Michael Cassel is an associate in Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz’s Restructuring and Finance Department.

Michael received his B.S. and M.A. in Mathematics from American University. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar and a recipient of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prize. Michael also served as Executive Articles Editor of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems. After law school, Michael clerked on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for the Hon. Denise Cote.