Michael H.Ginsberg (Mike)

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Mike Ginsberg is a trial lawyer who represents policyholders in disputes with insurance companies regarding coverage for product and environmental liabilities, toxic torts, and bad faith. Mike's practice also involves the trial of toxic tort, environmental claims, construction, and commercial disputes. In addition he assists clients with the evaluation and management of asbestos liabilities.

Mike has litigated insurance coverage cases for Cardinal Health, Cooper, Eaton, Beazer, Cameron, Elliott Company, Joy, Lincoln Electric, McGraw-Edison, PCS, Penn Fuel Gas, Tyco, and Weir Group, among others. He has served as insurance counsel in a number of high-profile bankruptcy matters and frequently advises clients with regard to insurance issues in corporate transactions and captive insurance matters.

Mike is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) for whom he serves as a program director and teacher. He has traveled to Kenya on multiple occasions to teach trial skills to Kenyan lawyers in a program sponsored by Lawyers Without Borders, NITA, and Jones Day and has taught trial skills programs in Japan, Ireland, and Scotland. Mike is an Adjunct Professor at Emory Law School and serves as the Director of the Law School's Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques. Mike served for nine years as president of the board of the Pittsburgh Public Theater and currently serves on the board of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (Chair of the Finance Committee).

经验

  • Pharmaceutical distributor seeks advice in relation to insurance disputeJones Day is advising a pharmaceutical distributor in an insurance dispute linked to claims relating to the alleged prescription drug epidemic in the United States.
  • Signature Aviation sells TAC Air FBOs to Atlantic AviationJones Day advised Signature Aviation in its divestiture of three TAC Air fixed base operations at Omaha, Nebraska (OMA); Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (RDU); and Hartford, Connecticut (BDL) to Atlantic Aviation.
  • Cardinal Health persuades Sixth Circuit to uphold Ohio District Court's remand order in insurance coverage actionJones Day prevailed in a Sixth Circuit appeal on behalf of Cardinal Health, Inc.
  • Nutrien prevails before South Carolina Supreme Court on post-loss assignment of insurance policy rightsJones Day won an appeal on behalf of Nutrien Ltd. before the South Carolina Supreme Court, which held that insurance policy rights may be validly assigned after a loss, despite the presence of consent-to-assignment clauses in the policies.
  • City of Hope acquires Cancer Treatment Centers of AmericaJones Day advised City of Hope, a world-renowned, National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer research and treatment organization, in connection with its acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a network of oncology hospitals and outpatient care centers across the United States.
  • National market-leading pharmacy benefits firm designs and implements sponsored captive insurance solution for employersJones Day advised a national market-leading pharmacy benefits firm with the design and implementation of a sponsored captive insurance solution for employers to manage high-cost specialty drug risk.
  • Global financial firm successfully resolves civil RICO claimsJones Day successfully resolved all litigation filed against a global financial firm in Pennsylvania, Washington, the British Virgin Islands, and Hong Kong.
  • Eaton wins summary judgment on duty to defendJones Day represents Eaton Corporation affiliate Cooper Industries, LLC in a claim for insurance coverage for CERCLA liabilities of a predecessor entity arising from the Lower Passaic River Study Area in Essex County, New Jersey.
  • U.S. healthcare company arbitrates ICC claim against Middle Eastern hospital proprietorJones Day is representing a Pittsburgh-based international healthcare management and consulting company in an ICC commercial arbitration against an owner of medical centers and clinics in the Middle East.
  • Eaton wins Sixth Circuit appealJones Day represents Eaton Corporation affiliate Cooper Industries, LLC in a claim for insurance coverage for CERCLA liabilities of a predecessor entity arising from the Lower Passaic Rivers Study Area in Essex County New Jersey.
  • Potash Corporation resolves dispute over insurance coverage for liabilities arising from Ward Transformer Superfund SiteJones Day represented Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. subsidiary PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. in its claims for insurance coverage for liabilities arising from the Ward Transformer Superfund Site in Raleigh, North Carolina.
  • Potash Corporation seeks coverage for environmental liabilitiesJones Day represented Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. subsidiary PCS White Springs in connection with its claim for insurance coverage for environmental liabilities arising from Tropical Storm Debby.
  • Eaton wins summary judgment in coverage disputeJones Day represented Eaton Corporation affiliate Cooper Industries, LLC in connection with its claim for insurance coverage for environmental liabilities arising from a former Studebaker Manufacturing Facility in South Bend, Indiana.
  • PMFG acquired by CECO Environmental for $150 millionJones Day represented PMFG, Inc. (NASDAQ: PMFG) in its $150 million acquisition by CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ: CECE).
  • Eaton seeks coverage for superfund liabilitiesJones Day represented Eaton Corporation subsidiary Cooper Industries, LLC in connection with its claim for insurance coverage for environmental liabilities arising from the Standard Chlorine Chemical Company Superfund Site.
  • Several companies receive favorable U.S. Supreme Court ruling denying plaintiff's Oil-For-Food Program appealOn June 15, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari review filed by the Republic of Iraq in a $10 billion racketeering action against multiple defendants, including several Jones Day clients.
  • Potash Corporation wins motion to dismissJones Day represented Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. in a lawsuit brought by an insurer in federal court in the Northern District of Illinois seeking a declaratory judgment against Potash Corporation in connection with an insurance claim made by a subsidiary of Potash Corporation, which was the subject of a lawsuit Potash Corporation filed by the subsidiary in state court in Florida earlier that same day.
  • National emergency medical services company seeks insurance coverage against negligent retention claimsJones Day represented a national emergency medical services company and its wholly owned regional subsidiary as plaintiffs seeking insurance coverage for claims against the companies, including negligent retention and supervision, based on allegations that a paramedic assaulted female passengers during emergency transport.
  • Client obtains dismissal from claims related to international humanitarian aid programJones Day acted as principal counsel to a client who sought dismissal of a complaint alleging improprieties related to the administration of an international humanitarian aid program.
  • National owner of multifamily residential and commercial apartment complexes resolves multiple claims against general contractor and design professionals for severe construction and design defectsJones Day represented a national owner of multifamily residential and commercial apartment complexes in Charlotte, North Carolina, Columbus, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in connection with multiple claims against the general contractor and design professionals for severe construction and design defects.
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    March 2017 Commentary

