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Michael Dore is a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he is a member of the Media, Entertainment and Technology practice group, as well as the Law Firm Defense and White Collar Defense and Investigations practice groups. Michael is a former federal prosecutor with extensive experience in high-stakes criminal and civil matters across a broad range of practice areas.
Most recently, Michael was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 publication in the category of White-Collar Criminal Defense.
Michael has first-chaired trials and argued appeals on a wide array of issues. He also regularly represents entities and individuals in connection with federal and state grand jury investigations and prosecutions. Michael’s significant investigations experience includes internal investigations and externally focused investigations in litigation matters. He has uncovered fraudulent conduct by opposing parties in several recent matters that helped end the civil matters and became the subject of federal criminal investigations. Michael’s substantive areas of expertise also include defamation, anti-SLAPP laws, securities and accounting fraud, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and issues related to NFTs and cryptocurrency. His recent and ongoing representations include:
Government and Internal Investigations
Defamation
Cryptocurrency
Media and Entertainment Litigation
Law Firm Defense
From 2010 to 2015, Michael served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. A member of the Violent and Organized Crime section, Michael investigated and prosecuted a wide range of federal crimes, including RICO, money laundering, extortion, wire fraud, mail fraud, tax fraud, and crimes against children. He successfully tried several complex multi-defendant cases against the leader of a foreign organized crime syndicate, members of the Mexican Mafia, and other organized crime figures responsible for murders, attempts to kill law enforcement, and money laundering across five continents.
Michael has a robust pro bono practice that includes numerous matters on behalf of journalists. He has successfully opposed subpoenas for journalists’ newsgathering materials in several high-profile criminal matters and partnered with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to obtain a judicial finding of factual innocence and a record settlement for a journalist who was violently and wrongfully arrested while reporting on a public protest. He has been published in multiple journals, including the Virginia Law Review, the Marquette Law Review, and the Columbia Science & Technology Law Review, with both trial and appellate courts citing his works.
Michael received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Amherst College, where he graduated magna cum laude. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a member of the Virginia Law Review. He is a member of the Privacy Law Legislative Committee of the California Lawyers Association.
University of Virginia - 2003 Juris Doctor
Amherst College - 1998 Bachelor of Arts
California Bar
District of Columbia Bar