Lawyers in United States

Michael Kinney

Partner

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Michael Klaus

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Michael Koon

Norton Rose Fulbright

Michael Kotula

Michael A. Kotula handles complex litigation involving asbestos, environmental pollution, health hazards, toxic tort, product liability, lead paint, personal and advertising injury, construction defect, financial services and other insurance coverage claims. With more than 28 years of experience, his practice includes litigation involving high exposure construction and workplace accident and product liability cases, often involving additional insured or vendors endorsement issues and priority of coverage disputes. Michael also counsels large institutions and businesses on effective risk transfer, and drafts insurance policy language for insurance companies and institutional clients. He counsels healthcare providers and drafts risk retention group insurance policies and endorsements. Michael has qualified to serve as an expert witness on insurance coverage matters, and has testified at trial in New York Supreme Court, New York County. Michael successfully tried Radiator Specialty’s benzene health hazard coverage claim in a bench trial to a no-pay judgment for an insurer client. Radiator Specialty Co. v. Arrowood Indem. Co., Case No. 13 CVS 2271 (N.C. Super. Ct. Mecklenburg Cty. Feb. 22, 2019) (Final Judgment). He won summary judgment that excess policies had no duty to defend or to pay or reimburse defense costs for tens of thousands of asbestos claims in the Carrier action in New York. Carrier Corp. v. Allstate Ins. Co., Index No. 2005-EF-7032, Decision & Order (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Onondaga Cty. Nov. 21, 2018). Michael won summary judgment dismissing claims for defense and indemnity in the American Properties construction defect coverage action in New Jersey, involving underlying claims concerning 192 residential units in six buildings and common areas, on the basis that the Pre-Existing Damage Exclusion barred coverage and certain damage did not trigger coverage under an insurer client’s primary policies. First Specialty Ins. Co. v. Interstate Fire & Cas. Co., Docket No. L-996-16 (N.J. Super. Mercer Cty. Sept. 4, 2018). He won summary judgment in the Sapa Extrusions product liability coverage action in Pennsylvania, concerning an underlying action that had sought over $100 million in past and future damages, on the basis that there was no “occurrence” resulting in “property damage.” Sapa Extrusions, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., Case No. 3:13-2827, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73162 (M.D. Pa. May 1, 2018). Michael successfully tried Amtrak’s Sunnyside Yard $30 million environmental contamination claim in a three-week jury trial in Brooklyn to a no-pay verdict for an insurer client in the Amtrak environmental contamination, health hazard and asbestos coverage action seeking over $179 million. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London v. National Passenger Railroad Corp., Case No. 1:14-cv-04717 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 2017). In an action brought by a successive insurer for contribution for pollution cleanup costs for a gasoline release from an underground storage tank brought in connection with New York Navigation Law claims, Michael won summary judgment that an insurer client was provided late notice under seven years of primary coverage. State of New York v. Flora, Index No. L61-13 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Albany Cty. 2017). He won summary judgment in the Troy Belting asbestos coverage action in New York that a putative policyholder had failed to meet its burden of proving the terms and conditions of 25 years’ worth of allegedly missing primary insurance policies. Pacific Employers Ins. Co. v. Troy Belting & Supply Co.,Case No. 1:11-cv-912, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134224 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2016). Following removal of a Georgia state court action to federal court in Atlanta and transfer to the Southern District of New York in the Fairbanks actions, Michael won summary judgment that the Georgia Supreme Court would adopt a pro rata time-on-the-risk allocation of indemnity costs for numerous asbestos bodily injury claims, would hold the policyholder responsible for the orphan share attributed to an insolvent insurer, and that umbrella policies had no duty to pay defense or indemnity costs because of an asbestos exclusion. