Michael Sussman


Practices
Corporate
Education
J.D. Georgetown University Law Center, 1987
B.A. Economics University of Massachusetts, 1981
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Maryland
New York
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
District of Columbia Bar Association
Maryland Bar Association
Member, Professional Responsibility Committee, NY State Bar Association, 2015-present
Member, Securities Regulation Committee, NY City Bar Association, 2015-present
Foreign Language
French
Spanish

Mr. Sussman has over 25 years of highly sophisticated experience, both as in-house and as private counsel. As outside general counsel, he provides services with respect to all corporate matters. They range from contracts (such as distribution and employment contracts) to running the corporation (such as governance procedures), as well as financial institution regulatory matters. In addition, Michael provides both finance services (from straight to structured) and business combination services (such as M&A, joint ventures and private equity). He is also a highly experienced cross-border lawyer, having lived and/or worked virtually all over the world.

Michael has 14 years of in-house experience. He was a Managing Director and Head of the Markets Legal Division at Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. He co-headed CGML’s new business committee for over three years, and headed or co-headed a number of other committees and initiatives to implement new laws and regulations. For the next four years, he was General Counsel, Global Head of Compliance and a Partner of StormHarbour Partners Ltd., a boutique financial services firm with primary offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo. He established the legal and compliance functions of the firm and oversaw its transactional work.

He started his career as an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, then resident in Washington, Brussels and Moscow where he managed the office. He then joined Mayer, Brown & Platt as Of Counsel in London, and finally became a Partner at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in London. His practice included securities, private placements and public offerings, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures and financial services, anti-trust, international trade and environmental regulation.

Biography

Mr. Sussman has over 25 years of highly sophisticated experience, both as in-house and as private counsel. As outside general counsel, he provides services with respect to all corporate matters. They range from contracts (such as distribution and employment contracts) to running the corporation (such as governance procedures), as well as financial institution regulatory matters. In addition, Michael provides both finance services (from straight to structured) and business combination services (such as M&A, joint ventures and private equity). He is also a highly experienced cross-border lawyer, having lived and/or worked virtually all over the world.

Michael has 14 years of in-house experience. He was a Managing Director and Head of the Markets Legal Division at Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. He co-headed CGML’s new business committee for over three years, and headed or co-headed a number of other committees and initiatives to implement new laws and regulations. For the next four years, he was General Counsel, Global Head of Compliance and a Partner of StormHarbour Partners Ltd., a boutique financial services firm with primary offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo. He established the legal and compliance functions of the firm and oversaw its transactional work.

He started his career as an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, then resident in Washington, Brussels and Moscow where he managed the office. He then joined Mayer, Brown & Platt as Of Counsel in London, and finally became a Partner at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in London. His practice included securities, private placements and public offerings, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures and financial services, anti-trust, international trade and environmental regulation.

Practices
Corporate
Education
J.D. Georgetown University Law Center, 1987
B.A. Economics University of Massachusetts, 1981
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Maryland
New York
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
District of Columbia Bar Association
Maryland Bar Association
Member, Professional Responsibility Committee, NY State Bar Association, 2015-present
Member, Securities Regulation Committee, NY City Bar Association, 2015-present
Foreign Language
French
Spanish
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