Background
Simon, Michael Howard was born on December 1, 1956 in New York City. Son of Daniel and Arlene (Friedman) Simon.
Simon, Michael Howard was born on December 1, 1956 in New York City. Son of Daniel and Arlene (Friedman) Simon.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1978). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1981).
Worked at Perkins Coie (Portland, Oregon) specializing in Corporation, Securities, General Business and Commercial, Banking, Corporate and Municipal Financing, Aircraft Leasing and Finance, Project Finance, Federal, State and Local Taxation. General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts and before various Federal and State Administrative Tribunals, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, International Commercial Transactions, Real Estate, Labor, Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Probate, Antitrust, Administrative and Aviation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1981, California (inactive).
1984, District of Columbia (inactive).
1986, Oregon.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1995-1996. Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, United States.
Department of Justice, 1981-1986. Special Assistant United States.
Attorney, United States.
Attorney" General’ s Office, January-June, 1985. Chair, 1992-1993, Member, 1990-1992, Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners. Chair, Antitrust Section, Oregon State Bar, 1990-1991.
Member, American Inns of Court (Master).
Adjunct Professor of Law (Antitrust), Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (1996-1997). Perkins Coie serves clients through eleven locations throughout North America, Asia and Europe.
Founded as Donworth & Todd in 1912 in Seattle, Washington, Perkins Coie is the largest law firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest. The firm opened the Portland office in 1983 to represent Oregon and Southwestern Washington businesses and regional and national concerns with interests in those locations.
Lawyers in the Portland office work closely with our network of Perkins Coie lawyers across the country and in the Pacific Rim to remain on the forefront of issues and policies that affect Oregon.
While there are many similarities between our Oregon practice and activities in the firm"s other offices, our Oregon practice is specifically oriented to the key practice areas of corporate and securities law and commercial finance, domestic and international business transactions, real estate and land use, litigation and labor law, aviation law, computer law, technology licensing, bankruptcy and creditors rights, and municipal law.
Member, 1990-1992, Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners. Chair, Antitrust Section, Oregon State Bar, 1990-1991. Member, American Inns of Court (Master).
Adjunct Professor of Law (Antitrust), Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (1996-1997).
Married Suzanne Bonamici, June 16, 1985. Children: Andrew David Bonamici Simon.