{"entity":{"id":6894,"slug":"michael-buchanan","name":"Michael Buchanan","type":"person","role":"Partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP and lead co-counsel for plaintiffs","description":null,"imageUrl":null,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T01:15:46.114Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-19T09:24:22.419Z"},"electedOffice":null,"significance":{"score":7,"components":{"totalFindings":0,"connectionDegree":6,"recentFindings90d":0,"activeResearchJobs":0,"goblinAttributions":1,"recentSyntheses90d":0,"moneyFlowChainsTotal":0,"closedLoopMemberships":0,"moneyFlowHopsRecent90d":0},"computedAt":"2026-10-16T01:34:31.424Z"},"facts":[],"connections":[{"id":12156,"relationshipType":"Legal counsel","description":"Michael Buchanan is listed as an attorney in the entity list immediately following the plaintiff group that includes Suhail Najim Abdullah Al Shimari, suggesting he represented or was involved in the legal case.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2006","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6886,"name":"Suhail Najim Abdullah Al Shimari","slug":"suhail-najim-abdullah-al-shimari","type":"person"}},{"id":12249,"relationshipType":"legal venue","description":"Appeals in cases involving Michael Buchanan were heard in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6905,"name":"Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals","slug":"fourth-circuit-court-of-appeals","type":"institution"}},{"id":12248,"relationshipType":"legal venue","description":"Cases involving Michael Buchanan were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6904,"name":"U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia","slug":"u-s-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-virginia","type":"institution"}},{"id":12247,"relationshipType":"legal proceeding","description":"Michael Buchanan was involved in the legal case 'Saleh v. Titan' as a party or related person.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6903,"name":"Saleh v. Titan","slug":"saleh-v-titan","type":"instrument"}},{"id":12246,"relationshipType":"legal proceeding","description":"Michael Buchanan was involved in the legal case 'Ibrahim v. Titan Corp.' as a party or related person.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6902,"name":"Ibrahim v. Titan Corp.","slug":"ibrahim-v-titan-corp","type":"instrument"}},{"id":12245,"relationshipType":"legal dispute","description":"Michael Buchanan was involved in litigation related to L-3 Services, specifically as a party in a case concerning allegations of abuse by contractors.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6901,"name":"L-3 Services","slug":"l-3-services","type":"company"}},{"id":12244,"relationshipType":"legal","description":"Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP represented or was involved in a legal matter with Michael Buchanan.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6900,"name":"Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP","slug":"patterson-belknap-webb-tyler-llp","type":"company"}},{"id":12243,"relationshipType":"legal","description":"Akeel & Valentine, PLC represented or was involved in a legal matter with Michael Buchanan.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6899,"name":"Akeel & Valentine, PLC","slug":"akeel-valentine-plc","type":"company"}},{"id":12242,"relationshipType":"legal proceeding","description":"A case involving Michael Buchanan was heard by Judge Stephanie D. Thacker. Buchanan was listed as a defendant or party in the litigation.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6898,"name":"Judge Stephanie D. Thacker","slug":"judge-stephanie-d-thacker","type":"person"}},{"id":12241,"relationshipType":"legal proceeding","description":"A case involving Michael Buchanan was heard by Judge Floyd. Buchanan was listed as a defendant or party in the litigation.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6897,"name":"Judge Floyd","slug":"judge-floyd","type":"person"}},{"id":12240,"relationshipType":"legal proceeding","description":"A case involving Michael Buchanan was heard by Judge Leonie Brinkema in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Buchanan was listed as a defendant or party in the litigation.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6896,"name":"Judge Leonie Brinkema","slug":"judge-leonie-brinkema","type":"person"}},{"id":12239,"relationshipType":"legal proceeding","description":"A case involving Michael Buchanan was heard by Judge Gerald Bruce Lee in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Buchanan was listed as a defendant or party in the litigation.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"Unknown","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6895,"name":"Judge Gerald Bruce Lee","slug":"judge-gerald-bruce-lee","type":"person"}},{"id":12238,"relationshipType":"co-counsel","description":"Muhammad Faridi is listed as co-counsel with Michael Buchanan in litigation against CACI.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"2026","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6892,"name":"Muhammad Faridi","slug":"muhammad-faridi","type":"person"}},{"id":12192,"relationshipType":"legal","description":"Michael Buchanan was one of the attorneys representing plaintiffs/appellants including Taha Yaseen Arraq Rashid in the Abu Ghraib-related litigation.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"2004","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6889,"name":"Taha Yaseen Arraq Rashid","slug":"taha-yaseen-arraq-rashid","type":"person"}},{"id":12215,"relationshipType":"co-counsel","description":"Katherine Gallagher is listed alongside Michael Buchanan and other attorneys in the context of legal representation regarding CACI and related litigation.","confidence":"secondary","firstDocumented":"2000","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":6891,"name":"Katherine Gallagher","slug":"katherine-gallagher","type":"person"}}],"contradictions":[],"permalink":"https://www.goblinhouse.net/entity/michael-buchanan","timelineUrl":"https://www.goblinhouse.net/entity/michael-buchanan/timeline"}