Mary-Pat practices civil litigation and has trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts. Mary-Pat focuses her practice in the area of financial services and securities litigation, including disputes arising out of both coverage and bad faith claims handling against professional and specialty lines liability carriers, banking, creditors' rights, and limited partnership disputes. Mary-Pat is fluent in French. Mary-Pat's particular experience in financial services issues, coupled with her reasoned tenacity, provides Edwards Wildman Palmer's clients with quick, efficient and desirable results. Notable Experience · Defense of national financial institutions insurers in coverage and alleged bad faith claims handling cases. · Mary-Pat is actively involved in the representation of liability insurers in coverage and bad faith/extra contractual litigation throughout the country in state and federal courts, including bankruptcy courts. · Mary-Pat has represented insurers of investment advisers in fee dispute litigation under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 and state law. · Currently part of a team of Edwards Wildman Palmer lawyers serving as regional counsel to a large domestic insurance company for extra-contractual/bad faith insurance litigation. · Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an insurance company in a Massachusetts state court action on bad faith claims on D&O and E&O policies. · In Ohio, Mary-Pat obtained summary judgment for a captive finance company against the guarantor/dealer in a deficiency action. The guarantor's counterclaims included conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty, and failure to conduct a private secured party sale in a commercially reasonable manner. · Mary-Pat also obtained summary judgment in Ohio for a captive finance company against dealer claims of wrongful conspiracy against a manufacturer and the captive finance company in connection with the captive's possession of a dealership and the manufacturer's denial of the replacement dealer. Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications · "Coverage Issues Arising From Consumer Mortgage Fraud And The Impact Of The U.S. Financial Meltdown," panelist, ABA Conference: Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, 20th Annual Insurance Coverage, Litigation Committee Midyear Program, February 18, 2012. · "Litigation Update on Chinese Reverse Mergers: At the Intersection of U.S. Securities Law & International Business" speaker, presentation to visiting scholars of Chungnam University, January 12, 2012, in conjunction with Executive LL.M. in International Business Law, Boston University School of Law. · "Avoiding the IPO Queue," co-author, IQ Insider Quarterly, Autumn 2011, Issue 39. · "Chinese Reverse Mergers: Insurance & Auditor Angles," speaker, Edwards Wildman Palmer Webinar, September 21, 2011. · "At the Intersection of U.S. Securities Law & International Business", speaker, US/China Legal Education Foundation, August 2, 2011. · "CRM Securities Litigation Against Chinese Issuers: Whither the Burgeoning Dynasty?," co-author, Bloomberg Law, July 14, 2011. · "D&O Activity Abroad: Assessing Risk and Coordinating Policies in a Time of Increased Global Litigation and Enforcement," panelist, American Conference Institute's 16th Annual Summit, December 1, 2010. · "Current D&O Insurance Issues for Corporate Counsel," panelist, Boston Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts, November 10, 2010. · "Emerging Patterns in Financial Institution Claims," panelist, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, New York, New York, November 2, 2010. · Mock Trial Plaintiff's Counsel, Counsel on Litigation Management, Hamilton, Bermuda, October 20, 2010. · "California Clarifies Indemnitor's Duty to Defend," co-author, ABA Committee News, Summer 2010. · "Issues In Public Company Directors And Officers Insurance Coverage: Canada - What's New And Why You Should Care," WorldTrade Executive/Thomson Reuters in Insurance Finance & Investment, May 31, 2010. · Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Half-day Insurance & Reinsurance Seminars, speaker, Boston: June 7, 2010, New York: June 8, 2010 and Bermuda: June 10, 2010. · "Issues in Public Company Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage: Canada - What's New and Why You Should Care," author, North