Atty. Michael "Mike" Dal Lago
Mike Dal Lago, the founder of Dal Lago Law , has more than 22 years of experience providing customized, comprehensive legal business solutions for national, regional and local businesses in Florida, New York and New Jersey. He has consistently been recognized in SuperLawyers® Florida, 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.
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Michael "Mike" Dal Lago is a business attorney based in Naples, Florida, practicing at Dal Lago Law. They have 26+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2000. Admitted to practice in New York, New York State Bar Association (2000), New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar Association (2001), and Florida, The Florida Bar (2013). Educated at New York Law School (J.D., 1999). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026). Serands clients in Naples, FL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mike Dal Lago, the founder of Dal Lago Law, has more than 22 years of experience providing customized, comprehensive legal business solutions for national, regional and local businesses in Florida, New York and New Jersey
- He has consistently been recognized in SuperLawyers® Florida, 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 a Board Certified Business Bankruptcy Attorney, one of only 303 attorneys nationwide to become certified
- He 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
- Mike has been very involved with the Southwest Florida community and professional organizations since moving to Naples
- Mike is on the Organizing Committee of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar and a current Board Member of the Make A Wish Southern Florida Foundation
- He is the former President of the Southwest Florida Bankruptcy Professionals Association, and has served on the Boards of The Village School of Naples and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Suncoast
- Mike was a member of the Leadership Collier Class of 2015 and a volunteer for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida
- He is also the former president of the Naples Toastmasters Club
- Mike Dal Lago received his Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1998
- He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mike was born and raised in New Milford, New Jersey
- He currently lives in Naples, Florida with his wife and two sons
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Why local counsel matters in Florida
Practicing law in Florida. Legal matters in Florida are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Naples are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Florida state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Florida 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 Florida courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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