Michael, who goes by Misha, focuses his practice on land use and business litigation. In land use matters, Misha often represents commercial real estate developers and property owners in connection with obtaining government approvals to permit land development, including rezonings, variances, vacations, and plat approvals. In recent years, his practice has included working on high profile mixed use and infill projects, such as Ironworks Phase I Mixed Use Development, Ironworks Phase II Boutique Hotel and Retail Development, redevelopment of former AT&T office\/switch gear facility, Reliant Building rezoning and associated variances to permit new commercial building, Delicia Restaurant rezoning and variances, and Bent Rail Brewery rezoning and variances. Misha previously served as chairman of the Indianapolis Bar Association\u2019s Real Estate and Land Use Committee. For many years, he served as a member of the Broad Ripple Village Association\u2019s Land Use and Development Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, Misha often represents national and regional commercial real estate developers and property owners in litigated matters. Those may include land use, boundary disputes, disputes with tenants, condemnation, purchase agreements, and shareholder disputes. He also defends multi-family housing owners and property managers in fair housing discrimination claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Misha also represents employers in cases involving sex, age, and race discrimination; sexual harassment; and the Americans with Disabilities Act. He is often involved in actions when injunctive relief is sought in non-competition agreements and protection of trade secrets and proprietary information. He advises and counsels employers on proper employee policies and handling the day-to-day issues that confront human resources professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has tried cases to the bench and to juries in both state and federal court. He lectures at employment law seminars and has written several published legal articles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Michael, who goes by Misha, focuses his practice on land use and business litigation. In land use matters, Misha often represents commercial real estate developers and property owners in connection with obtaining government approvals to permit land development, including rezonings, variances, vacations, and plat approvals. In recent years, his practice has included working on high profile mixed use\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":59461,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3180","people","type-people","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n