マイケル・R・ポントレッリは、高リスクな保険・再保険案件、特に権利保険紛争、ERISA(従業員退職所得保障法)に基づく請求、非公開企業の主要関係者間紛争、不動産訴訟を専門とする。全米の連邦裁判所及び州裁判所において、多様な複雑訴訟を扱う。クライアントの目標達成に向け、必要に応じて強力な弁護を展開しつつ、実用的かつビジネスライクなアプローチを特徴としている。 経験豊富な裁判弁護士かつ控訴審弁護士として、大規模案件の構築、管理、解決に特に精通している。
代表的な経験
- Secured a judgment worth US$200m in a federal court case over rights to share in the compensation paid to policyholders when a mutual life insurance company converted to a stock company.
- Defeated at trial and on appeal the pension-related claims brought against a Fortune 500 company by a former director and senior executive officer. (See Hampers v. W.R. Grace & Co., 202 F.3d 44 (2000).)
- Won decisions worth several million dollars in a lawsuit on behalf of a leading defense contractor and its excess insurance carrier against the primary carrier for coverage of losses sustained by the defense contractor in two class actions.
- Enforced valuable easement rights in a case marked by extensive discovery and motion practice, a multiweek trial, and an appeal. (See Dent v. Lovejoy, 85 Conn. App. 952 (2004), cert. denied, 272 Conn. 912 (2005).)
- Advised on and resolved disputes for leading insurers over myriad direct and reinsurance coverage matters, including directors’ and officers’, banking, professional and fiduciary liability, antitrust, environmental, first-party property, patent and trademark, and products liability.
- Obtained favorable results for both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving “freeze-out” claims by minority stockholders of close corporations.
受賞歴と表彰
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer, an honor received by 5% of the state bar (2004, 2006, 2007, and 2013-2016)
発表と出版物
- Principal author, “Close Corporations and the Duty of Utmost Good Faith and Loyalty,” Massachusetts Corporation Law and Practice, a widely cited reference work for business lawyers and litigators
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