Michael Weisbuch
Associate
Areas of Focus
- Disputes & Investigations
- Supreme Court & Appellate
- Practice focuses on federal and state appellate litigation, including in the U.S. Supreme Court, the federal courts of appeals, and California appellate courts.
- Clerked for the Honorable Charles R. Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the Honorable Sandra S. Ikuta of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
As a member of the Supreme Court and appellate practice, Mike represents clients in federal and state appellate courts. He also works with clients at the trial level, helping them develop and preserve key legal arguments.
Prior to joining Akin, Mike served as a law clerk for the Honorable Charles R. Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Mike also previously clerked for the Honorable Sandra S. Ikuta of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Mike received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He graduated Order of the Coif, received the John M. Olin Prize in Law and Economics, served as an online editor for the Virginia Law Review, and was a member of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. Mike received his B.A. from Columbia University.
EducationJ.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2019
B.A., Columbia University, 2011
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2019
B.A., Columbia University, 2011
ClerkshipsU.S.C.A., 9th Circuit
U.S.D.C., Northern District of California
U.S.C.A., 9th Circuit
U.S.D.C., Northern District of California
Bar AdmissionsCalifornia
District of Columbia
California
District of Columbia
