Perfil
Michael A. Hass focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, with a focus on real estate, construction, and court disputes presenting unique or complicated procedural aspects in both state and federal courts. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, national financial services firms, international hospitality companies, and both large and small property developers and tenants. Michael represents clients in a wide range of industries, including real estate, retail, health care, financial services, solar, and government.
Concentrations
- Commercial Disputes
- Complex Federal and State Court Litigation
- Contract and lease disputes
- Financial services regulation and litigation
Capacidades
Experiencia
- Representation of an international hotel chain in complex federal court litigation with over $20 million at stake and involving multiple parties and claims over insurance coverage, construction defects, mechanics liens, broker liability, and breach of contract.
- Representation of an international hotel in a dispute in Texas state court over a joint venture agreement with its development partner.
- Representation of a financial services corporation in a multimillion-dollar contract dispute against a property developer.
- Recovered a $31,000,000 judgment on behalf of major national retailer in breach of contract dispute against Landlord.
- Defended a financial services corporation against a multimillion-dollar claim for breach of contract with a land developer, collecting millions of dollars in attorneys’ fees.
- Defended a property developer from multimillion-dollar claims by tenant, clearing the path for critical redevelopment of a city neighborhood.
- Won dismissal of multimillion-dollar claims against a major health care provider in state court.
- Settled $5 million claim brought against a solar energy provider for breach of construction agreement.
- Successfully defended municipality against separate FMLA claims brought by employees.
- Represented large publicly traded food and beverage company in litigation involving false advertising and unfair trade practice claims under both state and federal law.
Reconocimientos y Liderazgo
- Listed, Thomson-Reuters, "Stand-Out Lawyers," 2022
- Listed, Acritas Stars™ Independently Rated Lawyers, "Star Lawyers," 2020-2021
Credenciales
Educación
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J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center
- Senior Editor and Executive Board Member, The Georgetown Law Journal
- M.Sc., with distinction, The London School of Economics and Political Science
- B.A., magna cum laude, The College of William & Mary
Con licencia para ejercer en
- Virginia
- District of Columbia