As a senior member of Morgan Lewis’s litigation practice, Michael Kichline has three decades of experience defending corporations, boards of directors, and other clients in complex, high-stakes disputes, including securities and derivative litigation, corporate governance matters, M&A disputes, and commercial litigation.
Mike appears in federal and state courts throughout the United States, and handles matters in the Delaware Chancery Court.
Securities Class Action Defense
Derivative Litigation
SEC Investigations and Enforcement
M&A Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Law Firm Defense
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Recommended, Dispute resolution: Securities litigation: defense, The Legal 500 US (2022–2024)
Recommended, Dispute resolution: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense, The Legal 500 US (2021)
Recommended, Dispute resolution: General commercial disputes, The Legal 500 US (2021)
Band 1, Litigation: Securities, Pennsylvania, Chambers USA (2022–2024)
Ranked, Litigation: General Commercial, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds, Chambers USA (2021–2023)
Ranked, Litigation: Securities, Pennsylvania, Chambers USA (2007–2021)
Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Recommended, The Legal 500 US (2007–2019)
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Securities, Philadelphia (2022)
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Securities, Philadelphia (2022–2025)
Member, National Association of Corporate Directors
Past Chair, Business Litigation Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association
Member, Philadelphia Bar Foundation
Member, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Historical Society
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