal

This article updates the authors' original survey with a review of criminal convictions of New York lawyers from January 2015 through December 2019.

By Michael C. Miller and Morgan Lucas

8 minute read

September 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Matthew J. Herrington and Michael C. Miller write: Although cases and success rates for claims invoking the attorney misconduct statute have risen—even doubled—over the past five years, there appears to be no change in the severity of misconduct required for an actionable claim. Given the clarification in 2009's seminal 'Amalfitano v. Rosenberg' that even attempted deceit was actionable, the post-Amalfitano consistency in the severity standard is arguably surprising and provides some comfort.

By Matthew J. Herrington and Michael C. Miller

11 minute read

September 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Matthew J. Herrington and Michael C. Miller write: Although cases and success rates for claims invoking the attorney misconduct statute have risen—even doubled—over the past five years, there appears to be no change in the severity of misconduct required for an actionable claim. Given the clarification in 2009's seminal 'Amalfitano v. Rosenberg' that even attempted deceit was actionable, the post-Amalfitano consistency in the severity standard is arguably surprising and provides some comfort.

By Matthew J. Herrington and Michael C. Miller

11 minute read

January 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Michael C. Miller and Jill C. Maguire discuss the results of their informal survey into the criminal convictions that have been obtained over the past few years against lawyers in New York's federal and state courts, and against New York lawyers who have run afoul of the law outside of New York State.

By Michael C. Miller and Jill C. Maguire

10 minute read

January 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Michael C. Miller and Jill C. Maguire discuss the results of their informal survey into the criminal convictions that have been obtained over the past few years against lawyers in New York's federal and state courts, and against New York lawyers who have run afoul of the law outside of New York State.

By Michael C. Miller and Jill C. Maguire

10 minute read

October 08, 2010 | Law.com

Because New York litigants must finance their own suits, they have a strong incentive to formulate minimally burdensome discovery requests. However, Steptoe & Johnson's Michael Miller, Evan Glassman and Anthony Onorato note that cost allocation can also be used as leverage against one's opponents.

By Michael C. Miller, Evan Glassman and Anthony Onorato

29 minute read

March 14, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Michael C. Miller, a partner at Steptoe & Johnson, and Lara Romansic, of counsel at the firm, discuss rescission, which may be a potential solution to the determination of damages caused by LIBOR manipulation, an extremely difficult problem given the nature of LIBOR calculation, and statutes of limitations under various claims an individual plaintiff might put forth.

By Michael C. Miller and Lara Romansic

11 minute read