Michael A. Sirignano litigates insurance, business, real estate, banking, and health care matters before trial and appellate courts throughout the New York area and the U.S. With decades of experience, Michael also provides business and litigation counseling to a variety of clients.

A partner in Rivkin Radler’s Commercial Litigation and Insurance Fraud Practice Groups, Michael has obtained significant court victories for a long list of commercial clients, including banks, title insurers, real estate developers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and health and auto insurers. Several of his cases have produced multimillion-dollar judgments, settlements in favor of the firm’s clients, and notable legal precedent.

Michael has particular experience handling claims and litigation involving the health care and automobile insurance industries and regularly acts as lead counsel in complex state and federal court litigation. He also supervises the defense of no-fault claims; counsels property, automobile and health care insurers on fraud prevention; defends litigation challenging claims-handling practices; and prosecutes affirmative recovery litigation involving fraud and RICO claims. Michael has headed investigations into several large-scale fraud schemes and led the successful prosecution of a number of large recovery actions on behalf of insurers.

He is co-author of the New York Law Journal’s insurance fraud column and frequently speaks on litigation and anti-fraud topics at industry association conferences. In addition, Michael has been a contributing author to the American Bar Association’s annual practice journal, Recent Developments in Business Litigation.

While at Fordham Law, Michael received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Commercial Finance.

Court Admissions

U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Bar Affiliations

New York State Bar Association

Nassau County Bar Association

Education

Fordham University School of Law, J.D. (recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Commercial Finance)

State University of New York at Albany, B.A. in Political Science, Minor in Economics, magna cum laude

News & Publications

• 56 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers®/Rising Stars
  October 24 | 2024
• High-Profile Sports Insurance Fraud Rings: A Recent Conviction
  September 26 | 2024
• Recent Guilty Pleas Highlight Illegal Control of Medical Practices, Kickbacks for Patient Referrals
  March 8 | 2024

Michael was named to Super Lawyers’ Metro New York list in Business Litigation from 2021 to 2023.

He was also a recipient of Long Island Business News’ Rising Star Award.

Here are samples of decisions Michael obtained:

• Gov’t Emples. Ins. Co. v. Mayzenberg, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195890 (E.D.N.Y. 2018) (granting GEICO’s motion to stay underlying collection proceedings).
• Gov’t Emples. Ins. Co. v. Fritz Gondre, MD, Index 607957/16 (Sup. Ct. Nassau Cty. 2017) (upholding discovery of bank account information in fraudulent treatment/billing action).
• Catalyst Lab Solutions LLC v. Westchester Neurology Consultants, P.C. (AAA, No. 01-15-0003-4603, 2016) (upholding contract as valid and enforceable and awarding damages and attorneys’ fees).
• Gov’t Emples. Ins. Co. v. Simakovsky, et al., 14-CV-3775 (E.D.N.Y. 2016) (obtaining $4 million judgment against medical provider involved in insurance fraud scheme).
• Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Excel Imaging, P.C., 879 F. Supp. 2d 243 (E.D.N.Y. 2012) (denying motion seeking dismissal of insurer’s civil RICO and fraud claims).
• State Farm Ins. Co. v. Audrey Cohan, 12-CV-1956 (E.D.N.Y. 2013) (upholding complaint for constructive trust on property traced to fraudulently obtained funds)
• First Capital Surety & Trust, Index No. 16785/12 (Sup. Ct. Suffolk Cty. 2012) (granting dismissal of breach of contract/fraud case against Housepad LLP).
• Axios Products, Inc. v. Time Machine Software, Inc. (Sup. Ct. Suffolk Cty. 2011) (granting dismissal of tortious interference case against Software Engineering of America, Inc.).
• Unique Design Home Builders, Inc. v. Town of Islip, 2010 NY Misc. Lexis 2846 (Sup. Ct. Suffolk Cty. 2010) (winning summary judgment for commercial builder in property dispute).
• Cusamano v. Extell Rock, Index No. 115389/05 (Sup. Ct. NY Cty. 2010) (granting summary judgment dismissing fourth-party complaint of Hard Rock Café).