Michael S. Yashko

Shareholder, Shareholder-in-Charge - Corporate & Transactional Services
Naples
850 Park Shore Drive
Trianon Centre, 3rd Floor
Naples, FL 34103
P 239.338.4249
F 239.337.0970
 P 239.338.4249 | F 239.337.0970
Fort Myers
Columbus


Overview

Mike has more than thirty years of experience in the areas of real estate development, real estate finance, construction, and general business matters. His clients include owners, developers, contractors, closely held businesses, and select individuals.

Experience
  • Counsel for financial institutions in various transactions, including commercial lending, workouts, restructurings and insolvencies and purchases and sales of distressed assets and debt
  • Counsel for various clients concerning issues related to use of sovereign submerged lands and adjacent uplands
  • Outside general counsel to large closely held general contractor operating in all 50 states, Canada and Mexico
  • Represented developers in connection with Section 42 LIHTC Projects throughout the Midwest from land acquisition to sale of credits to third party investors
     
Services

Industries

Education

  1. Northwestern University School of Law, J.D.
    • cum laude
  2. The Ohio State University, B.S., Finance and Economics
    • cum laude

Credentials

Bar Admissions
  1. Florida
  2. Georgia
  3. Ohio
Court Admissions
  1. U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  2. U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Recognitions

  • AV® Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law (2018-2022)
  • Selected as a "Florida Super Lawyer" by Florida Super Lawyers magazine (2010-2015)

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations
  • Florida Bar Association
  • Lee County Bar Association
  • Collier County Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Columbus Bar Association
  • Mortgage Bankers Association of Southwest Florida
Community Affiliations
  • Board of Trustees, The Foundation for Economic Education

Insights

  1. Alerts
    Third-Party Releases Are Not Consistent with Bankruptcy Code: Creditors Can Still Maintain Direct Claims (Dec 22, 2021)
    Huge Win for Private Student Loan Borrowers (Jul 20, 2021)
    Will Cannabis Ever Be Legalized at the Federal Level? (Jun 11, 2021)
    Tenants Get at Least a Week’s Breathing Room Under Continuing Eviction Moratorium (May 6, 2021)
    Federal Judge Vacates CDC Eviction Moratorium (May 5, 2021)
  2. Article
    A Positive Theory of The Attorney-Client Privilege and The Work Product Doctrine - University of Chicago Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. XIX
  3. Firm News
    74 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®; 18 Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Aug 19, 2021)
    Seventy Roetzel Attorneys Named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America© List; Ten Named “Lawyer of the Year” (Aug 20, 2020)
    Roetzel’s Reopening America Readiness Team Formed to Help Businesses Reopen (May 5, 2020)
    Roetzel Transitioning to Virtual Work Environment (Mar 16, 2020)
    66 Roetzel Attorneys Named to 2020 The Best Lawyers in America© List (Aug 15, 2019)
Services

Industries

Overview

Mike has more than thirty years of experience in the areas of real estate development, real estate finance, construction, and general business matters. His clients include owners, developers, contractors, closely held businesses, and select individuals.

Experience
  • Counsel for financial institutions in various transactions, including commercial lending, workouts, restructurings and insolvencies and purchases and sales of distressed assets and debt
  • Counsel for various clients concerning issues related to use of sovereign submerged lands and adjacent uplands
  • Outside general counsel to large closely held general contractor operating in all 50 states, Canada and Mexico
  • Represented developers in connection with Section 42 LIHTC Projects throughout the Midwest from land acquisition to sale of credits to third party investors
     

Education

  1. Northwestern University School of Law, J.D.
    • cum laude
  2. The Ohio State University, B.S., Finance and Economics
    • cum laude

Credentials

Bar Admissions
  1. Florida
  2. Georgia
  3. Ohio
Court Admissions
  1. U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  2. U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Recognitions

  • AV® Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law (2018-2022)
  • Selected as a "Florida Super Lawyer" by Florida Super Lawyers magazine (2010-2015)

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations
  • Florida Bar Association
  • Lee County Bar Association
  • Collier County Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Columbus Bar Association
  • Mortgage Bankers Association of Southwest Florida
Community Affiliations
  • Board of Trustees, The Foundation for Economic Education

Insights

  1. Alerts
    Third-Party Releases Are Not Consistent with Bankruptcy Code: Creditors Can Still Maintain Direct Claims (Dec 22, 2021)
    Huge Win for Private Student Loan Borrowers (Jul 20, 2021)
    Will Cannabis Ever Be Legalized at the Federal Level? (Jun 11, 2021)
    Tenants Get at Least a Week’s Breathing Room Under Continuing Eviction Moratorium (May 6, 2021)
    Federal Judge Vacates CDC Eviction Moratorium (May 5, 2021)
  2. Article
    A Positive Theory of The Attorney-Client Privilege and The Work Product Doctrine - University of Chicago Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. XIX
  3. Firm News
    74 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®; 18 Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Aug 19, 2021)
    Seventy Roetzel Attorneys Named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America© List; Ten Named “Lawyer of the Year” (Aug 20, 2020)
    Roetzel’s Reopening America Readiness Team Formed to Help Businesses Reopen (May 5, 2020)
    Roetzel Transitioning to Virtual Work Environment (Mar 16, 2020)
    66 Roetzel Attorneys Named to 2020 The Best Lawyers in America© List (Aug 15, 2019)