About Michael Anthony
Michael Anthony Attanasio is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law within the State of California. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1990. His license is presently in lively standing. Mr. Attanasio is a companion at Cooley LLP, a full-service law firm located in San Diego, California. He has been working as an attorney for over 35 years, serving clients throughout the higher San Diego metropolitan area and past.
Mr. Attanasio earned his law degree diploma from Stanford Law School in 1990. Prior to law program, he finished his undergraduate education at Princeton University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts diploma in 1987. During his time at Stanford, he served as a law clerk to Judge Rudi M. Brewster of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Mr. Attanasio concentrates his practice in the regions of business litigation, white collar protection, securities litigation, and antitrust matters. He represents individuals and agencies in complicated legal disputes, which includes cases involving securities fraud, antitrust violations, and white collar criminal protection. His practice encompasses all stages of litigation, which includes initial case evaluation, evidence-gathering process, facilitated negotiation, settlement negotiations, and trial hearings in both state and federal courts.
Throughout his career, Mr. Attanasio has handled cases within the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He has also seemed earlier than the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Prior to joining Cooley, he served as a federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., for the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, the place he attempted instances in federal courts across the nation.
Mr. Attanasio is an active member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been acknowledged by a number of publications, which includes being named certainly one of the Top one hundred Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal and a "White Collar MVP" by Law360. He has additionally been recognized by Chambers USA as Band 1 for Litigation: General Commercial in California: San Diego from 2020 to 2025. He serves on Cooley's Board of Directors and its Compensation Committee. He is English-speaking and Spanish, permitting him to serve the diverse groups of San Diego County successfully.