American Free Trade & Investment Report, May 31, 2010. · "Business Bankruptcy: Analysis of Policies in the Context of Bankruptcy," presenter, ABA Business Law Section 2010 Spring Meeting, April 22, 2010. · "International Public Company D&O: Status & Trends - Canada," presenter, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, April 12, 2010. · "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Advancement and Recoupment of Defense Costs Under D&O Policies," co-author, ABA Committee News, Spring 2010. · Speaker, E&O/FI Coverage and Claims: Current Topics and Trends in Errors and Omissions Coverage Issued to Financial Institutions, New York, February 18, 2010. · "Risks of Romance," quoted, Best's Review, August 2009. · "'Plain English' Plain and Simple: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Attempt to Demystify Disclosures Under the 40's Acts," The Insurance Compliance Newsletter,Theodore Liftman Insurance Inc., August 2009 and Edwards Wildman Palmer Insurance and Reinsurance Review, June 2009. · Co-Chair, AIRROC Inaugural Women's Networking Luncheon - Turning the Glass Ceiling Into A Retractable Room, East Rutherford, New Jersey, October 21, 2008. · Panelist, "Shareholder Suits and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis" teleconference presented by BVR Legal/Mealey's™, September 25, 2008. · Presenter with Mike Gass, Stan Keller and Matt Martell (Edwards Wildman Palmer Litigation - SGE) --- "What The Subprime/Credit Crisis Means For Your Company" as part of the ongoing Association of Corporate Counsel webcast series. · "Has the New York Court of Appeals opened the door to punitive damages awards for bad faith?" co-author, Edwards Wildman Palmer Insurance and Reinsurance Review, June 2008. · "Errors and Omissions Policies: When is a Professional Service Not a "Professional Service" Under Massachusetts Law?" Professionals', Officers' And Directors' Liability Committee Newsletter, Spring 2008 and Edwards Wildman Palmer Insurance and Reinsurance Update, September 2007. · Speaker, Committee on Insurance Law of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Mentoring Meeting, New York, February 26, 2008. · "Where Does It All End?," co-author, Insurance Day, February 22, 2008. · "Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules "Follow Form" Excess Insurer is Not Bound by Primary Insurer's Settlement Decision," Edwards Wildman Palmer Insurance and Reinsurance Update, December 2007. · "How do I Get There from Here? - Building Your Brand, Contacts and Relationships as a Young Professional," speaker, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, October 2007. · "U.S. Exposures of Directors and Officers of International Groups: The Protection Offered by Side-A DIC Policies," speaker, XL Europe, Madrid, Spain and Paris, France, September 2007. · "Recent Developments in Coverage Disputes, Including Bad Faith Litigation," Edwards Wildman Palmer School of D&O, Bermuda, April 23-24, 2007. · "Long Distance Marketing - Building Contacts and Relationships from a Remote Undisclosed Location," keynote speaker, Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Exporters (NLOWE), St. John's, Newfoundland, March 22, 2007. · Atlantic Canadian Women Exporter's Initiative to New England, keynote speaker, Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, February 25-28, 2007. · "Investment Funds Liability Developments," co-speaker, Report From the Front Lines: Litigation and Regulatory Developments Affecting Public Companies, Financial Institutions and Investment Funds, Bermuda, September 27, 2005. · "The Suitability Requirement in the Sale and Regulation of Variable Annuities," Edwards & Angell Insurance & Reinsurance Update, December 2004. · "A Comparative Analysis of Legal Liability for Failure to Adequately Protect Personal Data on the Internet," New England-Canada Business Council, Spring Technology Seminar, April 2002. News & Publications July 28, 2011, In Bloomberg, EAPD Attorneys Discuss Litigation Against Chinese Issuers June 2009, Insurance and Reinsurance Review - June 2009 June 2008, Insurance and Reinsurance Review - June 2008 Spring 2008, Errors and Omissions Policies: When is A Professional Service Not a "Professional Service" Under Massachusetts Law?
ABA's Professionals', Officers' And Directors' Liability Committee Newsletter February 22, 2008, Where does it all end?
