Michael Yaeger ’03 Joins Elite NYC Law Firm

New York — Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP ("SRZ") is pleased to announce that Michael L. Yaeger ’03 has joined the firm as special counsel in the Litigation Group. Resident in the firm's New York office, Mr. Yaeger's practice will focus on white-collar criminal defense and investigations, securities enforcement, internal investigations, accounting fraud, cybercrime and data security matters, as well as related civil litigation.

Mr. Yaeger becomes the eighth former Assistant U.S. Attorney currently in SRZ's Litigation Group. He spent six years serving in the Eastern District of New York, where he investigated and prosecuted cases in the Criminal Division and the Business and Securities Fraud Section involving securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, bank fraud, intellectual property crimes, tax fraud, money laundering, health care fraud, false claims act cases, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act violations, and other regulatory offenses. He also served as the co-coordinator for Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property crimes.

Previously, Mr. Yaeger was an associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP. In addition, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Samuel A. Alito, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (now an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court) and the Hon. Milton Pollack, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

"We are delighted to have Michael join the firm. He brings an outstanding breadth of knowledge and depth of experience that will further enhance and expand our practice, in which our litigators handle some of the most sophisticated matters in the industry," said Martin L. Perschetz, co-chair of SRZ's Litigation Group and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he was chief of the Major Crimes Unit.

"Michael's extensive experience, which includes having worked on a wide range of white-collar criminal and regulatory matters, will greatly complement the capabilities of SRZ's robust litigation practice," added Alan S. Waldenberg, chair of the firm's executive committee and chair of the tax group.

With more than 80 litigators based in the firm's New York and Washington, D.C. offices, SRZ's Litigation Group serves a wide range of local, national and international clients, including public and private corporations and their officers and directors, investment banking firms, brokerage firms, commercial banks, investment advisers, public accounting firms, insurance companies, law firms, partnerships, individuals and public interest organizations.

"SRZ litigators have a stellar reputation as a group known for its deep bench of talent," commented Mr. Yaeger. "I am very excited to be a part of this exceptional team." Mr. Yaeger received his J.D. from Yale Law School and his B.A., with distinction, from Yale University