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Michael Avenatti: Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti convicted in Nike extortion case

Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti convicted in Nike extortion case He faces additional federal charges in New York and Los Angeles.

A federal jury in Manhattan has convicted attorney Michael Avenatti of trying to extort Nike.

file photo: Attorney Michael Avenatti arrives at United States Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, July 23, 2019.

File photo: Attorney Michael Avenatti exits the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Oct. 8, 2019.

He’s got two other cases, but Avenatti is Avenatti, he’s a strong guy, and obviously he’s disappointed, but he’s a fighter,” said Scott Srebnick, an attorney for Avenatti.