Michael Brophy

Partner and U s Divisional Leader @Withers

Los Angeles, CA, US

My practice at Withers focuses on trust and succession disputes, family business and commercial litigation, and intellectual property matters. I have extensive experience in trust and estate litigation, copyright, Lanham Act, trade secret, unfair competition, contract, and real estate matters. In addition to litigation matters, my experience includes risk assessment and counseling, alternative dispute resolution, and administrative proceedings.Withers has a unique business model, focusing on private client and family business services. In other words, Withers is dedicated to serving the business, personal and philanthropic interests of successful families and charitable organizations. As a litigator, I am excited to be able to work in a global firm that specializes in resolving trust, succession, tax and family business disputes. Withers is ranked in “band 1” in Chambers ranking of Global Private Wealth Firms and Legal 500 named Withers as a ”tier 1” firm in contentious trust and probate practice. As a litigator with a trust and estate focus, this is an exciting, unique place to practice law.

Harvard Law School

Doctor of Law (J.D.)

American University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics and Government