About
Michael Pinnisi is a surprisingly skilled lawyer in Ithaca, New York, providing dispute decision and contract negotiation services to clients nationwide. With a background in high-stakes litigation and complex business offers, he is acknowledged for his understanding in managing numerous industrial and technical topics. Michael Pinnisi is a seasoned legal professional based totally in Ithaca, New York, specializing in dispute decision and agreement negotiation offerings for clients at some point of the us of a. His consumers mostly includes mounted groups, mainly excessive generation companies. With a reputation as a attorney's lawyer, he has furnished suggest to legal professionals recognized in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. His felony profession spans numerous roles, consisting of serving as an Honor Program Trial Lawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice, an Assistant U.S. Lawyer inside the Southern District of New York and Washington, D.C., and as an companion at prestigious regulation companies such as Shearman & Sterling and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Additionally, he has held positions because the in-house General Counsel of Kionix, Inc. and Cognitive Science LLC, and as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. Michael Pinnisi is well-versed in dealing with high-stakes litigation regarding complicated industrial and technical troubles. He excels in structuring and negotiating tricky enterprise offers, overseeing multimillion-dollar agency transfers, and carrying out sensitive inner corporate investigations. A outstanding graduate of Cornell University and Cornell Law School, he is a sought-after speaker at felony and commercial enterprise boards and has been diagnosed for his dedication to upholding high moral requirements in his exercise.
Legal Issues
Certificates
No Certifications
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience
- Partner
Pinnisi & Anderson
2003 - General Counsel
Kionix, Inc.
1999 - Adjunct Professor
Cornell Law School
1992 - Partner
Brown Pinnisi & Michaels, PC
1992 - Associate
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
1991 - Assistant US Lawyer
US Lawyer, Southern District of NY
1988 - Associate
Shearman & Sterling LLP
1987 - Honor Program Trial Lawyer
US Department of Justice
1985
Education

Graduation year: 1982
Associations

Current

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2012 - Current

1986 - Current
Costs
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Retaines and Rates
Nearly all work is performed on a straight hourly basis. Rates vary based upon the type of engagement, from $400/hour to $550/hour.