Who is Michael Lohan Jr? All About Lindsay Lohan’s Brother Amid Legal Issues

New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas have filed a lawsuit earlier this month targeting actress Lindsay Lohan’s brother, Michael Lohan Jr., among others. The case alleges that the group operated a scheme to bypass New York City’s rent-stabilization laws by charging tenants illegally high rents.

The lawsuit names the New York City-based real estate development company Peak Capital Advisors, LLC (Peak) and several associates, including Juan David Gomez, Alex Rabin, Amnay Labou, Michael Lohan Jr., Bryan Anderson, Alex Kaskel, and Alex Mendik. They are accused of “illegally deregulating at least 159 rent-stabilized apartments across 31 buildings in Brooklyn and Queens while deceiving tenants, investors, lenders, and state housing regulators about the true status of these units,” according to a press release.

State officials are seeking the return of overcharged rents with treble damages, enforcement of the units’ rent-stabilized status, penalties for violations of law, and the appointment of an independent administrator to audit Peak’s entire portfolio for illegal activity.

“It is no secret that New York City is already battling an affordable housing crisis, and yet Peak and its operators still chose to line their own pockets at New Yorkers’ expense. As these bad actors illegally raked in profits, affordable housing in New York grew even more scarce, and that is unacceptable. Let this lawsuit be a warning: when corporate developers and bad landlords try to cheat housing laws, my office will always take aggressive action to stop them,” said James.

Background on Michael Lohan Jr.

Born to Michael and Dina Lohan, Michael Jr. began his career as a Ford Models child model and made a brief appearance in The Parent Trap. He graduated from Sanford H. Calhoun High School in Merrick, Long Island, in 2006 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from Ithaca College.

“I don’t like being at the forefront. It’s not really my cup of tea,” Michael Jr. said in a 2014 interview with the New York Post. According to his LinkedIn profile, he served as CEO and co-founder of Vigme, “the world’s first social shopping community that rewards its users for their social clout.” He now works as an Executive Director for The Nassimi Group and is a member of Nineteen Blocks, a New York City-based commercial real estate advisory firm.

Michael Lohan Jr. is married to Nina Ginsberg, and the couple welcomed their daughter, Isabel Scarlet, in June 2021.

Michael Lohan Jr. is one of four Lohan siblings, including actress Lindsay Lohan, Aliana, and Dakota. In a 2022 Vogue interview, Lindsay reflected on the challenges her siblings faced growing up. “Growing up, my siblings definitely had it harder than most kids their age because I was such a public figure that they couldn’t really escape any of the results of the things I did, by mistake, in front of the public eye.”

Lindsay Lohan welcomed her first child with husband Bader Shammas in July 2023. Her father, Michael Lohan, shared his excitement with People Magazine: “All I can say is I’m so so happy for Lindsay and Bader! They will be amazing parents. We are all truly blessed in so many ways! Michael has a little girl so this is the first little boy in the family and it’s just wonderful.”