michael E. strauss

ATTORNEY BIO

Michael is a “go-to” for clients facing high stakes legal crises.

His experience includes high profile defamation and reputation defense cases, defending against federal and state criminal investigations and charges, litigating complex civil disputes and appeals in federal and state courts across the country, conducting sensitive internal investigations, and handling high conflict divorce and custody disputes.

His individual clients are entrepreneurs and business executives, professional athletes, A-listers, influencers, politicians, and more. His enterprise clients are involved in virtually every industry, including cannabis, casinos and gaming, construction and real estate, entertainment and media, finance and private equity, healthcare, oil and gas, federal and state politics, and sports.

When his clients aren’t in crisis, they rely on Michael to broker and negotiate business deals of different sizes and variety. He has negotiated endorsement agreements for both brands and talent, facilitated investments in unconventional markets like cannabis and crypto, and structured innovative, record-breaking player agreements for professional athletes. Clients also leverage Michael’s sophisticated understanding of political processes to advance favorable legislation and other causes in Congress and at the state house.

Before founding Strauss Law Group, Michael honed his skills at international law firms in New York City and Boston. After that, Michael served as personal attorney to a successful entrepreneur and General Counsel for that entrepreneur’s various operating companies.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Representing several top tier Major League Baseball players in connection with their various business endeavors, disputes, and family matters.

• Key member of the trial team that secured the acquittal of an individual defendant in federal criminal tax fraud case.

• Successfully convinced SEC to close criminal investigation of New Zealand-based technology executive alleged to have engaged in insider trading.

• Secured closure of criminal investigation into state executive branch official over allegations of self-dealing and financial impropriety.

• Persuaded state prosecutor to dismiss numerous drug trafficking charges brought against ultra-high net worth family member.

• Represented entrepreneur in defamation action against media outlet and journalists stemming from false allegations of sexual misconduct.

• On behalf of professional athlete, secured key retractions from prominent media outlet regarding allegations of off-season misconduct.

• Resolved, without criminal charges, sprawling lead paint poison investigation into ultra-high net worth family and its affordable housing real estate portfolio.

• Represented incumbent member of U.S. Congress in gathering then deploying opposition research against challenger from opposing political party.

• Secured reputation-saving resolution on behalf of a prominent university professor accused of sexual harassment.

• Asserted defamation claims against social media influencer on behalf of widely-followed personality in the fitness and executive coaching space.

• Led global internal investigation into alleged FCPA violations stemming from oil and gas company employees bribing customs officials in Nigeria.

• Led global internal investigation into alleged FCPA violations stemming from automobile manufacturing company employees bribing government officials in Japan and South Africa.

• Led global internal investigation into alleged FCPA violations stemming from clinical research company’s patient recruitment strategies in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

• Co-led internal investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving teachers at elite New England preparatory school.