Michael Vescio is a second-year associate in the business restructuring group. Before joining Ropes & Gray, he served as a law clerk to Congressman Byron Donalds (FL-19) and the Honorable Chief Judge Henry Van Eck of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Michael attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he served on the board of the Journal of Business Law as the symposium editor. He also graduated summa cum laude from Florida Atlantic University with a major in political science and a minor in economics.

Experience

  • Represented Empire Today, a leading provider of installed home improvements and home furnishings for the last 65 years, in its 2026 comprehensive recapitalization. The transaction was supported by all of Empire Today’s lenders and existing equity sponsors, substantially reduced the company’s funded debt to its lowest level in over a decade, and capitalized the company with a significant new equity investment from an investment group led by funds managed by Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and affiliates of Fortress Investment Group.

Areas of Practice