Michael J. Faris

Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Litigation, Stericycle

Michael Faris is Vice President & Assistant General Counsel -- Litigation at Stericycle, Inc. Previously, Faris was a partner at Latham & Watkins, where he was the local co-chair of the Litigation & Trial Department. He has significant experience in complex litigation matters, with a focus on securities and professional liability litigation. Faris also has expertise in complex commercial litigation in the areas of antitrust, trademark and patent infringement, and insurance litigation. Faris serves on the ACS Board of Advisors and previously served on the ACS Board of Directors.

Faris’ noteworthy client representations include a public company in 11 consolidated class actions, two state court derivative actions, and one federal court derivative action alleging violations of federal securities laws and fiduciary duties. He has represented clients in private securities suits under blue sky statutes, as well as a large venture capital fund in litigation over several contractual and fiduciary duty claims. He made an oral argument on the client's motion for a partial summary judgment. He began his career at Latham & Watkins as an associate.

Faris received his J.D. from the University of Chicago and his A.B. in social studies from Harvard.