Michael is a litigator whose practice encompasses complex commercial disputes, labor and employment cases, and securities litigation. He has experience conducting legal research and preparing legal memoranda and motions.
While earning his JD, Michael was a summer associate for a multinational law firm. In that role, he researched and drafted legal memoranda pertaining to commercial litigation, labor and employment, and securities regulations and prepared a motion to exclude an expert witness for an employment matter. He also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Timothy S. Hillman of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts and for the Honorable Judith C. McCarthy of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
In law school, Michael served as an articles editor for the Boston College Law Review and as the vice president of the Boston College Law Student Association. Upon graduation, he received the Philip Joseph Privitera ’95 Commencement Award for outstanding scholarship and exceptional contribution to the law school community.
Before law school, Michael taught middle school in Miami as a Teach for America corps member.
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SCOTUS Grants Certiorari to Hear NVIDIA Fraud Appeal on PSLRA Pleading Standard
June 24, 2024 | Blog | By Jason Vigna, Ellen Shapiro, Patrick E. McDonough, Michael Alario
Last week, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:Or Fonder AB., Case No. 23-970, to address two fundamental questions about how federal securities fraud cases must be pled to survive a motion to dismiss—an issue that arises in nearly every such case.
News & Press
Mintz recently filed an amicus brief urging the US Supreme Court to protect access to emergency care for pregnant women under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in the consolidated cases Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States that the Court will hear on April 24th.
Publications
Author, “‘We Want All Workers to Have the Right to Bargain Collectively’: How the ABCs Can Equalize the Gig Economy,” Boston College Law Review (May 2023)
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Michael is a litigator whose practice encompasses complex commercial disputes, labor and employment cases, and securities litigation. He has experience conducting legal research and preparing legal memoranda and motions.
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Michael is a litigator whose practice encompasses complex commercial disputes, labor and employment cases, and securities litigation. He has experience conducting legal research and preparing legal memoranda and motions.
Involvement
- Co-chair of the Executive Committee, 4Boston, Boston College (2017-2018)
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SCOTUS Grants Certiorari to Hear NVIDIA Fraud Appeal on PSLRA Pleading Standard
June 24, 2024| Blog|
Mintz recently filed an amicus brief urging the US Supreme Court to protect access to emergency care for pregnant women under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in the consolidated cases Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States that the Court will hear on April 24th.
