Panelist, July 10, 2024, Northeast Bankruptcy Conference and Northeast Consumer Forum, North Falmouth, MA
Overview
Experience
Insights
Education and Credentials
Recognition and Community
Overview
Michael K. (Mike) Lane is a trial attorney who represents corporate clients in an extensive range of litigation matters, including those involving employment and bankruptcy law.
Mike regularly represents consumer lending institutions, such as mortgage lenders, investors and servicers, in connection with the defense of claims by borrowers. He also assists corporations in contractual disputes relating to purchase and sale agreements, service contracts, loan agreements and security interests. Mike represents secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and related litigation, including adversary proceedings and actions relating to commercial and consumer loans and mortgage servicing.
Mike has a diverse litigation practice, which includes commercial real estate disputes and fiduciary litigation. He also represents employers in matters relating to prevailing wages, sales commissions and misappropriation of trade secrets, as well as enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation covenants and defense of discrimination claims.
Mike has significant trial experience in state and federal courts, which helps him identify key issues at the early stages of litigation to effectively position cases that cannot be resolved short of trial.
Prior to joining Day Pitney, Mike practiced law at a boutique litigation and bankruptcy firm. He also served as judicial law clerk for the Hon. Joyce London Alexander and then the Hon. Judith Dein, both of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Experience
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Represented mortgagee and loan servicer in four-day adversary proceeding bench trial relating to alleged misapplication of post-petition payments
Represented loan servicer in defense of borrower's claims for violations of the FDCPA and bankruptcy discharge injunction
Represent aircraft and engine manufacturers, suppliers and lessors in numerous aviation and aerospace bankruptcies, including cure claim objections and defense of preference claims relating to priority of artisan liens
Represented commercial lessors and lessees in litigation relating to lease provisions and the impact of governmental COVID-19 orders
Represent homeowner in Land Court trial relating to easement rights for recreational beach use
Obtained partial summary judgment on behalf of assignee of commercial mortgage and lost promissory note, entitling lender to recoup proceeds from foreclosure sale
Obtained judgment in favor of Chapter 11 debtor-developer against purported purchaser's claim for specific performance of contract to purchase condominium unit
Prosecuted Wage Act claims on behalf of former employee relating to unpaid commissions on long-term service contracts
Successfully defended cases on behalf of business owners over alleged violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, including through summary judgment
Defended non-dischargeability claims under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a) relating to purported efforts to thwart collection of debt
Defended employer through 10-day Superior Court jury trial against claims brought under Massachusetts' Wage Act
Insights
Education and Credentials
Education
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., Dean's List, 2008
Lake Forest College, B.A., 2005
Admissions
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State of Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
Affiliations
Boston Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Connecticut Bar Association
Recognition and Community
Recognition
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Selected to the list of New England Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters), Business Litigation, 2014-2016; Bankruptcy, 2017-2018
Recipient of the Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration, with Distinction, 2008
