Atty. Michael Burshteyn
Mike Burshteyn litigates and tries complex commercial technology disputes and class actions. His cases involve AI, crypto, investor and computer fraud, defamation, antitrust, privacy, data security, trade secret, copyright, trademark, and other novel Internet law and technology issues.
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Michael Burshteyn is a Shareholder based in San Francisco, California, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 13+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2013. Their practice focuses on ip and internet. Admitted to practice in California (2013). Educated at Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2013) and Founder, Supreme Court Advocacy Project University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 2009). Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •President, Cal Debate Alumni Association •Cooperating Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation •Board, Bay Area Urban Debate League. Serands clients in San Francisco, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mike Burshteyn litigates and tries complex commercial technology disputes and class actions
- His cases involve AI, crypto, investor and computer fraud, defamation, antitrust, privacy, data security, trade secret, copyright, trademark, and other novel Internet law and technology issues
- He is lead counsel in multiple cases involving more than $100m in controversy
- Mike also represents clients in cybercrime, crypto, and consumer protection investigations and regulatory inquiries
- He has litigated matters in federal and state courts in California, New York, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, Utah, Puerto Rico, Wyoming, Washington, D.C., and internationally
- In the last 12 months, Mike has led over half a dozen bet-the-company urgent crises involving cross-TROs and PIs in nationwide federal courts, including multi-week preliminary injunction trial proceedings
- In 2026, the Daily Journal recognized Mike as one of 100 leading commercial litigators in California
- Mike previously founded and was the CEO of CryptoMove, a security startup that developed novel moving target defense technology
- He draws on this business background to serve as outside general counsel to crypto, SaaS, AI, e-commerce, and other technology startups, as well as individual and institutional investors
- Mike helps these innovators define and manage their legal roadmaps based on practical business needs across corporate, financing, M&A, licensing, IP, regulatory, and other issues
- Mike graduated from Emory Law School and, as a visiting student, attended the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where he worked in the Samuelson Law and Technology Clinic
- Mike analyzed early legal implications of bitcoin and blockchain technologies as an associate editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal
- Mike honed his passion for client advocacy during his time as a college debater at University of California, Berkeley, where he led the Cal debate team to the number one national ranking
- Mike maintains an active pro bono practice defending internet rights, security researcher rights, and housing rights
- Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, Daily Journal, “Leading Commercial Litigators,” 2026 •Listed, Law360, “Rising Stars,” Cybersecurity/Privacy, 2025 •Honoree, California Legal Awards, “Lawyers on the Fast Track,” 2025 •Listed, Daily Journal, “Top 40 Under 40,” 2024 •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine Northern California Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2022-2023
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Michael Burshteyn handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Internet and cyber lawyers for data breaches, online defamation, privacy law, and cybersecurity matters.
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Francisco are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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