Michael S. Olsan | Attorney

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About Michael

Mr. Olsan is a partner in the Commercial Litigation Department and Chair of the Reinsurance Practice Group.  He focuses his practice on reinsurance and insurance coverage disputes. 

Mr. Olsan has represented ceding companies and reinsurers in federal litigation, arbitration and mediation.  These disputes have involved a variety of claims, including asbestos and pollution, surety bonds and alleged misrepresentation in the procurement of reinsurance and often involve allegations of bad faith.  Mr. Olsan has also counseled clients with respect to reinsurance contract wordings.  In addition to his reinsurance practice, Mr. Olsan litigates and mediates complex insurance disputes involving environmental, asbestos and mass tort liabilities on behalf of property and casualty insurance companies in state, federal and bankruptcy courts and counsels those clients on coverage issues arising out of a variety of insurance policies.

Mr. Olsan received his B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College in 1986 and his J.D., summa cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law in 1989.  At Syracuse, Mr. Olsan was the Technical Editor of the Syracuse Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.  Mr. Olsan is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and is admitted to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey.  Mr. Olsan is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Philadelphia Bar Associations and of ARIAS-US.  He is also a fellow of the Academy of Advocacy of Temple University.  In 2007, 2008 and 2009, Mr. Olsan was selected in a survey of his peers as a Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine.  In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, Mr. Olsan was a featured speaker at the Robert W. Strain Reinsurance and Contract Wording Textbook Training Course.  Mr. Olsan was also among the faculty members at the 2007 and 2008 West LegalWorks Conference on Insurance and Reinsurance Allocation. 

Mr. Olsan was an associate at White and Williams LLP from 1993 to 1997 and a partner from 1998 to 2005.  In 2005, Mr. Olsan joined the Insurance and Reinsurance Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton LLP as a partner.  In July 2007, Mr. Olsan rejoined White and Williams LLP.

Admission

Verified Colorado

2000

Verified Pennsylvania

1993

Verified New Jersey

1989

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