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Fairbanks Co., 170 F. Supp. 3d 634 (S.D.N.Y. 2016). He won summary judgment that a pro rata time-on-the-risk allocation applied to numerous benzene and asbestos claims, and that excess policies had no duty to defend or to pay or reimburse defense costs in the Radiator Specialty action in North Carolina. Radiator Specialty Co. v. Arrowood Indem. Co., Case No. 13 CVS 2271 (N.C. Super. Mecklenburg Cty. 2016) (Orders on Allocation and Defense Costs). Michael won summary judgment that numerous excess policies had no duty to defend or to pay or reimburse defense costs for tens of thousands of black lung and asbestos claims in the Mine Safety action in Delaware. Mine Safety Appliances Co. v. AIU Ins. Co., 2014 Del. Super. LEXIS 49 (Del. Super. New Castle Cty. 2014). He won summary judgment in the Ross Development environmental insurance coverage action in South Carolina, involving significant cleanup costs at a former manufacturing facility in Charleston and claims under more than 20 years of primary CGL policies – a decision that was affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Ross Dev. Corp. v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co., 910 F. Supp. 2d 828 (D.S.C. 2012), aff’d, 526 Fed. Appx. 299 (4th Cir. 2013). Michael won summary judgment that excess policies had no duty to defend or to pay or reimburse defense costs for tens of thousands of asbestos claims in the IMO Industries action in New Jersey. He counseled major insurance companies in connection with the W.R. Grace bankruptcy action, which involved massive asbestos liabilities. Michael won affirmance of trigger of coverage and allocation rulings that environmental cleanup costs at two landfill sites did not reach the attachment points of umbrella policies in the Wolverine World Wide action in Michigan. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. v. OneBeacon Ins. Co., 2007 Mich. App. LEXIS 657 (Mich. App.), appeal denied, 2007 Mich. LEXIS 2846 (2007). He successfully represented a major insurance company in the New Jersey Waste Management environmental insurance coverage action, which involved claims for over $1 billion of insurance coverage at 134 polluted waste sites in 28 states and Canada. See, e.g., Waste Management, Inc. v. Admiral Ins. Co.,Opinion Docket No. HUD -L-931-92 (N.J. Super. Hudson Cty. 1998, 2000) (granting summary judgment to Fireman’s Fund as to four alleged lost policies, and at five test sites on after-acquired and after-involved liability issues). Michael served as counsel for another major insurance company in a successful jury trial and subsequent appeals in the ACC Chemical environmental insurance coverage action in Iowa, which sought over $100 million of insurance coverage. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co. v. ACC Chemical Co., 538 N.W.2d 259 (Iowa 1995) (holding late notice barred claims for coverage). Michael has won countless summary judgment decisions in construction accident and construction defect coverage actions in New York. See, e.g., Campbell & Dawes, Ltd. v. Great American Assurance Co., Opinion Index No. 108885/11 (N.Y. Sup. N.Y. Cty. 2013) (awarding summary judgment for late notice of construction accident); QBE Ins. Corp. v. M&R European Constr. Corp., Index No. 602293/00 (N.Y. Sup. N.Y. Cty. 2012) (awarding summary judgment for late notice of construction defect claims); Stout v. 1 East 66th Street Corp., 90 A.D. 3d 898, 935 N.Y.S. 2d 49 (2d Dep’t 2011) (enforcing excess “other insurance” clause in construction accident case); National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Great American E & S Ins. Co., 86 A.D. 3d 425, 926 N.Y.S. 2d 508 (1st Dep’t 2011) (awarding summary judgment for late notice of construction accident); Pavarini McGovern, LLC v. Airflex Industrial Inc., 30 Misc. 3d 1232A, 926 N.Y.S. 2d 325 (N.Y Sup. N.Y. Cty. 2011) (awarding summary judgment for late notice of construction defect claims); Macklowe Org. v. K.G. Mechanical Inc., 2008 N.Y. Mis. LEXIS 10569 (N.Y. Sup. N.Y. Cty. 2008) (rejecting additional insured claim for construction accident); Bovis Lend Lease LMB, Inc. v. Zurich American Ins. Co., Index No. 600465/04 (N.Y. Sup. N.Y. Cty. 2006) (rejecting additional insured claim for construction accident).

