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Michael Conley
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Practice Areas
Labor & Employment
Commercial Litigation
Practice Focus
Mr. Conley is the Chair of the Firm’s new Insurance Recovery Group in its Philadelphia office and a Principal in the Labor & Employment and Litigation Department.
Mr. Conley's broad legal experience includes insurance coverage litigation, labor and employment law and general litigation. He represents policyholders with claims against insurance companies. His insurance coverage law experience includes handling coverage actions on behalf of insureds relating to bad faith claims, defense obligations, law and ordinance exclusions, breach of health insurance contract, crime coverage, employment liability coverage and coverage for asbestos-related claims and environmental liability.
Mr. Conley's commercial litigation experience includes representing clients in cases involving breach of contract, abuse of process, trademark infringement, unfair trade practices and collections. For companies facing labor and employment law claims, Mr. Conley has handled issues involving collective bargaining throughout the US with various unions; over 100 labor arbitrations; appearances before the NLRB; and successful defense of union certification elections.
Mr. Conley regularly counsels companies on a variety of business matters and his experience includes contract drafting and negotiations on behalf of US-based clients for work in US, Europe, Middle East, South America and India; business acquisitions; ICC Arbitrations in Europe; environmental law issues; business formation; and MSHA and OSHA matters.
Education
J.D., Villanova University Law School
B.A., George Washington University
Bar and Court Admissions
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Points of Distinction
Michael Conley is a former In-House Counsel for Belmont Holdings Corp. and has been selected by his peers to Best Lawyers in America, 2009.
Activities
Mr. Conley is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Publications/Speeches
Mr. Conley is a frequent author on a broad array of topics relating to insurance recovery and commercial law and has spoken before regional and national business and trade organizations.
Previous Work
Prior to joining Offit Kurman, Mr. Conley was Co-Managing Shareholder of Anderson Kill's Philadelphia office and a senior shareholder in its Insurance Recovery and Corporate and Commercial Litigation Departments. He was also head of the Philadelphia Business Group and chair of Philadelphia's Commercial Litigation Group.
Publications
"Insurance Coverage for Violence in the Workplace: Don't Let Your Insurance Company Inflict Additional Damage," Hospitality Lawyer.com, Risk Management Newsletter (May 2009) (with Frederick A. Pettit)
"Coverage for Climate Change: Footing the Bill for Carbon Footprints," Environmental Claims Journal, Volume 20, Issue 4 (October 2008) (with Meghan Finnerty)
"Getting Claims Paid - How To Evaluate And Settle An Insurance Claim," Corporate Counsel (June 2008) (with Frederick A. Pettit)
"Who Knew? Insurance Coverage Implications of Intercompany Communications," Corporate Counsel (June 2007) (with Ellen D. Bailey)
"Adding Salt To The Wound - Your Crime Coverage Might Not Meet Your Expectations," Corporate Counsel (July 2006) (with Jocelyn Gabrynowicz)
"A Lawsuit in the Making - The EPLI Insurance Application," Insurance Journal-West Region (June 19, 2006) (with Jackie Taylor)
"Employment Practices Liability Insurance - The Application - Trouble in The Making," Corporate Counsel (March 2006) (with Jackie Taylor)
"More Insurance Coverage For Asbestos Defendants? - It's Time To Take A Closer Look At Those Old Insurance Policies," Corporate Counsel (November 2002) (with John N. Ellison and Nicholas Insua)
Speaking Engagements
"Excess Insurance Disputes Among Policyholders and Primary and Excess Insurers: Allocating Multiple Layers of Coverage in the Wake of Qualcomm" Strafford Publications, Thursday, December 17, 2009
“Modern Insurance Solutions for Long-Tail Problems,” Perrin Asbestos Litigation Conference, San Francisco, CA, September 14-16, 2009
"Plenary Session: Human Resources/Employment," AAPA Port Administration and Legal Issues Seminar, Baltimore, MD (April 16, 2009)
"M&A Due Diligence - Assessing Potential Risk and Minimizing Exposure in Corporate Dealmaking," The Insurance Industry's Top 10 Risks & Opportunities' Conference, a BVR Legal/Mealey's Conference, Philadelphia, PA (December 9, 2008)
"Bad Faith Discovery Disputes," Mealey's Bad Faith Litigation Conference, a BVR Legal/Mealey's Conference, New York, NY (November 7, 2008)
“Subprime Crisis,” Strategies and Tactics to Avoid D&O Liability and Maximize Coverage (June 4, 2008)
"Considerations When Confronting Asbestos Bankruptcies," American Conference Institute, Las Vegas, NV (May 15, 2008)
"Ten Tips for a Corporate Law or Risk Management Department," Arizona RIMS, Phoenix, AZ (April 9, 2008)
"An Update on Ethical Issues," Delaware Valley Association of Corporate Counsel, Philadelphia, PA (April 17, 2008)
"Employment Practices Liability Insurance," Delaware Valley Association of Corporate Counsel, King of Prussia, PA (March 13, 2008)
"Analysis of Employment Practices Liability Insurance As It Effects In-House Counsel," United League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (January 17, 2008)
"The State of The Law and Successful Strategies Relating to Bad Faith Insurance Claims," Strafford Publications' Discovery in Bad Faith Insurance Claims Teleconference, Philadelphia, PA (October 10, 2007)
"The Bankruptcy Backlash: Insurance Company Rights and Obligations Under the Latest Bankruptcy Decisions," Mealey’s Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference, Las Vegas, NV (June 21, 2007)
"Discovery in Bad Faith Insurance Claims: State of the Law, Successful Strategies," Insurance Law and Litigation Reporter, and the Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications, Philadelphia, PA (May 10, 2007)
"Punitive Damages and Bad Faith Successful Strategies for Today's Cases," National Constitution Center's Punitive Damages and Bad Faith Audio Conference, Philadelphia, PA (April 12, 2007)
"Privilege Issues," Mealey's Mass Tort Insurance Coverage Conference, The Rittenhouse Hotel, Philadelphia, PA (March 19, 2007)
"Emerging Issues In Asbestos Coverage Litigation," Mealey's Asbestos Conference: The New Face of Asbestos Litigation, Washington D.C. (February 9, 2007)
"How Insurance Can Solve Employee Problems," The Legal Intelligencer and Anderson Kill, Philadelphia, PA (June 27, 2006)
"Winning the Punitive Damages Battle," Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (June 6, 2006)
"Bad Faith and Punitive Damages," 13th Advanced National Forum, St. Regis, San Francisco (April 27 & 28, 2006)
"An Insurance Company's Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Punitive Damages and the Legacies of Campbell," National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA (March 21, 2006)
"Discovery in Bad Faith Claims," Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (December 20, 2005)
"Discovery in Bad Faith Claims," Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (September 20, 2005)
"New SEC 8-k Disclosure Requirements And Accelerated Filing Deadlines," Lorman Education Services, Continuing Education Seminar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (June 30, 2004)
"Impact of London Market’s Documentation Requirements," American Conference Institute, San Francisco, California (March 2003)
"Insurance Recoveries for Present Liabilities Including Future Payments," American Conference Institute, San Francisco, California (March 2003)
Contact
Philadelphia Office Area:
Phone 267.338.1300
Fax 267.338.1335