    Connecticut Appellate Court Issues Mixed Ruling on Coverage for Asbestos Liabilities

    May 2013 Commentary

    Seventh Circuit Approves Removal to Federal Court of Asbestos Exposure Suit Against Federal Government Contractor

    July 2012 Blog

    Lumbermens Placed into Rehabilitation, Insurance Policyholder Advocate

    Fall 2010 Jones Day Publications

    Insurance Coverage for Nanoproducts, Practice Perspectives: Nanotechnology

    其他出版物

    • February 22, 2017
      Consensus Returns On Corporate Insurance Transfers In M&A, Law360
    • 2007
      Insurance Law Settlements and Negotiations, Aspatore Books, Inside the Minds, (chapter entitled "Principled Negotiation Strategies for Dealing with Insurance Companies").

    • October 15, 2015
      2015 Regional Energy Conference: Navigating Turbulences in Global Oil & Gas Markets
    • September 17, 2014
      Opening Statements: An Advanced Look, 2014 Celesq Webcast Series
    • July 25, 2014
      Jones Day Regional Energy Conference, International Implications of the Marcellus and Utica Shale
    • May 21, 2014
      Experts and Their Role in Case Development, 2014 Celesq Webcast Series
    • March 26, 2014
      Tips for Creating Winning Trial Themes, 2014 Celesq Webcast Series
    • December 1, 2013
      Closing Arguments at Trial-Pulling the Theme Together, 2013 Celesq® Webcast Series
    • November 1, 2013
      Cross Examination at Trial-Picking Your Fights, 2013 Celesq Webcast Series
    • October 1, 2013
      Keys to Dynamic Direct Examination at Trial-Telling the Story in a Compelling Fashion, 2013 Celesq Webcast Series
    • March 7, 2013
      Exhibits at Trial, 2013 Celesq Webcast Series
    • February 14, 2013
      Jones Day Regional Energy Conference, Harnessing Regional Opportunity in the new Energy Economy
    • January 24, 2013
      Voir Dire, 2013 Celesq Webcast Series
    • December 11, 2012
      Tips for Persuasive Motion Argument, Celesq AttorneysEd Center
    • 2012年11月
      美國專利訴訟－台灣公司的對策
    • September 6, 2012
      Preparing for, Taking, and Defending Depositions, 2012 Celesq Webcast Series
    • December 15, 2011
      2011 Trial Skills Celesq® Webcast Series
      Closing Arguments at Trial - Pulling the Theme Together
    • November 17, 2011
      2011 Trial Skills Celesq® Webcast Series
      Cross Examination at Trial - Picking Your Fights
    • October 18, 2011
      2011 Trial Skills Celesq® Webcast Series
      Keys to Dynamic Direct Examination at Trial - Telling the Story in a Compelling Fashion
    • September 14, 2011
      2011 Trial Skills Celesq® Webcast Series
      Effective Trial Opening Statements: Avoiding the Perils and Overcoming the Fears
    • August 19, 2010
      Exhaustion of Limits and Relatated Issues - How Triggered Primary and Excess Policies Respond to Claims in an All-Sums Environment, All Sums Litigation Conference
    • October 21, 2009
      Exhaustion of Limits and Related Issues - How Triggered Primary and Excess Policies Respond to Claims in an All-Sums Environment, All Sums Litigation Conference
    • June 18, 2009
      2009 Speaker Series: Captive Insurance and International Reinsurance
    • November 7, 2006
      The Differences and Similarities in Dealing with Primary v. Excess Carriers, All Sums Litigation Conference

    • Environmental Business Risks and Insurance Solutions, Cochair, Pennsylvania Bar Institute

    • NITA's National Trial Program, Assistant Team Leader

    • Mealey's Insurance 101 Conference, Cochair and Presenter (Insurance Discovery)

    • Mealey's Insurance 101 Conference, Presenter (Insurance Discovery)

    • Mealey's Environmental and Toxic Tort Insurance Coverage Conference, Cochair

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