About Mike Leigh

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.

Michael has represented Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies in internal and regulatory investigations involving a wide variety of issues, including embezzlement; fraud; restatement of company financials and SEC filings; foreign corruption and bribery, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); commercial bribery; and unauthorized access to telecommunications and computer systems. He has represented clients in investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Congress, and various U.S. Attorney offices and state attorneys general offices.

Prior to joining the firm, Michael was an associate and partner at the large regional law firm Stites & Harbison PLLC (2015-2018). He also was an associate (2010-2014) at the international law firm Debevoise and Plimpton LLP in New York. Michael served from 2013-2014 as a Special Assistant Federal Defender in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York where he was court-appointed counsel for criminal defendants.