Michael James Ableson

Michael’s legal practice includes experience handling actions brought on an expedited basis where one or both parties was seeking injunctive relief to address time-sensitive issues. For example, Michael secured a temporary injunction (later converted into a permanent injunction and affirmed on appeal) on behalf of a defense contractor to prevent a former subcontractor from pursuing a competing bid for a major government procurement. Michael has also defended clients against actions seeking to enforce similar noncompetition obligations.

Michael’s multijurisdictional practice has included representing clients in matters before state and federal courts in California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, and South Dakota and appellate cases before the Second, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, as well as New York’s First Department.

• Judgment for defense contractor in commercial dispute, securing a permanent injunction that prevented a former subcontractor from pursuing a competing bid for a major government procurement
• Summary judgment for financial services client in commercial dispute arising from alleged breach of contract concerning auction of financial instruments, followed by affirmation on appeal
• Judgment on the pleadings for pharmacy chain in False Claims Act action, accusing pharmacy of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid
• Dismissal with prejudice of lawsuit against life sciences company in commercial dispute concerning allegedly unpaid royalties for intellectually protected surgical technique
• Dismissal with prejudice of lawsuit against financial services client accused of submitting false corporate tax returns to New York State tax authority, followed by affirmation on appeal
• Dismissal with prejudice of False Claims Act action against financial services client accused of submitting false claims in connection with loan servicing, followed by affirmation on appeal