Max Shapiro, a former federal prosecutor, represents clients in complex litigation matters, as well as government and internal investigations.

Max advises individuals and organizations in high-stakes civil and criminal matters from inception to resolution.  

Max previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, where he prosecuted a variety of federal crimes, including bank and wire fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, and a range of violent crimes. He has first-chaired federal jury trials and has argued significant dispositive motions in both federal and state court.

While at UCLA, he was a member of Moot Court Executive Board and received Moot Court Honors. He was also a recipient of the Masin Family Academic Excellence Award. 

Max is admitted to practice law in the State of California and before the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Max’s experience includes representing:

  • A leading plant-based meat company in a long-running trade secret dispute with a co-manufacturer; resolved favorably at trial
  • Former board members of data storage company Switch Inc., winning dismissal with prejudice of purported stockholder class action relating to Switch’s US$11 billion going-private transaction
  • A television producer in successful defense of lawsuits arising out of long-running CNB television program
  • A publicly traded healthcare client in False Claims Act whistleblower action
  • A biotech company in a long-running shareholder dispute
  • An up-and-coming fitness franchise in an intellectual property dispute, resulting in a favorable settlement
  • A popular direct-to-consumer startup company in an investigation by multiple state agencies

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • JD, University of California, Los Angeles
    Staff Editor, Criminal Justice Law Review
  • BA, Georgetown University
    magna cum laude