Michael Leigh's practice focuses on complex civil litigation, wealth and investment management litigation, and white collar criminal defense. He represents publicly traded and privately held companies in corporate governance, securities, and commercial litigation, and advises companies and individuals in internal corporate and regulatory investigations...

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About Michael Leigh

Practice Areas

Appellate & Constitutional Law
Business Law
Complex Commercial & Business Litigation
Class Action
Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution
Securities & Wealth Management Litigation & Arbitration
Corporate Law
Fiduciary Duty & Corporate Governance Litigation
First Amendment & Media Law
Government Relations & Investigations
Healthcare
Managed Care Litigation

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Kentucky
New York
Tennessee
Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
U.S. District Court District of Colorado
U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee

Other Affiliations

American Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Louisville Committee on Foreign Relations

Education

New York Law School, New York, New York, 2010
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 2007
B.S.
Major: Political Science

Pro Bono Activities

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the River Region, Board of Directors (2015-2019)
Lakeside Corporation, Board of Directors (2017-2020), President (2018-2020)

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Michael Leigh

Included on the 2022 Kentucky list

Past Lists

2021 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
2020 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
2019 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
2018 Kentucky Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Michael Leigh on Super Lawyers

Honors

Kentucky Super Lawyers – Rising Star (2018-present)
Eagle Scout

Representative Clients

Won partial summary judgment in putative nationwide class action alleging cost of insurance rates had improperly been raised, defeating class certification of those claims. Advance Trust Life & Escrow Services, LTA v. Security Life of Denver Insurance Company, 2021 WL 62339 (D. Colo. Jan. 6, 2021).
Won dismissal with prejudice of fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and other claims related to vehicle service contracts and reinsurance agreements, and successfully defended the dismissal on appeal. Craig & Landreth Cars, Inc. et al. v. Protective Life Corporation et al., 2021 WL 1431870 (Ky. Ct. App. April 16, 2021).
Won summary judgment defeating breach of contract and breach of consumer fraud claims related to variable annuity contract. Patel v. Venerable Ins. & Ann. Co. et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-3226, 2021 WL 3828832 (D.N.J. Aug. 8, 2021).
Won summary judgment on liability in breach of contract dispute, and defeated summary judgment motion seeking dismissal of trade secrets, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and conversion claims related to former senior employee’s conduct in disclosing company materials to an outside competitor and other alleged misconduct. PSC Industries, Inc. v. Johnson, 2021 WL 1663574 (M.D. Tenn. Apr. 28, 2021).
Won summary judgment as to all class claims in multistate federal court class action litigation concerning fixed-index annuities (FIAs), and successfully defended win on appeal. Abbit v. ING USA Annuity & Life Ins. Co., 774 Fed. Appx. 294 (9th Cir. 2019); Abbit v. ING USA Annuity & Life Ins. Co., 252 F. Supp. 3d 999 (S.D. Cal. 2017); Abbit v. ING USA Annuity & Life Ins. Co., 2016 WL 4542204, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117630 (S.D. Cal., Case No. 3:13-cv-02310, Aug. 20, 2016).
Won appellate reversal of trial court order dismissing putative class action alleging breach of contract and fraud related to royalty payments on natural gas extraction from private property.
Won dismissal on merits of $35 million fraud, fiduciary duty, and misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit. MHS Capital LLC v. Goggin et al., Case No. 2017-0449-SG, 2018 WL 2149718 (Del. Ch. May 10, 2018).
Won dismissal of federal fraud, gross negligence, and breach of contract litigation involving a complex commodities options and futures trading strategy.
Regularly represents major financial institutions and registered representatives in FINRA arbitration proceedings and FINRA investigations.
Advises registered investment advisory firms on issues of federal and state securities laws, including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and related state investment adviser laws.
Won dismissal of $35 million fraud and fiduciary duty lawsuit for lack of personal jurisdiction in New York state court. MHS Capital LLC v. Goggin et al., Case No. 652956/2015 (N.Y. Supreme Court, Commercial Division, New York County, May 2, 2017).
Counsel to former Hertz CFO in successfully dismissing shareholder securities lawsuit in New Jersey federal district court. Ramirez v. Hertz Global holdings, Inc., 2:13-cv-7050 (D.N.J. Oct. 8, 2014).
Counsel to private equity purchaser in securing summary judgment against shareholder class action lawsuit alleging aiding and abetting violations of fiduciary duties in $1.9 billion going-private merger. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Volgenau et al., 2013 Del. Ch. Lexis 197, 2013 WL 4009193 (Del. Ch., C.A. No. 6354-VCN, Aug. 5, 2013), aff’d 91 A. 3d 562 (Del. 2014).
Counsel to major financial services company in securing dismissal of shareholder class action lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duties in $5.7 billion going-private merger. Edelman v. Protective Life Corporation et al., No. 01-Civ-2014-90247400 (Ala. Cir. Ct. Jeff. Co. Sept. 19, 2014).
Represented major payment processing company in parallel Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and U.S. Attorney Office investigations into embezzlement of company funds by employees, and falsification of company financial and other records. Conducted internal investigation at company, managed subpoena response, and assisted company with restating SEC filings and negotiating settlements with wrongdoers.
Counseled independent directors of worldwide media company in connection with parallel U.S. Department of Justice and U.K. Ministry of Justice investigations involving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other civil and criminal statutes.
Won summary judgment in defamation lawsuit in federal court. Boda v. Phelan et al., 2014 U.S. Dist. Lexis 104955, 2014 WL 3756300 (E.D.N.Y., No. 11-Civ-28, July 30, 2014).
Defeated defamation suit against client in state court. Lema v. Zumba et al., No. 57429/11 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. Sept. 25, 2012).
Represented defendants in criminal cases and sentencing involving various federal crimes, including narcotics trafficking, firearms, robbery, kidnapping, embezzlement, and illegal entry, among others.
Represented plaintiffs in federal environmental litigation raising claims under Clean Water Act (CWA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

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Representative Cases

MHS Capital LLC v. Goggin et al., Case No. 652956/2015 (N.Y. Supreme Court, Commercial Division, New York County, May 2, 2017
Abbit v. ING USA Annuity & Life Ins. Co., 252 F. Supp. 3d 999 (S.D. Cal. 2017)
Abbit v. ING USA Annuity & Life Ins. Co., 2016 WL 4542204, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117630 (S.D. Cal., Case No. 3:13-cv-02310, Aug. 20, 2016)
Ramirez v. Hertz Global holdings, Inc., 2:13-cv-7050 (D.N.J. Oct. 8, 2014)
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Volgenau et al., 2013 Del. Ch. Lexis 197, 2013 WL 4009193 (Del. Ch., C.A. No. 6354-VCN, Aug. 5, 2013), aff’d 91 A. 3d 562 (Del. 2014)
Edelman v. Protective Life Corporation et al., No. 01-Civ-2014-90247400 (Ala. Cir. Ct. Jeff. Co. Sept. 19, 2014)
Boda v. Phelan et al., 2014 U.S. Dist. Lexis 104955, 2014 WL 3756300 (E.D.N.Y., No. 11-Civ-28, July 30, 2014)
Lema v. Zumba et al., No. 57429/11 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. Sept. 25, 2012)

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