Paul R. Monsees es socio y abogado litigante de Foley & Lardner LLP. Cuenta con una amplia experiencia en el análisis, litigio y resolución de disputas comerciales complejas, incluyendo la representación de clientes en asuntos relacionados con relaciones de seguros y reaseguros, discriminación laboral y cuestiones relacionadas, investigaciones internas, incumplimiento de obligaciones fiduciarias, responsabilidad sucesoria de empresas y bufetes de abogados, apropiación indebida de secretos comerciales, incumplimiento de acuerdos de confidencialidad y no captación, problemas de violación de datos, incumplimiento de contratos de gestión de prácticas médicas, interferencia ilícita en relaciones contractuales y otros delitos comerciales, así como en la defensa de acciones de ejecución privadas y gubernamentales relacionadas con la protección del consumidor. Paul es miembro del equipo de litigios comerciales, seguros y reaseguros, de la práctica de litigios de seguros y reaseguros, de la práctica laboral y de empleo y de la práctica especializada en secretos comerciales y no competencia del bufete. Es presidente del departamento de litigios de la firma en Washington, D.C.

Paul’s counseling and litigation experience includes representing insurers and reinsurers in litigation, arbitration and mediation proceedings and he has negotiated strategic business solutions and commutations on behalf of cedents and reinsurers. He has represented clients involving a wide range of issues and parties such as reinsurance pools, including Unicover, offshore captives, brokers, MGU and MGA relationships, quasi-governmental funds and Lloyds syndicates. A representative list of the business and issues presented in these matters includes accident & health, property & casualty, workers comp carve out, medical stop loss and WTC clean-up claims; claims for fraud, misrepresentation and rescission arising out of multiple reinsurance agreements, both treaty and facultative; requests for pre-hearing security; follow the fortunes; underwriting and rating of risks; disputes over audits and claims procedures; and the many and varied issues that arise in running-off books of business. His engagements have included extended arbitration proceedings between cedents and reinsurers, and between insurers and MGAs, Florida rate filing litigation, the pursuit of common account recoveries, coverage under the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Compensation Act, actuarial analysis of reserves for long-tail claims and disputes over the underwriting and pricing of working layer and excess workers’ compensation for self-insured groups and captive business.

Paul also represents employers in a broad array of employment issues. His employment practice includes conducting internal investigations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims, drafting and enforcing confidentiality and non-competition agreements, investigating data breach incidents, counseling employers concerning hiring, disciplinary action and termination decisions and a variety of other human relations/resources concerns. When resolution cannot be achieved, Paul has litigated employment disputes in federal and state courts and before the EEOC and comparable state employment agencies consistent with the company’s business goals and objectives.

Paul was instrumental in developing and leading the firm’s litigation training program and has served as a counseling partner to the firm for several years.