Michael Gay is a litigation partner in the Orlando office of Foley & Lardner LLP. Michael handles a variety of commercial disputes, including restrictive covenant litigation, patent and trademark litigation, environmental litigation, health care litigation and contract disputes. Michael serves on the firm’s Management Committee. He is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property Litigation Practices. Michael is former managing partner for the Orlando office. Michael was previously the national department chair for Litigation.
Prior to joining Foley, Michael practiced in Houston, Texas, as a commercial trial lawyer.
Awards and Recognition
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Commercial Litigation (since 2013)
- Selected for inclusion to the Florida Super Lawyers® list (2011 – 2013 and 2016 – 2017)
- Peer Review Rated as AV Preeminent®, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
- Recognized multiple times in the past by his peers as one of Florida’s Legal Elite™ in Florida Trend magazine
Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America
Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Connecting with the Jury: Mike Gay On Trial
In this episode of On Trial, host Christopher DeGennaro sits down with Foley senior partner Mike Gay, former chair of Foley’s national Litigation Department, with 30 years’ experience as a trial lawyer focusing on bet-the-company litigation.
Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America
Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced that 250 of our attorneys across 20 offices have received recognition in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Michael Gay’s “Litigation Leaders” Profile Highlighted in Year-End Piece
Foley & Lardner LLP Partner and Chair of the Litigation Department Michael Gay was featured in an Am Law Litigation Daily article titled “Keeping the Ball Rolling: How Big Firm Leaders Continue to Manage in Uncertain Times.”
Michael Gay Profiled in “Litigation Leaders” Q&A Series
Foley & Lardner LLP Partner and Chair of the Litigation Department Michael Gay was featured in Am Law Litigation Daily’s “Litigation Leaders” Q&A series, which features litigation practice leaders of the biggest firms in the country.
Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Best Lawyers in America
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys from 18 U.S. offices have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, and 46 lawyers from 13 offices were included in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. Additionally, 14 of the firm’s attorneys received the special designation of “Lawyer of the Year,” an honor earned by only one lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan region.