Michael Fred Bachner

Michael concentrates his practice on white collar criminal defense and securities litigation. Before entering private practice in 1988, Michael worked as an associate for Benjamin Brafman, Esq., served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Rackets Bureau of the Manhattan District Attorneys Office; in the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York, and as an Associate Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Prudential Securities.

Michael is an active trial lawyer who routinely tries cases in state and federal courts as well as arbitration. He was defense counsel in the largest insider trading case in New Jersey history, and has won acquittals in stock fraud cases including one in which he cross-examined Jordan Belfort (“The Wolf of Wall Street.”) He has represented investors, broker-dealers and securities professionals in a wide variety of disputes. Aside from his white collar practice, Michael has represented various public officials (e.g. former NYPD Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik), celebrities (e.g. Robert Iler (AJ of the Sopranos); Bob Guccione, Jr. (civil matters), Carl and Robert Reiner (civil matters); and professional athletes (e.g. former N Y Giant Antonio Pierce), in business and criminal matters.

Michael is a member of the Top 100 National Trial Lawyers. He appears as a commentator on Court TV, CNBC, FOX Business News ( – 71k); ABC News, and is regularly quoted in the press concerning securities and white collar criminal matters and in a variety of publications, including BusinesWeek, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Michael has written several articles related to white collar criminal defense, for example, “Asking SEC About Parallel Criminal Probes, Information Sharing” NYLJ March 14, 2006.

Specialties: Insider trading; securities regulation and fraud; bank fraud; NYSE, CFTC, FINRA and SEC investigations; narcotics defense work; health-care defense.

Features

• Business Formation (LLC, Corporation)
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation
• Corporate Governance
• Cybercrimes
• Drug Offenses
• DUI/DWI
• Employment Law for Businesses
• Healthcare Fraud
• Hospital Administration Legal Issues
• Intellectual Property Protection for Businesses
• Juvenile Offenses
• Medical Licensing and Credentialing
• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Patient Rights Advocacy
• Sex Crimes
• Shareholder Disputes
• Telemedicine Regulation
• Theft and Burglary
• Violent Crimes (Assault, Murder)
• White-Collar Crimes (Fraud, Embezzlement)

• License
  Licensed in
  State:
  Acquired: 1982
  Currently Registered
  
  Licensed in New Jersey
  State: New Jersey
  Acquired: 1982
  Active
  
• Honors
  2018 - AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  2017 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2017 - Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
  2016 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2015 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2015 - Distinguished Lawyer, Expert Network
  2015 - Recognition, New York Distinguished Lawyers
  2014 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2013 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2012 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2011 - Recognized, New York Super Lawyers
  2011 - Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
  2010 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2009 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2008 - Recognized, New York Super Lawyers
  2007 - Recognized, New York Super Lawyers
• Work Experience
  1984 - 1987 Rackets Bureau, Manhattan District Attorney's Office
• Associations
  2010 - Present
  Super lawyers
• Education
  1981 - Hofstra University School of Law - JD - Juris Doctor
  1978 - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ - BA - Bachelor of Arts
• Publications
  2007 - New York Law Journal
  Parallel investigations
• Languages
  Hebrew - Native / Fluent

Location