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| | Address | | 200 East Randolph Drive, Suite 7200 | | Chicago, Illinois 60601-7719 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
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| Boundas Skarzynski Walsh
& Black LLC practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance, Reinsurance, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Counseling, Directors and Officers Liability, E-Commerce, Internet, Technology, Employment Liability, Environmental Liability, Fidelity Insurance, Fiduciary Liability, Financial Insurance, Financial Institution Liability, Mutual Fund Liability, Finite Risk, Alternative Risk Transfer Products, Insurance Company Professional Liability, Insurance Regulation, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, Managed Care Liability, Health Care Liability, Municipal, School Board, Non-Profit Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Securities Liability, Specialty Lines Insurance, Commercial Lines Insurance, Personal Lines Insurance, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Litigation, Corporate Governance, Corporate Compliance, Privacy Compliance. | | Year Established: 2003 | Firm Profile:
Boundas, Skarzynski, Walsh & Black LLC is a law firm specializing in the insurance and financial services industry. Our attorneys are experienced and innovative leaders in the industries we serve. We have many years of experience and possess expertise in areas listed in the statement of practice section. Our attorneys have worked with each other for many years, most recently at Peterson & Ross, LLC. With offices in Chicago, London, New York and Princeton, we are well-positioned to meet the needs of your organization. Please contact one of our attorneys for further information. | | Firm Size: 29 |
Other Office Locations of Boundas Skarzynski Walsh
& Black LLC
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
London, England
| | PRINCIPALS | | Theodore A. Boundas (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois, December 21, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1993, New York. Education: Villanova University (A.B., 1961); Harvard University (J.D., 1964; LL.B., 1964). Delta Epsilon Sigma. Author: Directors' and Officers' Insurance: A Digest of Cases , 4th Edition, 1995; "The U.S. Savings & Loan Rescue: Implications for D&O Insurance and the Liabilities of Directors, Offices and Affiliated Professionals," Part I and Part II, Japan Insurance News, 1990. Co-Author, "Insurance for A-Side D&O Exposures After Enron - A Riskier Proposition?", Expert Commentary, IRMI.com, November, 2002. Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, 1964-1966. Senior Legal Advisor, Professional Liability Insurance, published by the International Risk Management Institute. Member: Chicago, Illinois State, New York State and American (Business and Insurance Committee, Section of Business Law; Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice; Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice; Professional, Officers' and Directors' Liability Law Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Federal Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois; Professional Liability Underwriting Society (Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2004); Asia Pacific Lawyers Association. (Also at London, England Office). Practice Areas: Insurance; Reinsurance; Directors and Officers Liability; Professional Liability; Litigation; Insurance Underwriting. Email: Theodore A. Boundas | | Peter F. Lovato, III (Principal) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 17, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1982, Trial Bar; 1978, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1990, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Wisconsin. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1973); Yale University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association; National Legal Malpractice Data Center (Associate). Practice Areas: Insurance; Professional Liability; Employee Benefits; ERISA Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration. Email: Peter F. Lovato, III | | John E. Black, Jr. (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois, March 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Illinois College (A.B., 1980); University of Illinois (J.D., 1983). Moot Court Board. Member, University of Illinois Law Review, 1982-1983. Author: "Tightening the Reins on Corporate Governance: The Increasing Judicial Scrutiny of Director Care and Independence," Expert Commentary, IRMI.com, August 2003; "Liability in the U.S. for Release of Private Information on E-Commerce Web Sites," International Legal Studies, November, 2000 and December 1999. Co-Author: Supplement to "Employment Liability," March, 2003 and "Directors' and Officers' Liability," December, 2002, Professional Liability Insurance, published by the International Risk Management Institute, Inc.; "Policy Limitations on Coverage: A D&O Trend in a Hard Market," Expert Commentary, IRMI.com, April, 2003; "Insurance for A-Side D&O Exposures After Enron-A Riskier Proposition?," Expert Commentary, IRMI.com, November, 2002; "Dangers Lurk in Cyberspace," Business Lawyers, July, 2002. