Atty. Michael Miarmi
Michael Miarmi is a partner residing in the firm’s New York office. He devotes his practice almost entirely to representing individual and institutional investors in direct or class cases asserting claims under the federal securities laws or state law.
Securities/Financial Fraud Attorney · Serving New York, NY · 20+ Years Experience
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About Michael Miarmi at a Glance
Michael Miarmi is a Partner based in New York, New York, practicing at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. They have 20+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2006. Their practice focuses on securities and consumer. Admitted to practice in New York (2006), U.S. Supreme Court (2011), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (2012), and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2012). Educated at Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2005) and Yale University (B.A., 2000). Active member of Professional Associations •American Bar Association •Law360 Editorial Advisory Board, Securities, 2018, 2019 •New York State Bar Association •New York State Trial Lawyers Association •Public Justice Foundation. Serves clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About Michael Miarmi
- Michael Miarmi is a partner residing in the firm’s New York office
- He devotes his practice almost entirely to representing individual and institutional investors in direct or class cases asserting claims under the federal securities laws or state law
- Among his current responsibilities, Michael is a member of the team serving as co-lead counsel for the proposed customer class in In re Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Foreign Exchange Transactions Litigation, seeking to recover losses arising from The Bank of New York Mellon’s alleged misconduct in connection with executing foreign exchange (FX) transactions on behalf of its custodial clients
- Michael also serves on the team working as co-lead counsel for the proposed class in Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v
- State Street Corp. , arising from State Street’s alleged FX-related misconduct
- Michael is also a member of the team serving as co-lead counsel for a proposed class of shareholders asserting claims under the federal securities laws against LINN Energy, LLC and others, based on defendants’ alleged misconduct in overstating key financial metrics, which artificially inflated the price of the subject securities and resulted in significant losses to investors
- Additionally, for the past several years, Michael has played a central role in representing The Charles Schwab Corporation and several of its related entities in litigation arising from alleged fraud by some of the world’s largest financial institutions in setting the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
- Schwab’s cases are included as part of a large multidistrict litigation pending in the Southern District of New York
- Michael was also a member of the Lieff Cabraser teams that represented Schwab entities, as well as (with other counsel) the New York State Common Retirement Fund and other state pension funds, in securities litigation arising from Bank of America’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch
- Michael previously helped represent BlackRock and Nuveen funds in securities litigation arising from the massive fraud at Tyco International Ltd
- Those cases settled on terms favorable to Lieff Cabraser’s clients
- Michael has been, and currently is, involved in significant securities cases before the United States Supreme Court
- He served as counsel of record on behalf of amicus curiae National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys (NASCAT) in Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v
- Halliburton Co., et al., No. 09-1403, presenting NASCAT’s arguments to the Supreme Court in support of plaintiff regarding the standard for class certification in “fraud-on-the-market” securities cases
- The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in plaintiff’s favor
- Michael currently is a member of the team representing the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi before the Supreme Court in Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi v
- IndyMac MBS, Inc., et al., No. 13-640, in which the Court will address whether the rule set forth in American Pipe & Construction Co. v
- Utah applies to suspend the operation of the three-year time period in Section 13 of the Securities Act of 1933 during the pendency of a putative class action
- Published Works •Co-Author with Steven E. Fineman, “The Basics of Obtaining Class Certification in Securities Fraud Cases: U.S
- Supreme Court Clarifies Standard, Rejecting Fifth Circuit’s ‘Loss Causation’ Requirement,” Bloomberg Law Reports, July 5, 2011 Honors & Awards •“Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers,” Lawdragon, 2024-2026 •“Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America,” Lawdragon, 2025, 2026 •“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2020-2026 •“Rising Star for New York Metro,” Super Lawyers, 2013-2018, 2025 In the News •April 24, 2026 19 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to the 2026 “Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers” Guide •March 27, 2026 Twenty-Three Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” List for 2026 •October 30, 2025 21 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Selected as 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars •September 8, 2025 Twenty-Seven Lieff Cabraser Partners Named to 2026 “Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America” List •June 6, 2025 Twenty-Four Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” List for 2025
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Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish Michael Miarmi's practice in the field of securities and consumer.
Decade-Tested Legal Experience
Michael Miarmi brings 20+ years of hands-on legal practice — enough to have navigated the recurring fact patterns, procedural traps, and negotiation dynamics that shape case outcomes.
Multi-State Bar Admission
Licensed in New York, U.S. Supreme Court, and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, Michael Miarmi can represent clients in cases that span state lines or require counsel in multiple jurisdictions.
Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering securities and consumer, Michael Miarmi can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in New York
A New York-based practice means Michael Miarmi attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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