Rivkin Radler

Michael Krasnovsky

Mike Krasnovsky is a partner in the Firm’s tax department and a member of the Firm’s Executive Compensation Group. Mike’s practice focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits matters in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions. Mike also advises clients on executive compensation and related corporate governance matters, including the design, implementation and disclosure of equity and cash incentive compensation and retention programs and the negotiation of executive employment, change in control and separation agreements.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Michael Krawzsenek

Norton Rose Fulbright

Michael Krebs

Michael K. Krebs is a member of Nutter's Executive Committee and chair of the Banking and Financial Services practice group. Michael's areas of expertise as a corporate attorney include complex mergers and acquisitions, securities law matters, corporate finance and corporate governance. He represents issuers in a broad range of capital market transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. Michael also advises companies and individuals on the design of executive employment agreements and incentive compensation arrangements. Michael serves as corporate and regulatory counsel to a variety of banks, savings institutions, insurance companies, and other financial institutions. With extensive financial services regulation experience, he has represented clients before various federal and state regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, the Massachusetts Division of Banks, the New Hampshire Banking Department, and the California Department of Financial Institutions.

Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP

Michael Krimminger

Michael H. Krimminger is a partner based in the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Krimminger’s practice focuses on domestic and international financial regulatory matters, including virtual currency, blockchain, and other FinTech developments. After playing a leading role in international efforts to enhance global resiliency, he advises on capital, derivatives, corporate governance, and resolution and recovery requirements.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Michael Kuh

Office Managing Partner

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Michael Kuhn

Partner

Ballard Spahr LLP

Michael Kushnir

Michael E. Kushnir is a partner in Nutter’s Corporate Department. He has extensive experience in representing public and private companies in complex transactions and general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity transactions, business planning and organization, and business succession planning. Mike regularly acts as outside general legal counsel to early stage and mature companies in a broad range of industries, including technology, software, food service and hospitality, manufacturing, retailing, and professional services.

Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP

Michael L. Malone

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

Michael La Marca

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Michael Lackey

Partner

Mayer Brown

Michael Lacovara

Litigation & Trial Partner

Latham & Watkins

Michael Lampert

Ropes & Gray LLP

Michael Lang

Founding Partner

Crawford, Wishnew & Lang PLLC

Michael Larner

Partner

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Michael Lebowich

Michael J. Lebowich is a partner in Proskauer's Labor & Employment Law Department and co-head of the Labor-Management Relations Group. He represents and counsels employers on a wide range of labor and employment matters, with a particular interest in the field of traditional labor law. Michael acts as the primary spokesperson in collective bargaining negotiations, regularly handles grievance arbitrations, assists clients in the labor implications of corporate transactions, and counsels clients on union organizing issues, strike preparation and day-to-day contract administration issues. He also has significant experience in representation and unfair labor practice matters before the National Labor Relations Board. His broad employment law experience includes handling of race, national origin, gender and other discrimination matters in state and federal court. A significant amount of his practice is devoted to counseling clients regarding the application and practical impact of the full range of employment laws that affect our clients, including all local, state and federal employment discrimination statutes, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and state labor laws. Michael has substantial experience in a wide variety of industries, including entertainment, broadcasting, newspaper publishing and delivery, utilities and lodging. He represents such clients as The New York Times, BuzzFeed, ABC, the New York City Ballet, PPL, Pacific Gas & Electric, Host Hotels and Resorts, and The Broadway League (and many of its theater owner and producing members). Michael also has significant public sector experience representing, among others, the City of New York and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Michael is a frequent guest lecturer at Columbia Business School, the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, the New York University Tisch School for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, and is an advisory board member of the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations.

Proskauer Rose LLP

Michael Lee

Partner, Silicon Valley

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Michael Lee

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/l/michael-lee

Ropes & Gray LLP

Michael Lennon, Jr.

Partner

Mayer Brown

Michael Leotta

Partner Vice Chair, White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice

WilmerHale

Michael Levine

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP