Market-leading companies, entrepreneurs and executives rely on me for their winning solution whether in the courtroom or at the negotiating table.
msheetz@cooley.com
Mike Sheetz has over 30 years of experience handling trade secret and business litigation in federal and state courts throughout the US. He has acted as lead trial counsel in many complex commercial and employment-related matters. Among the many varied cases Mike has handled, he has prosecuted or defended dozens of trade secret and non-competition cases in Massachusetts and in more than 15 other states, for technology and life sciences companies, among others. Mike has also led complex internal investigations on a wide variety of issues for both for profit and not-for-profit clients. He routinely advises boards of directors and CEOs in high profile, bet-the-company matters. His diverse practice also includes representing many senior business executives. For much of his career, Mike has negotiated employment agreements (either company-side or on behalf of management) involving senior management teams, CEOs and other C-level executives. He also leads Cooley’s national sports practice.
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Trade Secret Litigation & Dispute Counseling
Commercial Litigation
Employment & Labor
Sports & Entertainment
Private Equity
Michael Sheetz is not just simply an outstanding attorney; he is a strategic adviser, councilor and mentor.
Georgetown University Law CenterJD, cum laude, 1986
Tufts University BA, Political Science and Latinmagna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1981
Massachusetts
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