Michael Durkheimer is a corporate finance and securities lawyer who represents corporate clients in their efforts to raise money, purchase companies and assets, and manage compliance with securities regulations and regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Michael has assisted clients in a variety of industries, including technology, home electronics, healthcare and energy, as well as apparel, entertainment and wine and spirits.
Before joining the firm, Michael externed for the Honorable Thomas B. Donovan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Central District of California. Prior to that, he clerked in Business and Legal Affairs at the FX Channel. When Michael joined BakerHostetler, he assisted with the representation of Irving H. Picard, the Securities Investor Protection Act trustee, in the effort to collect money for victims of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, the largest fraud in American history. Michael has also been a four-time Summer Associate Program Mentor in BakerHostetler’s Los Angeles office and is an active participant in the summer associate and lateral associate recruiting and interview process.