Michael Sabella focuses his practice on the areas of bankruptcy, restructuring, creditors’ rights and complex commercial litigation.
Drawing upon his clerkship and prior legal experience, Michael combines his understanding of the transactional and litigation sides of bankruptcy for a thorough and proactive approach to all client situations. He assists debtors, creditors and interested parties in a variety of industries on all aspects of representation on bankruptcy issues, including claims recovery, secured transactions, real estate, international insolvency, and corporate insolvencies. Michael has presented on, and written about, a wide range of bankruptcy issues, including case-specific appellate decisions, preference issues and interpretations of sections of the Bankruptcy Code.
Michael also defends corporate officers and directors against litigation challenging their actions and roles in connection with the management and operations of their companies. He handles all stages of discovery, motion practice, mediation, litigation and settlement discussions in these cases.
Michael devotes time to assist pro bono clients with LGBTQ+ issues, asylum applications, post-conviction relief, and amicus briefs for different human rights and interest groups.