Biography

Mike helps clients in their initial organization, structuring and business dealings. He also represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, capital and other financings, and regulatory compliance.

Mike regularly counsels clients on tax planning matters and in proceedings before tax authorities. He also works with clients on corporate governance and fiduciary duties.

Mike served as editor-in-chief of the Harvard Journal on Legislation and was a teaching assistant at Harvard Law School.

Following graduation, he practiced with a Wall Street firm in New York City for four years, then returned home to Hawai‘i and joined Goodsill, where he became a partner in the firm’s corporate and tax groups. He rejoined the firm in 2008, following a 15-year hiatus during which he was a partner at another law firm and then worked for nine years as a director with PricewaterhouseCoopers and its successor in Hawai‘i.

OUTSIDE THE OFFICE

For over 20 years, Mike has been a volunteer director and chair with Hawai‘i Pacific Health affiliates, including Kapi’olani Health Foundation and Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

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