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Justin Michael

Partner
New York
About

Justin Michael focuses his practice on capital markets and equity derivatives. He has experience in a broad range of finance and derivative transactions and has advised clients on a variety of financial products, including convertible and exchangeable note transactions and associated derivative transactions, tangible equity and equity unit transactions, convertible preferred transactions, registered share forward transactions, variable prepaid forward transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs, equity and debt total return swaps, tax structured products, and other derivative products, as well as International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) matters.

Areas of FocusEquity Capital MarketsDebt Capital MarketsReal Estate Capital MarketsDerivativesStructured Finance and Securitization
Bar admissionsNew York

EXPERIENCE

  • A car rental company with capped call transactions entered into in connection with a US$425 million exchangeable senior notes offering
  • Counterparties to capped call transactions in connection with a US$410 million convertible senior subordinate notes offering by a healthcare technology company
  • Counterparties to capped call transactions in connection with a US$460 million convertible senior notes offering by a technology company
  • Counterparties to capped call transactions in connection with a US$900 million convertible senior notes offering by a cybersecurity company
  • Counterparties to capped call transactions in connection with a US$230 million convertible senior notes offering by a technology company
  • Counterparties to capped call transactions in connection with a US$950 million convertible notes offering by a digital asset technology company
  • Counterparties to capped call transactions in connection with a US$750 million convertible senior notes offering by a digital asset technology company
  • Representatives of the initial purchasers in connection with a US$250 million convertible senior notes offering by an on-demand industrial parts marketplace
  • Representatives of the underwriters in connection with a US$584 million convertible preferred stock offering by a bitcoin treasury company
  • Representatives of the initial purchasers in connection with US$2 billion convertible notes offering; a US$3 billion convertible notes offering; a US$1.01 billion convertible notes offering; and a US$800 million convertible notes offering by a bitcoin treasury company
  • Counterparties to capped call transactions in connection with a US$1 billion convertible notes offering by an American observability service for cloud-scale applications 
  • The placement agent in connection with a US$330 million convertible senior notes offering by a healthcare company specializing in Medicare Advantage plans
  • Counterparties to capped call transactions in connection with a US$2.3 billion convertible notes offering by a cloud-based data storage company 
  • A bio-pharmaceutical company with a US$316.25 million convertible notes offering 
Education
  • J.D., Columbia Law School
  • B.A., Biology and Spanish, Washington University in St. Louis

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Recognized, United States, Capital Markets: Derivatives, IFLR1000

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Justin worked as Counsel at two other multinational law firms. 

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DLA Piper welcomes Justin Michael to the firm’s Corporate practice

21 October 2025

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+1 212 335 4855
(Work, New York)
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