Michael Pomeranz '14 Joins Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss

Michael Leo Pomeranz '14 has joined the Southfield office of Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C. as an associate in the firm’s litigation & dispute resolution practice group. 

Pomeranz will primarily focus his practice in the areas of complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts throughout the country. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving antitrust claims, business transactions, constitutional law, allegedly fraudulent transfers and securities matters.

Prior to joining Jaffe, Pomeranz worked in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, the international law firm, as an associate in the firm’s complex litigation and trials practice group. In addition to representing major financial institutions and other sophisticated commercial clients, Pomeranz devoted a portion of his practice to pro bono work, advising business improvement districts and other not-for-profit organizations on governance matters and tax exemptions. He has also successfully represented a number of naturalization applicants in their pursuit of U.S. citizenship.

Pomeranz earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, with distinction, also from Yale. During his time at Yale Law, Pomeranz served as notes editor for the Yale Law and Policy Review and was named a semifinalist in the Morris K. Tyler Moot Court.