Partner
1 Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, New York, 10119
United States
+1 212 597 2605
40 & Under List
English
Insurance
M&A disputes
Michael Duke is a founding partner of Elsberg Baker & Maruri.
Michael has represented clients in high-stakes commercial disputes across practice areas, having obtained successful outcomes in cases concerning complex financial instruments, debt restructuring, insurance disputes, mergers and acquisitions, and land use controversies. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Business Litigation and twice in one week in The American Lawyer Litigation Daily as runner-up for Litigator of the Week.
Benchmark Litigation named Michael in its 2024 40 & Under list. Each year, Benchmark Litigation recognizes the nation’s foremost up and coming litigators.
Michael earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from Cornell Law School, where he was an Articles Editor for the Cornell Law Review. He served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Priscilla Richman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and to the Honorable P. Kevin Castel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Year joined firm: 2024