Michael T. Amy
Associate
Overview
Michael T. Amy is a maritime and international trade attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Amy helps clients navigate varied litigation under maritime law and provides regulatory advice related to international trade, with a particular focus on U.S. Shipping Act matters. Mr. Amy has extensive experience litigating maritime issues in state and federal courts, having handled cases from inception through trial and appeal.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Amy served as counsel to the chair and then-commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), where he gained an in-depth knowledge of administrative proceedings before the FMC. He was also directly involved in promulgating key rulemakings mandated by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and developing international ocean shipping policy.
Previously, Mr. Amy was in private practice in New Orleans and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Greg Gerard Guidry of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Credentials
- Tulane University Law School, LL.M., Admiralty, with distinction
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D.
- Louisiana State University, B.S., Management
- District of Columbia
- Louisiana
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- American Bar Association (ABA), 2017-Present
- ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, 2017-Present; Vice-Chair, 2023-Present
- The Maritime Law Association of the United States (MLA), Associate Lawyer, 2016-Present
- Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Board of Advisory Editors, 2018-Present; Alumni Mentor, 2016-Present
- Certificate of Appreciation, Federal Maritime Commission, 2025
- Rising Star, Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine, Transportation/Maritime Law, 2019-2023
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law, Ones to Watch, 2022-2023
