Michael Ross

Telephone: 1.646.746.8088
Fax: 1.646.349.4948
Email: michael.ross@blaqwell.com
Education: London School of Economics
Columbia Law School
Franklin & Marshall College

Mike joined Blaqwell in June, 2006. Prior to joining Blaqwell, Mike practiced law in New York City for 39 years. From Fall, 1967 to January, 1993, Mike was an associate and then a partner at Shearman & Sterling. His practice at the firm focused primarily on corporate and financing matters, including syndicated lending, acquisition financing, project financing, work-outs, and private equity investments.

From February, 1993, through Summer, 2003, Mike held various senior legal positions at Citicorp/Citibank and then Citigroup, including General Counsel of Citibank and Deputy General Counsel of Citigroup. In these positions, his responsibilities included managing lawyers and compliance personnel and advising senior management and staff on matters involving banking regulation, securities laws, corporate governance, and risk management.

In 2004 and 2005, Mike was a senior counsel in the Financial Institutions Department of WilmerHale LLP. While at the firm, his practice consisted of involvement in financing tranactions and counseling on bank regulatory and compliance matters.

Mike is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College (B.A.), the Columbia Law School (J.D.), and the London School of Economics (M.Sc. Econ. in International Law).