Michael Dell'Angelo litigates complex cases, primarily for
plaintiffs, throughout the country. He has been recognized
consistently as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer - Rising Star, a
distinction conferred upon him annually since 2007. The designation
of "Rising Star" is an honor conferred upon only the top 2.5% of
attorneys in Pennsylvania who are 40 or younger.
Mr. Dell'Angelo's practice is not confined to a particular area
of the law or of the country. He has recently handled a variety of
"bet the company" cases around the country ranging from complex
commercial disputes to securities litigation to antitrust
matters.
Mr. Dell'Angelo is regularly invited to speak at Continuing
Legal Education (CLE) and other seminars and conferences, both
locally and abroad. As such, in response to his recent CLE, "How to
Deal with the Rambo Litigator", Mr. Dell'Angelo was singled out as
"One of the best CLE speakers [attendees] have had the pleasure to
see." He formerly served as the Third Circuit Editor of the
American Bar Association's quarterly publication, Class Action
and Derivative Suits.
In addition to his litigation work, Mr. Dell'Angelo has been a
member of the firm's Administrative Committee over the past four
years.
Prior to joining Berger & Montague, Mr. Dell'Angelo
concentrated his practice in antitrust, securities and complex
commercial litigation at Miller Faucher and Cafferty LLP. While at
Miller Faucher, Mr. Dell'Angelo also practiced before the Federal
Trade Commission. Early in his career, Mr. Dell'Angelo devoted a
substantial portion of his practice to the prosecution of numerous
class action law suits on behalf of survivors of slave labor during
the Holocaust. These suits, against German companies, resulted in a
$5.2 billion German Foundation to pay Nazi-era claims.
Mr. Dell'Angelo's pro bono work includes the representation of
an Alabama death row inmate. That representation resulted in a
reversal of the client's sentencing by the Eleventh Circuit and a
grant of a writ of habeas corpus vacating the client's death
sentence.
Mr. Dell'Angelo graduated from Connecticut College (B.A. 1994)
and The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
(J.D. 1997). At the Columbus School of Law he was a member of the
Moot Court Honor Society and Phi Delta Phi.
While in law school, Mr. Dell'Angelo served as a law clerk for
the Honorable Richard A. Levie (Ret.), Superior Court, D.C.,
Presiding Judge, Civil Division.