Michael Chiusano

Experience

1. Partner

   Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

   Nov 2020 — Present

   Named a Texas Rising Star two years in a row by Super Lawyers, Michael Chiusano represents his clients in complex commercial litigation and business disputes. His practice is diverse, encompassing consumer-class-action-defense, corporate, energy, healthcare, agricultural, employment, and intellectual-property litigation. As one client told U.S. News & World Report for its Best Law Firms list, Michael, like one of his Katten partners, is focused on the client\'s best interests and gives 100 percent all the time. The client said, “Michael Chiusano is an up-and-coming litigator who works with David [Crichlow] and who has the same attitude and commitment. They make a great team.” Previously, Michael focused on mergers-and-acquisition litigation. He is equipped to counsel corporate and litigation clients regarding all phases of the significant asset purchase or sale, including drafting and interpreting purchasing agreements, evaluating risk, preserving privilege during due diligence, investigating potential claims, making pre-suit indemnity demands, pursuing alternatives to litigation, and pursuing contract, common-law and fraud-based claims on behalf of buyers and sellers alike. Michael\'s representative experience includes: • Obtaining over $520 million in settlement money on behalf of a Global Fortune 500 Company over a three-year period in confidential arbitration proceedings involving force-majeure and efficient-breach issues. • Following a two-hour evidentiary hearing, obtaining a temporary injunction on behalf of a client and medical-service provider to cease a medical-billing company\'s theft of confidential patient information. • On behalf of a private-equity firm and purchaser of the division of a company, assisting a multi-state and multi-disciplinary team of lawyers in prosecuting fraud claims against the seller in Delaware Superior Court that resulted in the private-equity firm receiving a settlement exceeding $45 million.