Personal bio
Michael enjoyed a 20-year career as a law professor and law dean before leaving the academy in 2022 to devote all of his professional time to his practice as an arbitrator, mediator, and special master. Before he became a professor, Michael practiced law at an international law firm in New York and Paris. Michael is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators as well as an American Arbitration Association Panelist. Michael serves as the Chair of the ADR Committee of the Advisory Group to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He also serves as co-Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section. He is a member of the 2023-24 class of the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for North America. Michael has been an elected member of the American Law Institute since 2009.