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Michael Liskow

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Michael Liskow

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Michael Liskow has extensive experience litigating complex class actions on behalf of plaintiffs in consumer fraud, data breach, antitrust, wage and hour, securities, and housing matters, among others. This includes having served as lead counsel in class actions against a prominent federal credit union and others for violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and against a leading telecommunications provider on behalf of overbilled consumers, both of which resulted in a full recovery for each class member.

Other prior representations include recovering over $272 million for a class of institutional and individual investors who suffered losses resulting from their investment in mortgage-backed securities, and obtaining a $173 million settlement on behalf of overcharged tenants of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, the largest recovery for tenants in United States history. Michael has represented consumers in numerous class actions challenging unfair and deceptive business practices, and has had significant involvement in litigating antitrust class actions against technology companies and leading domestic airlines.

Michael recently acted as lead or co-lead counsel for the data breach class actions Mizrahi v. NBEO (D. Md.) and Bokelman v. FCH Enterprises (D. Haw.), and the consumer fraud class action Berger v. L.L. Bean (E.D.N.Y.).

Michael joined The Sultzer Law Group P.C. in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, Michael was a partner at a prominent plaintiffs’ class action firm, a clerk for the Honorable Steven H. Levinson of the Supreme Court of Hawaii, an associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, and a Fulbright Teaching Assistant to the Slovak Republic.

Education
  • B.A. Psychology University of Kansas - University 2001
  • J.D. University of Pennsylvania Law School - Graduate School 2005
Licenses
  • New York State Bar
  • California State Bar
  • United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California
Awards
  • New York Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2013-2018)
    New York Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2013-2018)
  • New York Super Lawyers (2019)
    New York Super Lawyers (2019)
Publications
  • "Is Equitable Estoppel in Arbitration a Sinking Ship?" New York Law Journal (Dec. 12, 2011) (co-authored with Mark Rifkin)
Recent Presentations
  • “Conducting Depositions,” New York City Bar, “Bridge-the-Gap” program, New York, NY (2017; 2018; 2019)
  • “Steel Mill Safety & Health: A Lawyer’s Perspective,” Association for Iron & Steel Technology, Indianapolis, Indiana (2014)
  • “CPLR 3101 (d): Vetting and Selecting an Expert; Complying with Expert Disclosure Requirements; Trial Strategy Considerations; and Motions in Limine,” New York City Bar, New York, NY (2012)
Reported Cases
  • Federal Trade Commission v. Lifewatch Inc., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179631 (N.D. Ill. Sep. 24, 2018) (regulatory enforcement)
  • Asset Enhancement Inc. v. LifeWatch Inc., 2018 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 9599 (Nassau Sup. Ct.) (commercial litigation)
  • Petrosino v. Stearn’s Prods., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55818 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 30, 2018) (consumer class action)
  • Marasco v. Am. Expediting Co., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18842 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2018) (wage and hour class action)
  • Rapoport-Hecht v. Seventh Generation, Inc., No. 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 219060 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 28, 2017) (consumer class action)
  • Dayan v. Swiss-American Prods., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50773 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2017) (consumer class action)
  • 101 Imaging LLC v. D.R. Rossi, M.D., P.C., 2016 NY Slip Op 32803 (U) (Nassau Sup. Ct.) (commercial litigation)
  • Sitt v. Nature’s Bounty, Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131564 (E.D.N.Y. Sep. 26, 2016) (consumer class action)
  • Kaatz v. Hyland’s Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87348 (S.D.N.Y. July 5, 2016) (consumer class action)
  • Reynolds v. Lifewatch, Inc., 136 F. Supp. 3d 503 (S.D.N.Y. 2015) (consumer class action)
  • Silva v. Smucker Nat. Foods, Inc., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122186 (E.D.N.Y. Sep. 14, 2015) (consumer class action)
  • In re Lifewatch, Inc., 140 F. Supp. 3d 1342 (J.P.M.L. 2015) (consumer class action)
  • Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. v. Connect Am.com LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119840 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 27, 2014) (trademark litigation)
  • Moyer v. Siemens Vai Servs., LLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154977 (E.D. La. Oct. 29, 2013) (products liability)
Media
  • “Siemens Escapes $2.6M Liability in Steel Plant Death,” Law360, Portfolio Media (July 2013)
  • “And the Defense Wins,” DRI, The Voice (August 28, 2013)
  • “FTC Says Robocalls Misled Consumers As Companies Return Fire,” Law360, Portfolio Media (February 2018)
  • “FTC Demands Docs In Lifewatch Robocall Suit,” Law360, Portfolio Media (March 2017)
  • “Lifewatch Must Turn Over Some Evidence Sought By FTC,” Law360, Portfolio Media (February 2017)
  • “Lifewatch Fights FTC’s Discovery Request In Marketing Suit,” Law360, Portfolio Media (February 2017)
  • “FTC Asks To Keep Lifewatch Execs On Hook In Phone Scam,” Law360, Portfolio Media (September 2016)
  • “Lifewatch Disclaims Telemarketing Scam at Trial with FTC,” Law360, Portfolio Media (December 2015)
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