Insurance Day December 2007, Insurance and Reinsurance Update - December 2007
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP September 10, 2007, Insurance and Reinsurance Update - September 2007
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP January 2, 2007, Ten Attorneys Admitted As Partners of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge June 1, 2005, Insurance and Reinsurance Update - June 2005
Edwards & Angell, LLP December 2004, Insurance & Reinsurance Update - December 2004
Edwards & Angell Events September 21, 2011, Chinese Reverse Mergers: Insurance & Auditor Angles November 30 - December 1, 2010, New York, NY, 16th Annual Summit on D&O Liability
Coverage, Underwriting, and Claims Strategies for Managing Liability Risks November 2, 2010, New York, NY, Emerging Patterns in Financial Institution Claims June 7, 8 and 10, 2010, Half-day Insurance & Reinsurance Seminars February 18, 2010, New York, NY, E&O/FI Coverage and Claims: Current Topics and Trends in Errors and Omissions Coverage Issued to Financial Institutions October 21, 2008, East Rutherford, NJ, AIRROC Inaugural Women's Networking Luncheon - Turning the Glass Ceiling Into A Retractable Room September 25, 2008, Shareholder Suits and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis May 8, 2008, What The Subprime/Credit Crisis Means For Your Company February 26, 2008, New York, NY, Committee on Insurance Law of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Mentoring Meeting April 23, 2007, Hamilton, Bermuda, School of Insurance and Reinsurance Program March 22, 2007, St. Johns, NF, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Exporters February 27, 2007 - February 27, 2007 Boston, MA, Atlantic Canadian Women Exporter's Initiative to New England June 5, 2006, Wakefield, MA, 7th Annual Technology, Trade and Investment Conference
Cross-Border Successes and Opportunities May 4, 2004, Near-Shore Outsourcing to Canada Mary-Pat practices civil litigation and has trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts. Mary-Pat focuses her practice in the area of financial services and securities litigation, including disputes arising out of both coverage and bad faith claims handling against professional and specialty lines liability carriers, banking, creditors' rights, and limited partnership disputes. Mary-Pat is fluent in French. Mary-Pat's particular experience in financial services issues, coupled with her reasoned tenacity, provides Edwards Wildman Palmer's clients with quick, efficient and desirable results. Notable Experience · Defense of national financial institutions insurers in coverage and alleged bad faith claims handling cases. · Mary-Pat is actively involved in the representation of liability insurers in coverage and bad faith/extra contractual litigation throughout the country in state and federal courts, including bankruptcy courts. · Mary-Pat has represented insurers of investment advisers in fee dispute litigation under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 and state law. · Currently part of a team of Edwards Wildman Palmer lawyers serving as regional counsel to a large domestic insurance company for extra-contractual/bad faith insurance litigation. · Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an insurance company in a Massachusetts state court action on bad faith claims on D&O and E&O policies. · In Ohio, Mary-Pat obtained summary judgment for a captive finance company against the guarantor/dealer in a deficiency action. The guarantor's counterclaims included conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty, and failure to conduct a private secured party sale in a commercially reasonable manner. · Mary-Pat also obtained summary judgment in Ohio for a captive finance company against dealer claims of wrongful conspiracy against a manufacturer and the captive finance company in connection with the captive's possession of a dealership and the manufacturer's denial of the replacement dealer. Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications · "Coverage Issues Arising From Consumer Mortgage Fraud And The Impact Of The U.S. Financial Meltdown," panelist, ABA Conference: Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, 20th Annual Insurance Coverage, Litigation Committee Midyear Program, February 18, 2012. · "Litigation Update on Chinese Reverse Mergers: At the Intersection of U.S. Securities Law & International Business" speaker, presentation to visiting scholars of Chungnam University, January 12, 2012, in conjunction with Executive LL.M. in International Business Law, Boston University School of Law. · "Avoiding the IPO Queue," co-author, IQ Insider Quarterly, Autumn 2011, Issue 39. · "Chinese Reverse Mergers: Insurance & Auditor Angles," speaker, Edwards Wildman Palmer Webinar, September 21, 2011. · "At the Intersection of U.S. Securities Law & International Business", speaker, US/China Legal Education Foundation, August 2, 2011. · "CRM Securities Litigation Against Chinese Issuers: Whither the Burgeoning Dynasty?," co-author, Bloomberg Law, July 14, 2011. · "D&O Activity Abroad: Assessing Risk and Coordinating Policies in a Time of Increased Global Litigation and Enforcement," panelist, American Conference Institute's 16th Annual Summit, December 1, 