Michael A. Sabella is an associate with BakerHostetler in New York, where he focuses his practice on the areas of bankruptcy, restructuring, creditors’ rights and complex commercial litigation. He assists debtors, creditors and interested parties in a variety of industries on all aspects of representation on bankruptcy issues, including corporate insolvencies, claims recovery, secured transactions, real estate and international insolvency. Mr. Sabella has presented on, and written about, a wide range of bankruptcy issues, including case-specific appellate decisions, preference issues, and interpretations of sections of the Bankruptcy Code. He also defends corporate officers and directors against litigation challenging their actions and roles in connection with the management and operations of their companies, handling all stages of discovery, motion practice, litigation, mediation and settlement negotiations in these cases.Mr. Sabella assists pro bono clients with LGBTQ+ impact litigation and representation, asylum applications, post-conviction relief, and amicus briefs for different human rights and interest groups. He received Chambers USA’s Diversity and Inclusion Award: Future Leader - LGBT+ Equality in 2019, has been listed as one of the “Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40” for 2019 by the National LGBT BarAssociation, and has been listed as a New York Super Lawyers “Rising Star” since 2015. Mr. Sabella is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the District of NewJersey. He received his B.A. magna cum laude in 2004 from Muhlenberg College, his J.D. in 2007 fromSt. John’s University School of Law, where he served as associate managing editor of the ABI Law Re-view, and his LL.M. in bankruptcy from St. John’s University School of Law in 2009.