Michael Gonzales is a litigator who focuses his practice on representing corporate policyholders in complex coverage litigation involving a variety of insurance coverage products. He relies on his extensive insurance experience to provide strategic representation both pre-suit and throughout litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Michael worked as a litigation attorney and then corporate counsel for a privately held company and its enterprise affiliates. Michael’s corporate experience, coupled with his extensive litigation experience, enables him to better understand his client’s goals and representation needs.
Michael’s insurance coverage experience includes first party and third-party coverages, and encompasses professional liability policies, commercial general liability policies, first party property policies, business interruption coverage, pollution liability policies, and directors and officers policies. His experience also includes primary, excess, and umbrella coverages and litigation involving complicated long-tail liability claims. Earlier in his career, Michael advised global insurance companies on policy coverage issues, including drafting policy language for new and existing products and assisting with priority of coverage disputes.