Michael K. Lane

Michael Lane represents corporate clients, including secured and unsecured creditors, mortgage lenders and servicers, in litigation matters with a focus on commercial, employment and bankruptcy law.

Michael assists corporations in contractual disputes relating to purchase and sale agreements, service contracts, loan agreements and security interests. He regularly represents consumer lending institutions, such as mortgage lenders, as well as investors and servicers, in connection with the defense of claims by borrowers. Michael also represents employers in disputes relating to prevailing wages, independent contractor classification, sales commissions, confidentiality agreements and misappropriation of trade secrets, as well as enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.

In the bankruptcy forum, Michael represents secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and related litigation. This includes preference and fraudulent transfer actions, claim objections, dischargeability litigation and other adversary proceedings, including actions relating to commercial and consumer loans and mortgage servicing. Beyond adversary proceedings, his bankruptcy experience also includes assisting clients with lease or contract assumption or rejection issues, use of cash collateral, sale of estate assets, relief from stay efforts and confirmation of Chapter 11 plans of reorganization.

Michael is familiar with all stages of the litigation process, which helps him tailor efficient and cost-effective litigation strategies for each client. His significant trial experience also helps 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, Michael practiced law at a boutique litigation and bankruptcy firm. He also served as judicial law clerk for the Hon. Joyce London Alexander and then for the Hon. Judith Dein, both of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.