Michael M. Purpura

Michael Purpura is a partner in the Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group and concentrates his practice on white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, complex civil litigation, crisis management, and appellate litigation. Since joining Carlsmith Ball, Mike has represented individuals and corporations in investigations conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii, the Tax, Antitrust, and Environmental and Natural Resources Divisions of the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the State of Hawaii Attorney General, the State of Hawaii Securities Enforcement Branch, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). In his civil practice, Mike has handled a variety of complex litigation, including contract, tax, copyright, patent, real property, products liability, mass tort, and securities matters, in both federal and state courts.