Michelle Park Chiu is a seasoned antitrust litigator who has tried multiple cases in state and federal court on behalf of clients facing antitrust litigation, with experience defending clients through allegations of price fixing, monopolization, and vertical restraints. She is also adept at defending clients facing complex civil litigation, including matters brought under California Business & Professions Code § 17200 (UCL), as well as representing clients in complex breach of contract disputes. She currently serves as the San Francisco office’s hiring partner.
Recognized in Bloomberg Law’s inaugural “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40” in 2021 and as a Rising Star by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association in 2024, Michelle regularly defends global technology companies in antitrust litigation in the Northern District of California. She played a key role at trial for a global technology company in an antitrust jury trial and currently defends an international technology company against price-fixing claims in multiple markets for electronic components. She also defended a mortgage technology company in litigation brought by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenging a proposed $16 billion acquisition.
Michelle also represents clients in complex commercial disputes. As lead counsel, she successfully obtained a $24 million judgment on behalf of a financial institution pursuant to an indemnification agreement relating to a data breach in the Southern District of Texas, which was affirmed by the Fifth Circuit. Additionally, she has successfully enforced arbitration clauses on behalf of financial institutions in multiple putative class action claims in state and federal courts.
Michelle has an active pro bono practice. She successfully defended a detained refugee in removal proceedings, resulting in the complete dismissal of all charges against the client during a multiyear representation that resulted in the client becoming a naturalized US citizen. Michelle currently serves on the Morgan Lewis Foundation Board.
Antitrust Matters
Complex Commercial Litigation Matters
Rising Star, Minority Corporate Counsel Association (2024)
Finalist, Chambers USA, DEI Outstanding Contribution (2024)
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, San Francisco (2023–2025)
Recipient, Forever Duke Alumni Award (2023)
Recipient, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion, 2022 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards by Corporate Counsel (2022)
Member, Duke Law Alumni Association Executive Committee (2024)
President, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) (2021)
Recognized, “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40,” Bloomberg Law (2021)
Recipient, Best Under 40 Award, National Asian Pacific Bar Association (2018)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Competition, Law360 (2017–2021)
Member, California Editorial Advisory Board, Law360 (2024)
LCLD Fellows Alumni Executive Council: At-Large Member, Pathways to Equity Committee (2023)
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow (2016)
Morgan Lewis Julie Noel Gilbert Pro Bono Excellence Award (2007)
Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition (2007)