Michael Goldwasser
Michael.Goldwasser@kennedyslaw.com
+1 212 832 4920
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Education
- Brooklyn Law School, JD, 2016
- Cornell University, BS, 2009
Michael is a partner in the New York office. He specializes in litigation, arbitration, and mediation of insurance coverage disputes. He has extensive experience resolving coverage disputes arising under directors & officers and corporate liability policies, professional liability policies, and employment practices liability policies.
In addition, Michael serves as coverage and monitoring counsel for complex claims, including class actions, regulatory proceedings, government investigations, and bankruptcy-related matters.
Michael graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor’s degree and earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School.
He is an active member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) and frequently presents to US, Bermuda, and UK insurers.
Michael has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by New York Super Lawyers (2021)
Qualifications and admissions
- New York
Presentations and publications
- “The impact of entity investigation coverage in Financial Lines policies,” In-House Client Training (November 2024)
- Co-author, “Macquarie says Second Circuit makes a mockery of Section 10(b),” published for Kennedys (February 2024)
- Co-author, “Supreme Court cuts defendants “slack” on Section 11 direct listing claims,” published for Kennedys (June 2023)
- “Everything you wanted to know about Side-A but were too afraid to ask,” In-House Client Training (April 2023)
- Co-author, “Stillwater: Delaware Supreme Court addresses choice of law principles and insurance coverage for shareholder appraisal actions,” published for Kennedys (February 2023)
- “Private company D&O insurance,” In-House Client Training (October 2022)
- “An Overview of the Rise of US Derivative Actions,” In-House Client Training (April 2022)
- Author, "Another California court broadly interprets “arising from” in a contractual liability exclusion," published for Kennedys (March 2022)
- Co-author, “New breed of SPAC-related litigation? Breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits following de-SPAC transactions,” published for Kennedys (April 2021)
- “Hot Topics 2021,” In-House Client Training (February 2021)
- Co-author, “D&O Insurance Law: 2019 Year in Review,” published for Kennedys (January 2020)
Insurance and reinsurance