Michael Licker is an associate in Foley Hoag’s Litigation Department, where he focuses his practice on white collar crime and government investigations, bankruptcy, securities litigation and other complex civil litigation. Michael’s trial experience includes first- and second-chair responsibilities in both federal and state court. He has also argued in state and federal courts and successfully presented oral argument on behalf of a client to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, resulting in the lower court’s decision being overturned.
In addition to his trial experience at the firm, Michael spent four months serving as a Special Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk County, where he tried several criminal cases. He has represented companies and their executives in government investigations relating to a wide array of matters, including healthcare fraud, government contracting fraud, accounting, insider trading, antitrust, and obstruction of justice. His civil litigation practice includes representing clients in state and federal courts in matters involving RICO, the False Claims Act, accountants’ liability, breach of fiduciary and fraud claims and other complex litigation matters.
Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Michael served as a law clerk to the Hon. James E. Duggan of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. During law school, he worked as a law clerk for Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C., the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Honorable Paul Higginbotham of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
