Simkovic, Michael Nathan | Lawyers | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Michael Nathan Simkovic

Associate

michael.simkovic@davispolk.com

Mr. Simkovic is an associate in our Litigation Department, concentrating in bankruptcy-related litigation, particularly defense of leveraged buyout lenders and former shareholders.

Before joining Davis Polk, Mr. Simkovic was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company, with a special emphasis on legal, regulatory and business issues affecting financial services companies, from 2007 to 2009.

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New York
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
P: 212-450-4709
F: 212-701-5709

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Bar Admissions

State of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
U.S. District Court, S.D. New York

Education

B.A., Psychology, Duke University, 2003
J.D., Harvard Law School, 2007

Of Note

Mr. Simkovic’s scholarly work has been cited in a Report of the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, a Federal Reserve Bank of New York Staff Report and in several popular publications, including The New York Times and USA Today.

Professional History

Associate, Davis Polk, 2009-present
Strategy Consultant, McKinsey & Company, 2007-2009

Publications

2009

Secret Liens and the Financial Crisis of 2008 | 83 AM. BANKR. L.J. 253

2009

The Effect of BAPCPA on Credit Card Industry Profits and Prices | 83 AM. BANKR. L.J. 1

Forthcoming

The Effect of Mandatory Disclosure on Open Market Stock Repurchases | Berkeley Business Law Journal

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