Michael P. Wippler

As corporate counsel, Michael understands clients want complete and actionable guidance on transactions, opportunities and challenges that balance business realities with the law. 

Michael's trusted insights as outside counsel are shaped by his nearly seven years of in-house experience as vice president and general counsel for a national mortgage banking and brokerage company, giving him an invaluable perspective on the pressures and priorities his clients face daily.

Focusing on business counseling, negotiating and documenting business and real estate transactions, and commercial litigation, Michael has extensive experience in representing publicly traded and privately held companies, as well as individuals. He serves clients across various sectors, including manufacturing, construction, automotive and energy.

When facilitating and completing domestic and international transactions of all sizes and complexities, Michael employs an approach that prioritizes consensus-building over confrontation.

"Leaders in Law," Los Angeles Business Journal, 2020

Southern California Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2020 – Present

American Bar Association

State Bar of California

Celebrate Forever (Newport Beach, CA)

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