Michael Hynes conducts internal investigations, engages in business litigation and also has experience counseling and defending insurance companies in directors and officers, professional liability, business interruption and first-party property matters. Mr. Hynes has appeared in federal and state courts in a number of jurisdictions and has experience in mediation, arbitration and appraisal proceedings. 

Recent Experience

Internal Investigations Practice

• Representing one of the world’s largest insurance and investment companies in connection with its effort to design, finalize and implement a global compliance program. 
• Represented Senator George J. Mitchell in conducting an independent investigation concerning the alleged illegal use of performance-enhancing substances in Major League Baseball. The resulting report was made public on December 13, 2007.
• Represented on a pro bono basis the New Jersey Advisory Committee on Police Standards, which was ordered by New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine to evaluate the efforts of the New Jersey State Police to eradicate racial profiling. A report was made public on December 7, 2007.
• Represented the Independent Audit Committee of a major telecommunications company in connection with an internal investigation of suspected accounting fraud. At the conclusion of the undertaking, a written report was provided to the SEC, which was investigating. The SEC closed its investigation without taking any action against the company.
• Represented the Independent Audit Committee of a major telecommunications company in connection with an internal investigation of suspected inventory theft in several domestic and international offices.

Business Litigation Practice

• Representing a transnational insurance and investment company, which owned a building adjacent to the World Trade Center, in litigation commenced by more than two dozen individuals who purportedly suffered injuries while cleaning and repairing the building following the September 11th terrorist attacks.
• Representing one of the United States’ largest companies in lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Illinois in connection with the misappropriation of funds by one of the company’s former business partners.
• Representing one of the United States’ largest companies as well as several individual defendants in a multi-million dollar lender liability case brought in the Eastern District of New York, which includes claims ranging from breach of contract to fraud to civil RICO violations.
• Represented one of the United States’ largest companies as well as several individual defendants in multi-million dollar lender liability case brought in New York state court. The case was resolved on a motion to dismiss.
• Represented one of the United States’ largest companies in a lawsuit filed in New York state court arising out of the failed merger. The matter was settled favorably for the firm’s client.
• Represented one of the United States’ largest companies and several venture capitalist firms as well as several individual defendants in a New York state court case arising out of a failed start-up company. Through mediation, the case was settled favorably for the firm’s clients.
• Represented a large, telecommunications company in connection with several claims brought in New York state and federal courts pursuant to the Telecommunications Act. All claims against the firm’s client were voluntarily dismissed with prejudice after a motion to dismiss was filed.
• Represented a large, information technology company in a New Jersey state court case filed by the company’s former CFO in connection with an indemnification agreement. Through mediation, the case was settled favorably for the firm’s client.

Insurance Practice

• Providing coverage advice to several major insurance companies in connection with directors and officers, professional liability, business interruption, and first-party property insurance policies issued to a wide variety of businesses and industries.
• Representing a leading insurance company in coverage litigation against a major investment bank in a multi-million dollar case pending in New York state court.
• Representing a leading insurance company in coverage litigation against a group of hedge funds in a multi-million dollar case pending in New Jersey state court.
• Represented a leading insurance company in litigation against a major insurance company in a multi-million dollar dispute in New Jersey state court. Through mediation, the case was resolved favorably for the firm’s client.
• Represented an insurance broker against a large insurance company in connection with a multi-million dollar litigation in the Southern District of New York. Through mediation, the case was resolved favorably for the firm’s client.
• Advised a leading Hong Kong-based insurance company in connection with the disbursement of disputed life insurance benefits in the face of various regulatory and other concerns.
• Represented a leading Hong Kong-based insurance company in litigation commenced by an insured in Texas state court. The matter was resolved for favorably for the firm’s client.

許可

• New Jersey
• New York
• Supreme Court, New York State, numerous counties
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

專業資格

• American Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Bar Association for the City of New York
• New York County Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association
  

出版物

• "What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage," Commercial Lines Insurance Coverage with Advanced Issues, New York State Bar Association (Spring 2004 edition)