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Michael T. Conway

830 Third Avenue
Fifth Floor
New York, New York 10022
Phone:  212.430.8032
Fax:  212.430.8062

Biography

Mr. Conway's practice is primarily focused on litigation on behalf of financial institutions, companies, officers and directors. Mr. Conway typically defends these clients in traditional civil litigation, as well as in the bankruptcy arena. He also represents clients in all aspects of business reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and regularly works through litigation to protect the intellectual property rights of his clients.

A large portion of Mr. Conway’s practice involves advising franchisors and franchisees. Because of his bankruptcy focus, Mr. Conway is uniquely qualified to assist these clients in dealing with the effects of a bankruptcy filing, including providing advice as to changes in the relationship between franchisor and franchisee and their rights vis-à-vis trademarks and other intellectual property, as well as the effect of bankruptcy on the franchisee-vendor relationship. He also regularly advises his clients on how to deal with vendors or other parties that are in financial distress. Mr. Conway often represents franchisors in disputes arising from termination of franchise agreements and in drafting separation agreements with franchisees and in actions relating to non-payment of franchise fees. He has litigated numerous franchise-related disputes ranging from wrongful termination cases to representing franchisees in wage and hour class action matters.

Mr. Conway has also successfully represented securities clients in class action matters, single plaintiff securities fraud court actions and in regulatory matters before FINRA and the SEC and regularly defends broker-dealers, fund managers and registered representatives in adversary proceedings filed in the bankruptcy courts or in state court actions for provisional relief including both prosecution and defense of actions to enforce non-compete and/or non-disclosure agreements.

In addition to countless complex commercial litigation matters filed as arbitrations or in the state and federal civil court systems, Mr. Conway has represented clients in bankruptcy cases spanning industries which include automotive (In re Chrysler, LLC, In re Delphi Corp., In re General Motors Corp., In re Tower Automotive, Inc.), energy (In re Enron Corp., In re Washington Group, Inc.), equipment financing and leasing/outsourcing (In re Jacom Computer Services, Inc., In re Unicapital Corp., In re Union Financial Services Group, Inc.), health care (In re Anesthesia Solutions, Inc.), manufacturing/retail sales (In re Forty-Three Apparel Group, In re Kmart Corp., In re Levitz Furniture Corp., In re Loehmann's, Inc., In re Lyondell Chemical Company, In re M. Fabrikant & Sons, Inc., In re One Price Clothing Stores, Inc., In re Spurgeon Mercantile Company, In re Stone Barn Manhattan, LLC, In re Sunbeam Corporation, In re Suprema Specialties), publishing (In re Intervisual Books, Inc., In re Winslowhouse International, Inc.), real estate (In re First Richborough Realty Corp., In re Liberty Village Associates Limited Partnership, In re Richmond Realty Limited Partnership, In re Richter Properties, In re Scarborough-St James Corp., The 1031 Tax Group, LLC, In re Quality Payroll Systems, Inc.), securities (In re AFI Holding, Inc., In re Bayou Capital Group, LLC, In re Circle Trust Stable Value Plus Fund, In re Duke & Co., Inc., In re GCO Services LLC, In re Grafton Partners, L.P., In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., In re MPI International Ltd., In re Northshore Asset Management, LLC , In re Refco, Inc.. In re S.W. Bach & Company), software/internet (In re AHT Corporation, In re Goaaal US, Inc., In re Nekema, Inc., In re Ticketplanet.com, Inc.), sports management (In re CSP Limoges) and telecommunications (In re Adelphia Communications Corp., In re AMNEX, Inc., In re Amp’d Mobile Inc., In re Charter Communications, Inc., In re CoreComm New York, Inc., In re Global Crossing, Ltd., In re Orion Telecommunications Corp., In re Worldcom, Inc., In re World Exchange Communication Inc.).

Mr. Conway is a veteran of more than 75 trials and has litigated matters venued in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

Legal Experience

  • LeClairRyan, New York, New York, 2006 – present
  • Lazare Potter Giacovas & Kranjac LLP, New York, New York, 1997 – 2006
  • Brodey & Price, A Professional Corporation, Beverly Hills, California, 1992 – 1997

Memberships and Affiliations

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • ABA Forum on Franchising
  • New York City Bar
  • American Bar Association

Distinctions

  • American Jurisprudence Award – Insurance Law
  • Charles H. Babcock Scholarship Award

Related Industries

Education

  • J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 1992
  • M.B.A., Babcock Graduate School of Business Management, 1992
  • B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1987

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • California
  • Connecticut

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit