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Experience:
Michael Lackey focuses on civil and criminal litigation and electronic discovery. He represents major companies and individuals in state and federal proceedings, including multidistrict and class action litigation, government contract disputes, and appeals. He also has represented defendants in numerous grand jury proceedings and governmental investigations, including those involving alleged antitrust violations in the food additives, construction, marine construction, compact disc, and explosives industries.He is nationally recognized for his knowledge of electronic discovery issues and is a member of the Board of Advisors to the Georgetown University Law School Advanced E-Discovery Institute. In addition, Lackey is an award-winning adjunct professor of advanced appellate advocacy at the George Washington University Law School.
Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Michael served as Associate Independent Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel of David M. Barrett from 1997-1998. Before then, he was a lieutenant in the US Navy and graduated from the prestigious "Top Gun" school in 1987. He has a degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from MIT. Because of his military, engineering, class action, and appellate background, he is often sought to handle litigation where it is necessary to understand and distill complex technical and legal concepts.
Education:
The George Washington University Law School, JD, with high honors, 1993; Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, The George Washington Law Review, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS, 1983; National Merit Scholar. | 