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Michael Yellin

Attorney, Law Practice

I am a litigation attorney specializing in complex commercial litigation and real estate special opportunities.

Michael Yellin's Bio:

Michael Yellin is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and Real Estate Special Opportunities Group. Mike provides creative and practical legal advice that allows private equity, hedge and real estate opportunity funds, lenders, investors, and business owners to maximize opportunities and minimize expense and exposure. His experience includes representing clients during asset acquisition, through litigation, in an out of the bankruptcy process, and ultimately through sale or transfer of the asset. That broad experience gives him the unique ability to quickly evaluate an issue from all sides and formulate creative solutions. Examples of Mike’s work on complex matters, include: Representing a New York-based private investment firm in connection with the acquisition and subsequent foreclosure of a distressed $30 million loan, secured by an office complex near Trenton, New Jersey; Representing a New Jersey private equity fund in recovering its entire investment following the Chapter 11 filing by a New York borrower; Successfully prosecuting a hotly contested commercial foreclosure concerning a $27 million loan secured by a large office building in northern New Jersey; Representing a California investment fund in connection with a $12 million foreclosure action concerning three properties located in Northern New Jersey; and After two-years of contentious litigation and eight days of trial, preventing the majority shareholders of a private corporation from wrongfully terminating a minority shareholder. Mike is an active member of the American Bar Association, Business Law Section’s Private Equity Committee, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the Bergen County Bar Association. He was elected to the board of Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County in 2016. Mike’s practice has been complemented by his graduation from the John J. Lifland Federal Practice Inn of Court. He is recognized as a “Rising Star” by New Jersey Super Lawyers. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. See Award Methodology. Prior to joining the Cole Schotz, Mike worked as an analyst for a cross-border boutique M&A firm specializing in targeting potential acquisitions throughout the United States and Western Europe. During law school, he interned for the Hon. Jose L. Linares, U.S. District Judge, and the Hon. Patty Shwartz, then-U.S. Magistrate Judge (now a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit).

Michael Yellin's Experience:

  • Litigation Attorney at Cole Schotz

    2008 - Present | Hackensack, NJ

    Cole Schotz serves clients throughout the United States with offices in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and Texas. The firm represents hundreds of businesses and individuals – many of whom have been clients for decades – as well as a diverse range of Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 1928, Cole Schotz brings together over 130 attorneys across a wide range of practice areas including: Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring, Construction Services, Corporate, Finance & Business Transactions, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Real Estate, Real Estate Special Opportunities, Tax, Trusts and Estates, and White Collar Investigations. Relationships and results are the core of the Cole Schotz experience. Achieving success for each of our clients is our goal, and our relentless commitment to that end has set our firm apart for 80 years and counting.

  • Research Assistant to Professor Paula A. Franzese at Seton Hall University School of Law

    May 2006 - May 2007

    Conducted research for Professor Franzese's book on the effects of Common Interest Communities. Assisted in a revision of Professor Franzese's casebook, Property Law and the Public Interest: Cases and Materials. Compiled Professor Franzese's work on ethics reform in New Jersey and applied it to municipal governments for use in Mayor Corey Booker's ethics reforms in Newark, NJ

  • Judicial Intern for Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz at United States District Court of New Jersey

    January 2007 - April 2007

    Responsible for timely production of legal research on a myriad of issues before Judge Shwartz. Observed and worked on legal topics pertaining to pretrial discovery proceedings, settlement conferences, and evidentiary hearings.

  • Judicial Intern for Judge Jose L. Linares at United States District Court of New Jersey

    May 2006 - November 2006

    Responsible for conducting legal research on issues before the court, assisting law clerks in the drafting of bench memoranda and law summaries for reference and review by Judge Linares. Additionally, had the opportunity to observe oral arguments and trials, in conjunction with discussing applications of law with Judge Linares.

  • Analyst at EuroConsult, Inc.

    May 2005 - August 2005

    Worked as an analyst for EuroConsult, a cross-border boutique M&A firm specializing in the industrial market, provided market and industry research and analysis. Used proprietary and public data sources to identify and evaluate opportunities for new business segments in Europe and in the United States.

Michael Yellin's Education:

  • Seton Hall University School of Law

    2005 – 2008
    JD

  • Muhlenberg College

    2001 – 2005
    BA
    Concentration: Political Science

Michael Yellin's Interests & Activities:

history, reading, traveling, and baseball (go Mets!)




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