Michael Irwin Katz

Michael Irwin Katz


Katz Ruby & Carle LLP

Recognized since 2016

Costa Mesa, California

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Intellectual Property

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Michael I. Katz is highly regarded for his combination of creativity, strategic judgment, and courtroom prowess. He has more than twenty years' experience litigating complex business disputes, including intellectual property, unfair competition, and consumer class actions.

Mr. Katz was formerly a partner at Morrison & Foerster. He began his career at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Barbara B. Crabb, United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.

Mr. Katz is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial honorary society. He has been selected as a “Superlawyer®” for Southern California every year from 2004 through 2015 and has been been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016©. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbel®.

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Location
  • 3420 Bristol Street, Suite 600
    Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Education
  • Harvard University, AB, graduated 1987
Bar Admissions
  • California, State Bar of California
Affiliations
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Intellectual Property
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Orange County (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell® Rated AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
  • Super Lawyers magazine, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2004-2016
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
  • Litigation - Patent

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