Michael R. Dal Lago

Mike Dal Lago, the founder of Dal Lago Law, has more than 20 years of experience providing customized and comprehensive legal business solutions for businesses in Southwest Florida worth $1.5 million and more. He has consistently been recognized in Florida Trend’s prestigious Legal Elite list, and is an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating an attorney can receive for their professional ethics and legal ability by their peers and judiciary. Mike is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York and New Jersey.

With broad experience in an array of industries including consumer retail, healthcare and real estate, Mike has represented mid-market clients in some of the largest and most challenging cases in the nation such as Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., General Motors, Chrysler, Enron Corp., WorldCom, Inc., General Growth Properties, and Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, to name a few. He employs a holistic multidisciplinary business and legal approach for every stage in the lifecycle of a business – from formation and corporate governance to growth and maintenance. In the unfortunate event of financial distress, Mike offers clients value-added expertise and strategies for navigating corporate restructurings and Chapter 11 bankruptcies.

Prior to founding his law firm in 2012, Mike was a Corporate Bankruptcy Partner at a Cleveland, Ohio based midsize firm in Naples. He moved to Naples, Florida from New York City where he began his career working at a prestigious 130+ attorney law firm. He practiced there for 13 years, working his way up the ladder from Associate to Bankruptcy Partner. Mike began his legal career in 1999 as an Associate at a full service Manhattan-based firm that was founded in 1830.

Florida

The Florida Bar

Since 2012

New Jersey

New Jersey Courts

Since 2000

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 3988888

Since 2001

Founder

Dal Lago Law

2015 - Current

Partner

Hahn Loeser Parks

2012 - 2015

Associate and Partner

Morrison Cohen

2002 - 2012

Associate

Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf

1999 - 2002

New York Law School

J.D. (1998)

1995 - 1998

Northeastern University

B.A. (1995) | Political Science

1990 - 1995

AV Preeminent Rating

Martindale Hubbell

Legal Elite

Florida Trend

American Bankruptcy Institute

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

Florida State Bar

Member

2012 - Current

New York State Bar  # 3988888

Member

2001 - Current

New Jersey State Bar

Member

2000 - Current