Michael K. Sciaccotta is a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP with significant experience representing and advising Fortune 500 companies in a broad range of high-stakes, commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts nationwide. Michael has extensive experience counseling and successfully representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a wide array of commercial disputes. Michael also has experience and a proven track record of success in high-profile bankruptcy and restructuring litigation.
Michael’s practice and experience includes successfully advising and representing private and public companies in contract disputes, real estate litigation, employment matters, consumer class actions, antitrust litigation, data privacy and information security litigation, gaming litigation, white collar criminal matters and government investigations. Michael is a versatile trial lawyer and is often called upon to seek and defend against expedited emergency motions for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, particularly in actions involving non-compete and non-solicitation covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets and the enforcement of confidentiality provisions. Most recently, Michael served as trial counsel on behalf of a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) in a complicated breach of corporate guaranty matter where the court awarded his client more than $7 million in damages, as well as all costs and attorneys' fees as the prevailing party.
Michael works closely with his clients to understand their objectives and develop strategies to efficiently advance their interests – whether that be a favorable trial verdict or an out-of-court resolution.