Overview
Cyril Moscow is a highly respected corporate attorney with extensive experience advising business clients in corporate matters and securities transactions for more than 45 years.
Services
Practice Areas
Experience
Prior Experience
- U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Trial Attorney, 1957-1960
Academic Appointments
- Adjunct Professor in Law, University of Michigan Law School, 1973-2016
- Securities regulation and business law courses and seminars
Credentials
Education
University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
- Order of the Coif
- Michigan Law Review, 1956-1957
Wayne State University, A.B.
Admissions
- Michigan
Recognition
Awards
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Class of 2023 Hall of Fame, 2023
- Leading Lawyers Magazine Michigan, 2023
- Recognized in practice areas of:
- Closely & Privately Held Business Law
- Publicly Held Corporations Law
- Securities & Venture Finance Law
- Recognized in practice areas of:
- The Best Lawyers in America, 1983-2021
- Recognized in practice areas of:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities Regulation
- Venture Capital Law
- Detroit Securities Regulation "Lawyer of the Year," 2014 and 2012
- Detroit Corporate Law "Lawyer of the Year," 2013 and 2009
- Detroit Banking Law "Lawyer of the Year," 2011
- Recognized in every edition since the book was first published in 1983
- Recognized in practice areas of:
- DBusiness, Top Lawyers, 2010-2018
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006-2017
- Named as one of the Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006 and 2007
- Law Bulletin Media
- Leading Lawyers, Closely & Privately Held Business Law, 2017, 2023-2024
- Leading Lawyers, Publicly Held Corporations Law, 2017, 2023-2024
- Leading Lawyers, Securities & Venture Finance Law, 2017, 2023-2024
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2003-2009
- Recognized as Senior Statesman in the Corporate/M&A Field in the state of Michigan; Chambers USA states:
- 2009 – "Continually referred to as 'the dean of the bar and a guru of corporate law in Michigan,' Cyril Moscow remains active and highly influential as a key adviser on major transactions, while also leading the State Bar committee on amendments to the Michigan Business Corporation Act and various state securities statutes."
- Recognized as Senior Statesman in the Corporate/M&A Field in the state of Michigan; Chambers USA states:
Professional & Community Involvement
- State Bar of Michigan
- Business Law Section, Chair, 1979-1980
- Business Corporation Act Revision Subcommittee, Chair, 1984-2010
- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section, Corporate Laws Committee, 1996-2003