M4 represents several major insurers, routinely handling cases involving personal injury, property damage, contracts, products liability, construction issues, employment discrimination, and professional, directors' and fiduciary liability. A considerable part of the practice in this area is devoted to insurance coverage issues, primarily on behalf of insurers. M4 has also developed a specialty practice in the defense of actions against insurance companies for bad faith and extra-contractual damages.

Additionally, M4 has extensive experience in the highly specialized field of the rehabilitation and/or liquidation of insolvent insurance companies. M4 acted as counsel to the Rehabilitator and Special Deputy Rehabilitator to the Hawaiian Insurance Group, a troubled insurer of Hawai'i residential and commercial property, with respect to the restructuring and eventual sale of this insurer to a major U.S. insurance company. M4 currently is representing the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Hawai'i in his capacity as Liquidator of a failed life insurance company, where nearly $100 million has been recovered for the benefit of policyholders through actions handled by M4.

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