Retired Partner
Prior to his retirement, Chuck Hadden was the senior partner in the firm's anti-piracy work for the Business Software Alliance. In that role, he personally handled or supervised hundreds of matters enforcing BSA's members' copyrights. Chuck brought to bear his vast litigation and settlement negotiation experience in successfully resolving these copyright infringement claims.
Chuck also had extensive experience advising insurance carriers on a wide variety of coverage issues and representing them in coverage litigation, both at the trial and appellate court levels throughout the U.S. He most frequently dealt with mass tort, asbestos, environmental and general liability claims, bad faith suits, and punitive damages issues. He was chosen to serve as National Coordinating Counsel for insurers handling mass tort (for example, tainted blood products and Chinese drywall) and asbestos claims and to fill in for several months as head of one client's Strategic Claims unit.
In addition, Chuck handled antitrust, intellectual property, attorney malpractice, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other commercial litigation matters.
Chuck appeared in numerous state and federal trial courts. He also worked on over a hundred appeals, has briefed and argued cases in every federal court of appeals and numerous state supreme and appellate courts, and worked on scores of United States Supreme Court cases.