The Intersection of Law, Business, and Mediation
Michael draws on his unique experience across law and executive leadership to bring high level preparation, business insight, and a tenacious pursuit of resolution to every mediation.
Before founding Schwimmer Mediation, Michael spent decades in senior executive leadership roles—including CEO, President, and Executive Vice President positions—across both emerging and established companies in the technology, media, and entertainment sectors.
Over the course of his U.S. and international career, he negotiated hundreds of deals and resolved a wide range of complex commercial issues involving investments, partnerships, intellectual property development and licensing, content production and distribution, corporate governance, and employment matters.
Michael began his professional path as a commercial litigator before moving into international practice with Baker McKenzie in the São Paulo and New York offices. He later transitioned into in-house counsel roles at both high-growth technology startups and a publicly traded Fortune 500 company.
This combined legal and business background allows Michael to approach mediation with a practical, real-world perspective—recognizing not only the legal parameters of a dispute, but also the strategic, financial, and organizational considerations that influence resolution.
Michael earned his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and his B.A. in Economics and Spanish, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His executive education includes the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program and advanced mediation training through the Straus Institute’s Mediating the Litigated Case program at Pepperdine University.
Having lived in Spain and Brazil and worked extensively throughout Latin America, Michael is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. This linguistic and cultural fluency enables him to effectively support mediations involving parties across the U.S., Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.
Before founding Schwimmer Mediation, Michael spent decades in senior executive leadership roles, including as CEO, President, and Executive Vice President in both small and large companies in the technology, media, and entertainment industries.
Before founding Schwimmer Mediation, Michael spent decades in senior executive leadership roles, including as CEO, President, and Executive Vice President in both small and large companies in the technology, media, and entertainment industries. Throughout his career in the U.S and abroad, Michael negotiated hundreds of deals and resolved numerous conflicts involving an extensive array of subject matter, including investments, partnerships, IP development and licensing, content production and distribution, corporate governance and employment, among many others.
Michael started his legal career in commercial litigation before moving into international law with Baker McKenzie in the São Paulo, Brazil and New York offices. Later, he held in-house legal counsel roles in both high-tech startups and a publicly-traded Fortune 500 company.
This breadth of experience across law and business allows Michael to guide parties involved in a wide variety of complex disputes with a deep understanding of both the legal and real-world business considerations.
Michael received his law degree from the University of San Francisco (J.D.); and undergraduate degree from University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., Economics and Spanish), magna cum laude; with additional education and training at Stanford Graduate School of Business - Executive Program; and Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Mediating the Litigated Case program, at Pepperdine University.
Michael has lived in Spain and Brazil, and worked extensively throughout Latin America. He is completely fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, enabling him to deliver the cultural understanding and linguistic capability necessary to effectively mediate disputes involving parties from throughout the U.S., Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
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Leadership Highlights & Key Roles
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Leadership/Executive Experience
Global President, Platform Strategy and Revenue
TelevisaUnivision
World's largest Spanish language media company; result of merger between Univision (U.S.) and Televisa (Mexico)
Group President, Sling; Executive Vice President, Dish
Dish Media
Streaming media pioneer (Sling); Ad sales leader for satellite and streaming businesses (Dish Media)
Chief Executive Officer; Board of Directors
Fuse Media
Cable television and streaming media company; venture capital funded
Private Practice and In-House Experience
Associate General Counsel, Echostar
Dish Network
Satellite television; from launch to 4th largest U.S. distributor of television.
General Counsel
GeoVision Systems Ltd.
GIS software developer; venture capital funded tech startup.
Associate Attorney
Baker McKenzie
Law firm; cross-border transactional practice (São Paulo/New York).
Michael has lived in Spain and Brazil, is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, and brings deep cultural and linguistic understanding to mediating disputes across the U.S., Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.
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Global Perspective
Michael’s international experience and fluency in Spanish and Portuguese allow him to mediate cross-border disputes with strong cultural understanding and effective communication.
Business Insight
Decades in executive leadership and deal-making give Michael practical business knowledge ensures Michael approaches mediation with solid legal to resolve even the most complex conflicts efficiently.
Legal Expertise
A background in commercial litigation, international law, and in-house counsel ensures Michael approaches mediation with solid legal understanding and professionalism.
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