Michael B. Homer
Partner | Boston & Miami
Michael Homer is a former federal prosecutor who specializes in high-stakes litigation, including white-collar defense, complex business disputes, class actions, whistleblower suits, and government investigations. Michael splits his time between the firm’s Boston and Miami offices, and represents clients nationwide.
Michael is a decorated trial lawyer, having successfully served as lead counsel in more than a dozen major federal trials. He recently won an across-the-board trial victory against the SEC on behalf of a client accused of securities fraud. He is currently serving as lead trial counsel for a major crypto company and its senior executives in what has been described as “one of the most high-profile crypto enforcement actions of the year.” Michael has also helped many clients avoid litigation in the first place with his creative and cost-effective approach to dispute resolution. A trusted advisor, Michael relies on his years of DOJ experience to help clients navigate their most difficult challenges.
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Before joining Dynamis LLP, Michael served for six years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, where he gained national recognition for prosecuting major financial crimes. As a federal prosecutor in Miami, he led more than 100 investigations and prosecutions involving serious federal offenses, including health care fraud, securities and investment fraud, crypto fraud, mail and wire fraud, conspiracy, cyber crimes, export violations, and money laundering.
Michael’s high-profile prosecutions frequently garnered widespread media attention, including his prosecution of the “Bleach Boys,” a Florida family who sold a toxic bleach solution as a “miracle” cure for COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, cancer, and autism. Michael’s work as the lead prosecutor in that case (U.S. v. Grenon) was covered extensively by national and international publications and media outlets, including the New York Times, Fox News, MSNBC, CBS News, and the Washington Post, and was the subject of a popular true crime podcast produced by Bloomberg, “Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure.” Michael was also a key member of the DOJ team which investigated the international conspiracy to assassinate President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti.
Prior to becoming a federal prosecutor, Michael spent five years as a litigator with Ropes & Gray LLP, where he gained extensive experience in the health care and life sciences industries; represented Fortune 500 companies and executives in False Claims Act cases, criminal prosecutions, and commercial litigation; and conducted numerous internal investigations for corporate clients.
Michael began his legal career by graduating near the top of his class from Columbia Law School, and serving as a federal law clerk in the Southern District of New York.
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Michael’s significant representations include:
Won across-the-board trial victory against the SEC in Boston federal court for financial services client accused of securities fraud;
Defending crypto company and its senior executives accused of $100+ million fraud scheme in high-profile enforcement action against the SEC in the Southern District of New York;
Representing a leading national cannabis company in litigation against the company’s lender in federal court in New York and New Jersey, and successfully obtained an injunction preventing the lender from foreclosing client’s business;
Representing prominent activist short-seller in parallel criminal and civil securities fraud actions brought by DOJ and SEC in federal court in California;
Obtained highly favorable resolution of criminal charges for finance executive accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the Eastern District of New York;
Defending cryptocurrency entrepreneur accused of committing a “pump and dump” fraud scheme in federal criminal case in Philadelphia;
Representing Massachusetts whistleblower in complaints filed under 22 state False Claims Acts concerning the unlawful retention of billions of dollars by national banks;
Representing whistleblower in SEC complaint alleging insider trading against the founder and CEO of a multibillion dollar privately held company;
Representing individual in DOJ national security investigation involving potential violations of export control laws.
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In addition to his work leading the “Bleach Boys” case, Michael led many other high-profile DOJ prosecutions:
Lead prosecutor in investigation into $100 million cryptocurrency investment fraud Ponzi scheme;
Lead prosecutor in $42 million health care fraud case involving kickbacks, false claims, and money laundering, against the owner and chief executive of a national allergy immunotherapy company;
Lead prosecutor in multi-million dollar investment fraud case involving the owner and chief executive of a South Florida-based technology company, who misappropriated millions in investor funds for his personal use;
Lead prosecutor in 15-defendant health care fraud conspiracy involving nearly $50 million of false claims for physical therapy services;
Lead prosecutor in health care fraud case against a Miami medical clinic owner and doctor who submitted $38 million in false claims for prescription drugs;
Lead prosecutor in multi-million dollar bank fraud scheme;
Lead filter AUSA in investigation of the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti.
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Columbia Law School, J.D., James Kent Scholar (highest academic honors)
Northwestern University, B.A.
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Honorable P. Kevin Castel, United States District Court, Southern District of New York
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Massachusetts
Florida
New York
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit