Michael concentrates his practice on litigating, arbitrating, and resolving domestic and international disputes involving reinsurance, complex insurance coverage, and brokers' liability. He also counsels clients on regulatory issues, business and settlement strategy, insolvency and liquidation issues, and bad faith exposures.
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Michael has represented company and intermediary clients across the life, health, and property/casualty markets in disputes regarding policy and contract interpretation, yearly renewable term reinsurance premiums, notice, aggregation of losses, underwriting practices and claims management, life settlements, reinsurance allocations, follow the fortunes and follow the settlements, rescission, fraud, misrepresentation, and sunset and commutation clauses. He has litigated and arbitrated in state and federal courts as well as in a variety of U.S. and foreign arbitral settings.
Michael also has significant experience representing domestic and offshore captive insurance companies and captive managers, providing counseling on reinsurance and fronting arrangements, policy drafting, claims management, regulatory issues, and commutation agreements.
Prior to practicing law, Michael was a consultant on energy and environmental issues.
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.