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Law Practice Management; Tort and Insurance Practice; Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Cyberspace Law Committee; Corporate Aspects of Internet Technology Sub-Committee; Intellectual Property Subcommittee; Privacy in Commerce Working Group). Practice Areas: Insurance Regulation; Internet Law; Privacy Law; Insurance; Employment Law; Directors and Officers Liability; Insurance Products; Professional Liability. Email: John E. Black, Jr. | | Michael J. Rosen (Principal) born New York, N.Y., January 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Pitzer College (B.A., 1983); Washington University (J.D., 1986). Associate Editor, Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law, 1985-1986. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section). Practice Areas: Directors and Officers Liability Insurance; Professional Liability; Underwriting Counseling; Labor and Employment; Health Care; Managed Care. Email: Michael J. Rosen | | R. Nathan Randall (Principal) born Atlanta, Georgia, May 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1987). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section on Business Law, Cyberspace Law Committee). Practice Areas: Directors and Officers Liability; Underwriting Counseling; Professional Liability. Email: R. Nathan Randall | | Teri Lee Ferro (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1987); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Formerly with: Winston & Strawn, 1990-1995; Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society, Inc., 1995-2000. Member: Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Practice Areas: Directors and Officers Liability Insurance; Insurance Products; Underwriting Counseling; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Teri Lee Ferro | | Ellen D. Jenkins (Principal) born Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada, June 20, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Maryland; 1996, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Reported Cases: Danis v. Great American Insurance Company, 159 Ohio App.3d 119, 823 N.E.2d 59 (2004). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Directors and Officers Liability; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Corporate Governance. Email: Ellen D. Jenkins | | Patrick W. Carlson (Principal) born Two Harbors, Minnesota, March 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Minnesota; 1995, Illinois. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., 1990); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1993). Reported Cases: In re A.H. 748 NE2d 183 (Ill.2001); In re N.B. 730 NE2d 1086 (Ill 2000). Practice Areas: Insurance; Professional Liability; Employee Benefits; ERISA Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration. Email: Patrick W. Carlson | | Jeffrey T. Shaw (Principal) born Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1982); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1986). Senior Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1985-1986. Recipient, Faculty Award for Legal Scholarship, 1986. Author: Comment, "New York v. Quarles: The 'Public Safety' Exception to Miranda," 70 Iowa Law Review 1075, (1985); Note, "Diversity Jurisdiction and the Limited Partnership: A 'Real Party' Rule as Federal Common Law," 71 Iowa Law Review 235, (1985). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Jeffrey T. Shaw | | OF COUNSEL | | Regina K. McCabe (Of Counsel) born Taylorville, Illinois, May 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Edmund J. James Scholar, Bronze Tablet; Northwestern University (J.D., 1981). Executive Editor, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 1980-1981. Member: Chicago (Member, Insurance Law Committee) and American (Member: Litigation Section; Committee on Insurance Coverage Litigation) Bar Associations; Legal Club of Chicago (President, 1998-1999); The Lawyer's Club of Chicago. Reported Cases: Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London vs. St. Joe Minerals, 90 F.3d 671 (2nd Cir. 1996); McDonald vs. Prudential Ins. Co., 95 C 5186 (N.D.III 1999); LeClere, et al. v. MTL Insurance Co., No. C99-61 (N.D.Ia. July 19, 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance; Class Actions; Commercial Torts; Business Torts; Litigation. Email: Regina K. McCabe | | ASSOCIATES | | W. Joel Vander Vliet (Associate) born Grand Rapids Michigan, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Hope College (B.A., 2000); University of Michigan (J.D., 2004). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Litigation. Email: W. Joel Vander Vliet | | Emorico H. Cavaliere (Associate) born Maywood, Illinois, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.B.A., 1999); University of Illinois (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage(50%); Litigation(40%); Reinsurance(10%). Email: Emorico H. Cavaliere | | Aaron M. Forester (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1997); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Aaron M. Forester | | David A. Shedd (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1997); Washington University (J.D., 2002). Email: David A. Shedd | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
New York, New York Office: One Battery Park Plaza, 32nd Floor, 10004. Telephone: 212-820-7750. Fax: 212-820-7740; 820-7788.
Princeton, New Jersey Office: 212 Carnegie Center, Suite 206, 08540. Telephone: 609-919-6386. Fax: 609-520-1733.
London, England Office: 37-39 Lime Street, 5th Floor, EC3M 7AY. Telephone: +011-44-020-7929-5588. Fax: +011-44-020-7929-5999.
| | (For complete biographical data on other personnel, see Professional Biographies at New York, New York and London, England) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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