Michael Williams

Associate | He/Him/His

Overview

Michael represents clients in Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) litigation, complex international arbitrations, defamation, and healthcare fraud litigations. His clients include financial services and healthcare companies, as well as individuals and large groups of individuals. He maintains a pro bono practice with a focus on child custody cases and assisting survivors of domestic violence.

While in law school, Michael was on the Executive Board for the Michigan Journal of International Law, President of the Society for Space Law and Law of the Sea, and a Campbell Moot Court and Manfred Lachs Moot Court competitor. Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, he externed with the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s office at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham and interned for the Hon. Judge Paul Friedman. Before law school, Michael worked in the Marshal’s Office at the Supreme Court of the United States.

Career & Education

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    • Supreme Court of the United States
      Marshal’s Aide Supervisor, 2018–2019
    • Department of Defense
      Extern, U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Office 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, U.S. Air Force, 2021
    • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
      Intern, Honorable Paul L. Friedman, 2020
    • Supreme Court of the United States
      Marshal’s Aide Supervisor, 2018–2019
    • Department of Defense
      Extern, U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Office 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, U.S. Air Force, 2021
    • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
      Intern, Honorable Paul L. Friedman, 2020
    • Suffolk University, B.S.,

      Political Science and Philosophy

      , 2015
    • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2022
    • Suffolk University, B.S.,

      Political Science and Philosophy

      , 2015
    • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2022
    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia