Michael C. Deutsch - New York, NY

Overview

Michael C. Deutsch - a Georgetown University Law Center graduate - is a Partner with, and Co Founder of, Singer Deutsch LLP. A Member of both the New York and New Jersey Bars, he co founded Singer Deutsch LLP after working for over 8 years at Eclipse Sports Management (previously Impact Sports Management), a sports agency he founded with Scott Greenspun, Esq. Mr. Deutsch has negotiated numerous multi million dollar contracts for professional ice hockey players from around the world, and has represented players in salary arbitrations conducted under the auspices of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. He continues to represent athletes in conjunction with his securities and employment law practice at Singer Deutsch LLP. 

In connection with his nationwide employment law practice, Mr. Deutsch represents high-level individuals affiliated primarily with the Securities and Commodities industries, such as Wall Street traders, brokers, investment bankers, financial planners, wholesalers, compliance personnel, operations personnel, hedge fund executives, private equity fund executives, hedge fund marketers, and research analysts. Mr. Deutsch represents these individuals in both arbitrations and litigations against their former employers and in investigations or enforcement proceedings conducted by the Securities and Commodities regulators. With respect to Mr. Deutsch's nationwide representation of Securities and Commodities professionals against their former employers, the claims typically involve bonus disputes, wrongful terminations, U-5 defamation, failures to pay compensation (oftentimes involving stock options), whistle-blowing, discrimination, harassment, and slander. These actions are typically arbitrated at the NYSE or NASD; they are sometimes arbitrated and/or mediated at the AAA and JAMS as well. Mr. Deutsch's clients range in title from Associate to Senior Managing Director. Mr. Deutsch also represents NASD and NYSE member firms against other member firms in disputes emanating from unlawful solicitations, tortious interferences with business relations, and trading errors.

With respect to Mr. Deutsch's nationwide representation of Securities and Commodities professionals who are under investigation by the Securities and Commodities regulators, the issues range from market-timing, late-day trading, front-running and unauthorized, outside business activities to sales-practices issues (unsuitability and churning), forgery, and insider trading. Mr. Deutsch also negotiates multi-million dollar (and other) employment agreements and separation/severance agreements for his clients. Mr. Deutsch also represents high-profile individuals in the entertainment industry including, but not limited to, senior record label executives, models, actresses, and world renowned authors, as well as high-profile individuals in other industries, in connection with employment disputes with their former employers, contract negotiations, and commercial litigation disputes.

In connection with his nationwide representation of individual investors, Mr. Deutsch handles diverse, complex matters against investment banks, brokerage firms, hedge funds, financial planners, and investment advisors emanating from investment-related losses. These matters typically involve unsuitable investing, breaches of fiduciary duties, negligence, churning, material misrepresentations, unauthorized trading, material omissions, failures to supervise, blue-sky violations, and fraud. Mr. Deutsch represents these individual investors nationwide in NYSE, NASD, NFA, AAA, and JAMS Arbitrations. 
 
Prior to his formation of Singer Deutsch LLP, and on a continuing basis, Mr. Deutsch - in connection with his work at Eclipse Sports Management - has negotiated multi-million dollar contracts for professional ice hockey players throughout the world, including those in the NHL, Russian Elite League, Czech Extraliga, Finnish SM-Liiga, Swedish Elitserien and the German Elite League. His clients in North America have played for the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and Ottawa Senators, among others.

Mr. Deutsch also practiced law from 1996 through 2002 at the New York City firm Braverman & Associates, where he was a commercial litigator.

Mr. Deutsch previously served on the Board of Directors of Red Star Asset Management, a New York/Moscow based hedge fund.

On March 29, 2005, Mr. Deutsch served as a Panel Member on the National Association of Independent Broker Dealers Forum for "Arbitration & Mediation." www.naibd.com/events.htm.

Mr. Deutsch has been a guest lecturer regarding the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement at both New York University and Adelphi University.

Mr. Deutsch is a member of Team Continuum, Inc., an organization comprised of individuals who run marathons to raise money for cancer patients.

Mr. Deutsch, an active NASD arbitrator, is a Member of the New York and New Jersey Bars, along with various federal courts, and is a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Association (PIABA) and the Bar Association of the City of New York. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1988, and his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1992.