Michael S. Paisner
- Seattle
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Mike represents clients in a broad range of litigation, arbitration, investigation, and compliance matters, drawing on over two decades of experience as a litigator, senior in-house counsel, and government attorney.
Mike Paisner focuses on litigating and arbitrating major commercial disputes and complex product liability and other matters. Most of his cases involve major financial or reputational risk, multijurisdictional proceedings, or other significant factual and legal challenges. To achieve the right result for his clients, he is equally willing to take a case to trial as he is to pursue a creative negotiated solution.
In one recent matter, Mike and his litigation team secured a complete defense verdict on behalf of a leading aerospace company in major litigation alleging fraud in connection with an airplane transaction. In recognition of this signature trial victory, Mike and his team were honored by The American Lawyer as “Litigators of the Week” and by Law360 as “Legal Lions."
Mike’s assistance to clients is informed by his time in government and as a senior in-house lawyer, where he was responsible for supervising a leading aerospace company’s international disputes, aviation product liability, and government contract litigation dockets, as well as other strategic litigation, regulatory, investigation, and compliance matters. Mike’s decade-plus as an in-house lawyer gives him a keen insight into the importance of outstanding client service and helping his clients achieve their full range of legal and business objectives.
Mike is also an experienced appellate lawyer and has argued cases in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits.
Prior to his in-house roles, Mike practiced at a leading firm in Washington, D.C., and served as an attorney-adviser for the U.S. DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel.
Mike regularly writes for legal publications on a variety of litigation- and arbitration-related topics.
Areas of focus
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Columbia Law School, J.D., Columbia Law Review, Senior Editor; James Kent Scholar, 2005
- Harvard College, A.B., Social Studies, magna cum laude, 1999
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Related Employment
- The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA; Renton, WA, Seattle, WA, 2011-2024
Vice President, International Disputes, Insured Matters & Bid Protests, 2023-2024
Vice President, International Disputes, 2022-2023
Vice President, 737 MAX Reporting & Compliance, 2021-2022
Chief Counsel, Litigation, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, 2013-2021
Senior Counsel, 2011-2013 - Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C., Associate, 2006-2008, 2010-2011
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, Washington, D.C., Attorney-Adviser, 2008-2010
Clerkships
- Hon. Dennis G. Jacobs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
