Attorney Profile

Michael A. Sirignano
PartnerMichael A. Sirignano litigates insurance, business, real estate, banking, and healthcare matters before trial and appellate courts throughout the New York area and the United States. 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 multi-million dollar judgments, settlements in favor of the firm’s clients, and notable legal precedent.
Michael has particular experience handling claims and litigation involving the healthcare 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 healthcare insurers on fraud prevention, defends litigation challenging claims handling practices, and prosecutes affirmative recovery litigation involving fraud and RICO claims. Michael has headed the investigation into several large scale fraud schemes and has led the successful prosecution of a number of large recovery actions on behalf of insurers.
A past recipient of Long Island Business News’ Rising Star Award, Michael frequently speaks on litigation topics at industry association conferences. In addition, he is a regular contributing author to the American Bar Association’s annual practice journal, “Recent Developments in Business Litigation.”
Samples of decisions Michael has obtained include:
- 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).
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556-0926
New York
Court AdmissionsUnited States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Bar AffiliationsNew York State Bar Association
Nassau County Bar Association
EducationFordham University School of Law, Juris Doctor (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
Practice Groups
News & Publications
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New York’s highest court decides Carothers case, holding that a finding of fraud is not required for an insurer to withhold payments to a medical service corporation that violates material licensing requirements
June 11 | 2019 -
Sirignano and Kam Speakers at Workers’ Compensation Fraud Training
April 4 | 2018 -
7 Colleagues Receive Patriot Awards
March 26 | 2018 -
Sirignano, Goldberg and Kam Defeat Defendant Doctor’s Motion to Quash
July 7 | 2017 -
Bank, Sirignano, Kam & Bholan Co-Author Article For ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal
April 14 | 2017 -
Sirignano presents at Medical Fraud Seminar
April 10 | 2017 -
Sirignano to Present at NYSSIU Conference
September 23 | 2016 -
Sirignano and Bholan Victorious at Arbitration
April 22 | 2016 -
Sirignano, Tiscione, and Bholan co-author article for ABA’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal
April 5 | 2016 -
Sirignano and Goldberg Obtain $4 Million Judgment
April 1 | 2016
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