Michael D. Karsch
Partner
mkarsch@darroweverett.com
(305) 686-5159
Practice Areas
Bio
Michael D. Karsch, Partner, is a member of DarrowEverett’s Corporate & Business Transactions, Commercial Real Estate, and Private Equity, Capital Markets & Securities Practice Groups. He has significant experience representing companies and investors in corporate and transactional matters, including M&A (buy-side and sell-side), private equity, venture and debt financings, real estate transactions, commercial leasing and development, and general corporate matters. He has participated in hundreds of acquisitions and financing transactions, from startup to multibillion-dollar transactions. Clients have ranged from some of America’s leading companies to local entrepreneurs in a broad range of businesses including, technology, digital media, Internet-based products, software, consulting services, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products. He also regularly serves as counsel in commercial real estate transactions involving acquisition, development, and construction financing and represents owners and acquirers of commercial, industrial, and multifamily properties throughout the Southeast.
Prior Experience
Before joining DarrowEverett, Michael was a partner at a highly regarded South Florida-based boutique law firm, where he led the transactions practice. He began his career in Houston at Vinson & Elkins, one of Texas’ oldest and most prestigious law firms and after relocating to New York, worked for Skadden Arps and a prestigious mid-sized firm before relocating to Florida in 1996, where he served as general counsel for two emerging public companies as well as a partner at three law firms.
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- New York
- Texas
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.
- The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, BS, Accounting and Political Science cum laude