2010. · "Current D&O Insurance Issues for Corporate Counsel," panelist, Boston Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts, November 10, 2010. · "Emerging Patterns in Financial Institution Claims," panelist, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, New York, New York, November 2, 2010. · Mock Trial Plaintiff's Counsel, Counsel on Litigation Management, Hamilton, Bermuda, October 20, 2010. · "California Clarifies Indemnitor's Duty to Defend," co-author, ABA Committee News, Summer 2010. · "Issues In Public Company Directors And Officers Insurance Coverage: Canada - What's New And Why You Should Care," WorldTrade Executive/Thomson Reuters in Insurance Finance & Investment, May 31, 2010. · Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Half-day Insurance & Reinsurance Seminars, speaker, Boston: June 7, 2010, New York: June 8, 2010 and Bermuda: June 10, 2010. · "Issues in Public Company Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage: Canada - What's New and Why You Should Care," author, North American Free Trade & Investment Report, May 31, 2010. · "Business Bankruptcy: Analysis of Policies in the Context of Bankruptcy," presenter, ABA Business Law Section 2010 Spring Meeting, April 22, 2010. · "International Public Company D&O: Status & Trends - Canada," presenter, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, April 12, 2010. · "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Advancement and Recoupment of Defense Costs Under D&O Policies," co-author, ABA Committee News, Spring 2010. · Speaker, E&O/FI Coverage and Claims: Current Topics and Trends in Errors and Omissions Coverage Issued to Financial Institutions, New York, February 18, 2010. · "Risks of Romance," quoted, Best's Review, August 2009. · "'Plain English' Plain and Simple: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Attempt to Demystify Disclosures Under the 40's Acts," The Insurance Compliance Newsletter,Theodore Liftman Insurance Inc., August 2009 and Edwards Wildman Palmer Insurance and Reinsurance Review, June 2009. · Co-Chair, AIRROC Inaugural Women's Networking Luncheon - Turning the Glass Ceiling Into A Retractable Room, East Rutherford, New Jersey, October 21, 2008. · Panelist, "Shareholder Suits and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis" teleconference presented by BVR Legal/Mealey's™, September 25, 2008. · Presenter with Mike Gass, Stan Keller and Matt Martell (Edwards Wildman Palmer Litigation - SGE) --- "What The Subprime/Credit Crisis Means For Your Company" as part of the ongoing Association of Corporate Counsel webcast series. · "Has the New York Court of Appeals opened the door to punitive damages awards for bad faith?" co-author, Edwards Wildman Palmer Insurance and Reinsurance Review, June 2008. · "Errors and Omissions Policies: When is a Professional Service Not a "Professional Service" Under Massachusetts Law?" Professionals', Officers' And Directors' Liability Committee Newsletter, Spring 2008 and Edwards Wildman Palmer Insurance and Reinsurance Update, September 2007. · Speaker, Committee on Insurance Law of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Mentoring Meeting, New York, February 26, 2008. · "Where Does It All End?," co-author, Insurance Day, February 22, 2008. · "Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules "Follow Form" Excess Insurer is Not Bound by Primary Insurer's Settlement Decision," Edwards Wildman Palmer Insurance and Reinsurance Update, December 2007. · "How do I Get There from Here? - Building Your Brand, Contacts and Relationships as a Young Professional," speaker, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, October 2007. · "U.S. Exposures of Directors and Officers of International Groups: The Protection Offered by Side-A DIC Policies," speaker, XL Europe, Madrid, Spain and Paris, France, September 2007. · "Recent Developments in Coverage Disputes, Including Bad Faith Litigation," Edwards Wildman Palmer School of D&O, Bermuda, April 23-24, 2007. · "Long Distance Marketing - Building Contacts and Relationships from a Remote Undisclosed Location," keynote speaker, Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Exporters (NLOWE), St. John's, Newfoundland, March 22, 2007. · Atlantic Canadian Women Exporter's Initiative to New England, keynote speaker, Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, February 25-28, 2007. · "Investment Funds Liability Developments," co-speaker, Report From the Front Lines: Litigation and Regulatory Developments Affecting Public Companies, Financial Institutions and Investment Funds, Bermuda, September 27, 2005. · "The Suitability Requirement in the Sale and Regulation of Variable Annuities," Edwards & Angell Insurance & Reinsurance Update, December 2004. · "A Comparative Analysis of Legal Liability for Failure to Adequately Protect Personal Data on the Internet," New England-Canada Business Council, Spring Technology Seminar, April 2002. News & Publications July 28, 2011, In Bloomberg, EAPD Attorneys Discuss Litigation Against Chinese Issuers June 2009, Insurance and Reinsurance Review - June 2009 June 2008, Insurance and Reinsurance Review - June 2008 Spring 2008, Errors and Omissions Policies: When is A Professional Service Not a "Professional Service" Under Massachusetts Law?
