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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-5692
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Michael Loesch
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
With the practical insights of a government insider and the composed demeanor of a seasoned litigator, Michael Loesch provides clients with tailored strategies to satisfy the toughest regulators and intelligently manage risk. Michael’s ability to bring seasoned judgment and creative solutions to bear enables him to help clients navigate complex matters involving securities, commodities, and derivatives. His unique skillset is why clients encountering bet-the-company enforcement, regulatory, and compliance matters rely on his ability to calmly and effectively guide them through.
When faced with high-stakes investigations, Michael partners with clients to design offensive and defensive strategies to achieve optimal outcomes. He has handled a broad range of complex investigations and inquiries involving the SEC, CFTC, FERC, DOJ, FINRA, NFA, and various exchanges. Michael also has served as a government mandated independent compliance consultant and conducted broad public company compliance program assessments, and he conducts voluntary compliance reviews for businesses that are interested in proactive assistance. When advising clients on regulatory compliance, Michael helps companies understand and address the latest rules. He has a particular focus on advising clients on CFTC and SEC regulations, including matters involving energy futures and swaps trading, digital assets and crypto, and environmental products and voluntary carbon markets.
Prior to Baker Botts and his private law practice, Mr. Loesch spent nearly 15 years in federal regulatory and legislative service. He served as the Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, where he provided counsel on energy market oversight, enforcement investigations, futures market surveillance, derivatives clearing, and litigation. Before the CFTC, he spent more than six years at the SEC as Branch Chief in the Division of Enforcement as well as Counsel to the Chairman for enforcement and examination matters. During this time, he handled all types of SEC investigations and advised on many of the SEC’s highest-profile enforcement proceedings. Before the SEC, Michael served in various roles as a staffer in the U.S. Senate, including as Counsel, U.S. Senate’s Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.
Memberships
District of Columbia Bar
Pennsylvania Bar
Education
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law 1993
B.A., Pennsylvania State University 1990
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense