Michael Sussman - General Counsel
Michael joined StormHarbour from Citigroup in London where he worked from 2000 to 2009. At Citigroup he was a Managing Director and Head of Markets Legal, with a team of about 40 lawyers and negotiators supporting the institutional sales, trading and origination businesses in the fixed income, currency, commodities and equities markets operating in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Michael started his legal career with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen in Hamilton, with over 10 years experience in Washington, D.C., Brussels and Moscow (where he headed the firm's office for nearly 3 years).
 
Subsequently, he was of counsel with Mayer, Brown & Platt in London from 1998 to 1999 and a partner with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in London the year after until 2000. His practice has covered a broad range of international transactional, regulatory and advisory work.

Michael holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the bars of Maryland and the District of Columbia.