Michael Scheinkman
Represents a broad range of Fortune 500 corporations and financial institutions in their most important civil, criminal and regulatory matters.
Mike’s practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, mass tort actions, antitrust cases and securities litigation in federal and state courts and arbitrations across the country. Sources quoted in Chambers USA say that Mike is a “phenomenal writer, incredibly responsive and effective,” and “offers exemplary legal analysis and insight.”
In his government and internal investigations practice, he represents clients in connection with allegations of corruption, fraud, market manipulation, antitrust violations and other financial crimes before a wide range of authorities, including the DOJ, SEC, FTC, Federal Reserve, state attorneys general and local prosecutors.
His representations have crossed a variety of industries, including tech, telecom, media, financial services, insurance, energy, cryptocurrency and real estate. In 2025, Mike was recognized as an American Lawyer “Litigator of the Week” for his role as trial counsel for Meta in the successful defense of FTC antitrust claims.
Experience
Civil Litigation
- Meta Platforms as trial counsel in successful defense of FTC antitrust claims
- Con Edison in dismissals of consumer class actions in state and federal court, mass-action civil litigation, administrative proceedings and government investigations – argued successful appeal ending civil litigation arising from a major blackout
- Vineyard Wind in successfully obtaining preliminary injunction preventing GE Renewables from terminating billion-dollar contract
- Morgan Stanley in RMBS litigation nationwide – argued successful motion for partial summary judgment in Washington state court
- Global energy company in breach of contract litigation in federal court
- Major technology company in product liability action by state AG
- Professional sports franchise in trade dispute with competitor
- Verisk in complete dismissals of multiple federal lawsuits challenging insurance policy language
- Innovative real estate firm in litigation in New York Supreme Court
- Comcast as trial counsel in an antitrust class action and in successful defense of program carriage claims by Tennis Channel
- PricewaterhouseCoopers in complete dismissal of securities class action relating to public offering by CBD Energy
- Uniti Group in dismissal of breach of contract action in New York Supreme Court
- Delaware LLC in a week-long arbitration of contract claims
- Cryptocurrency firm in arbitration of contract claims
- Syngenta in dismissal of multi-district antitrust litigation
Government Investigations
- Global technology company in a wide-ranging FTC proceeding relating to privacy practices and disclosures
- Major technology company in parallel investigations by the FTC, DOJ and state attorneys general
- Secured declinations from the DOJ and SEC in FCPA investigations of Cisco
- Technology company in inquiries relating to the transmission of sensitive health data
- Payment processor in resolution of FTC investigation
- Global financial institution in connection with investigations by U.S. and foreign regulators into potential violations of AML laws
- Global financial institution in connection with investigations by the DOJ, Federal Reserve and other regulators into allegations of collusion and fraud in the foreign exchange market
- Individuals in connection with high-profile investigations, including the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the “Varsity Blues” college admissions investigation
Insights
News
Recognition
AmLaw Litigation Daily – “Litigator of the Week,” 2025
Chambers Crisis & Risk Management – Crisis Management
Education
- magna cum laude
- Research Editor, St. John's Law Review
- Dean's List
Clerkships
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, N.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, S.D. New York