Michael H. Gibson

Partner

  • Michael H. Gibson
  • Phone: +1 212 404 8726

    Import to Address Book

  • Duane Morris LLP
    230 Park Avenue, Suite 1130
    New York, NY 10169-0079
    USA
  • Duane Morris LLP
    1540 Broadway
    New York, NY 10036-4086
    USA

Michael H. Gibson concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, labor and employment law, consumer credit law, and securities litigation and arbitration. He regularly represents financial institutions and multinational corporations in matters involving general commercial disputes, including class action litigation, as well as claims of discrimination, wrongful termination, violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and executive compensation. Mr. Gibson also represents lenders and third-party debt collectors in connection with claims arising out of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and other consumer credit claims.

Mr. Gibson has represented such clients as Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Cengage Learning, Inc., RELX, Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co., Moody’s Investors Services, Inc., North American Bancard, LLC, and Merrick Bank in complex commercial litigation matters, labor and employment disputes, and consumer credit claims. 

Mr. Gibson is a 2004 graduate of Brooklyn Law School and a graduate of the State University of New York at Brockport.

Areas of Practice

  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Intellectual Property and Media Law

Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Education

  • Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2004
  • The College at Brockport, State University of New York, B.S., 1997

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, "Best Practices for Protecting Your Business from Class and Collective Actions and Unfair Competition," The New Reality of Workplace Law and Practice in the COVID-19 Era, Duane Morris LLP, Webinar, October 28, 2020

Honors and Awards

  • Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer, 2024 and 2025