Michael C. Polovich practices commercial and complex litigation through trial and on appeal. Noted for his creative thinking and thoughtful problem solving, Michael handles business-to-business litigation, post-merger disputes, products liability, intellectual property, and class actions and mass arbitrations. His clients include medical device, life science, and healthcare companies, along with those in the retail and eCommerce, energy, banking, real estate, and technology industries. Comfortable in court and a strong oral advocate, he’s presented at several trials and arbitrations and successfully argued numerous motions and appeals.
Michael also has a background in employment law, and he provides clients with counseling and litigation services on issues related to noncompetition and non-solicitation, confidentiality, and trade secrets.
In his active pro bono practice, Michael has used his trial and appellate services to help veterans, support local art, advocate for important family law issues, and litigate civil rights cases.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Michael worked for a state attorney general and handled a variety of trial and appellate civil litigation matters, including successfully arguing a case before the state’s Supreme Court.
Outside of his practice, Michael has extensive involvement with trial advocacy. Michael worked as an adjunct law professor at Vanderbilt, overseeing the mock trial board and working with the mock trial program. He also successfully coached a college mock trial program, leading them to a 6th place finish nationally. He has also been a guest lecturer in law school classrooms and in CLE presentations on trial techniques and the Federal Rules of Evidence. While in college and law school, Michael competed in both mock trial and moot court, winning numerous team and individual accolades.
Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Boston, The Best Lawyers in America (2024)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2019)
American Mock Trial Association: All-American Attorney Award (2009)