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Michael H. Bai focuses his practice on litigating a wide range of disputes and advising clients on regulatory and commercial issues. He has defended and represented manufacturers of various products, both domestically and internationally, including manufacturers of vehicle components (such as seat belts, airbags and tires), construction, agricultural and material handling equipment (such as excavators, lift trucks, skid steer loaders and tractors), consumer electronics and appliances (such as microwave ovens, cell phones, refrigerators and televisions), helmets, and numerous other products. Mr. Bai also serves as national counsel and supervisory counsel to numerous foreign corporations including the products described above. He also advises and assists many companies with product recalls, regulatory compliance requirements and governmental investigations. In addition, Mr. Bai has defended contractors in construction accident and labor law cases, building owners in toxic tort cases and businesses in commercial disputes.

Mr. Bai has handled these lawsuits throughout the world and in all venues, including serving as lead and co-counsel. He has appeared pro hac vice in cases in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas.

Michael Bai has written and lectured on various jurisdictional issues, including the Hague Service Convention.

  

 

 
 
Admissions
New York State Bar
U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of New York
 
Education
Washington University, B.A., 1994
St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1997, cum laude
Journal - New York Litigator,
Moot Court
 
Professional Memberships
Defense Research Institute
Industrial Trucking Association, Lawyer’s Committee
 
Publications
"Personal Jurisdiction Issues - Foreign Manufacturers," Wilson Elser Product Liability Newsletter (November 2005)
Service with a Smile: An Introduction to Issues Concerning the Hague Service Convention,"
The Young Lawyer Connection, For the Defense, Defense Research Institute (Fall 2002)
 
Presentations
"Tiptoe Through the Tulips: The Ins and Outs of the Hague Service Convention",
Speaker, Defense Research Institute 2003 Product Liability Annual Meeting
“Product Liability Prevention and Concerns”, Speaker, Center for International Legal Studies, 2008, Montreal, Canada