ABA's Professionals', Officers' And Directors' Liability Committee Newsletter February 22, 2008, Where does it all end?
Insurance Day December 2007, Insurance and Reinsurance Update - December 2007
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP September 10, 2007, Insurance and Reinsurance Update - September 2007
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP January 2, 2007, Ten Attorneys Admitted As Partners of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge June 1, 2005, Insurance and Reinsurance Update - June 2005
Edwards & Angell, LLP December 2004, Insurance & Reinsurance Update - December 2004
Edwards & Angell Events September 21, 2011, Chinese Reverse Mergers: Insurance & Auditor Angles November 30 - December 1, 2010, New York, NY, 16th Annual Summit on D&O Liability
Coverage, Underwriting, and Claims Strategies for Managing Liability Risks November 2, 2010, New York, NY, Emerging Patterns in Financial Institution Claims June 7, 8 and 10, 2010, Half-day Insurance & Reinsurance Seminars February 18, 2010, New York, NY, E&O/FI Coverage and Claims: Current Topics and Trends in Errors and Omissions Coverage Issued to Financial Institutions October 21, 2008, East Rutherford, NJ, AIRROC Inaugural Women's Networking Luncheon - Turning the Glass Ceiling Into A Retractable Room September 25, 2008, Shareholder Suits and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis May 8, 2008, What The Subprime/Credit Crisis Means For Your Company February 26, 2008, New York, NY, Committee on Insurance Law of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Mentoring Meeting April 23, 2007, Hamilton, Bermuda, School of Insurance and Reinsurance Program March 22, 2007, St. Johns, NF, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Exporters February 27, 2007 - February 27, 2007 Boston, MA, Atlantic Canadian Women Exporter's Initiative to New England June 5, 2006, Wakefield, MA, 7th Annual Technology, Trade and Investment Conference
Cross-Border Successes and Opportunities May 4, 2004, Near-Shore Outsourcing to Canada Memberships · Massachusetts Bar Association · New England-Canada Business Council, First Vice President Before Edwards Wildman While attending law school, Mary-Pat was the Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Law Journal. Additionally, she was extremely active in Moot competition, placing first in the Stikeman, Elliot Competitive Moot in 1993. In 1994 she was a Top Pleader in the Quebec Bar Prize Competitive Moot, and was a member of the Semifinal Bora Laskin Competitive Moot Team in 1995. Upon graduation from McGill University, Mary-Pat was awarded the Rosa B. Guiltieri and Chief Justice Greenshields Awards. Besides Edwards Wildman Mary-Pat was elected the First Vice President of the New England-Canada Business Council. She is also on the Board and is co-Chair for the New England-Canada Business Council's annual U.S.-Canada Technology, Trade, and Investment Conference. Mary-Pat reads, likes to cook, and has run a sub-4:00 marathon (Oct. 2010). |