Michael David Lichtenstein represents business and industry in civil litigation involving a variety of issues and problems including environmental, insurance recovery and commercial litigation. 

Mr. Lichtenstein has a broad range of litigation experience in the fields of environmental cost recovery, insurance recovery, mass tort defense, defense of federal and state environmental enforcement actions, and disputes arising from the purchase/sale of contaminated property.  He has successfully negotiated settlements with federal and state agencies for the cleanup of contaminated property, and is experienced in handling complex issues involving environmental contamination and bankruptcy.  In addition to his environmental experience, Mr. Lichtenstein has successfully litigated cases involving complex commercial transactions, business torts, and routinely represents corporate policy holders seeking insurance coverage for a variety of claims. 

Mr. Lichtenstein is an active member of the Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section; has served as a visiting lecturer at the Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey teaching a seminar in Toxic Torts; and has authored or co-authored numerous articles in the environmental and insurance coverage field.  For the last two years, he has served on Lowenstein Sandler’s Ethics & Practices Committee, where he addressed and resolved numerous legal and issue conflicts and participated in a review of the firm’s conflict checking practices and procedures. 

 

	Second Circuit: D&O Insurance Covers Subpoenas, Special Litigation Committees and Independent Consultants Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, September 2011 Robert Chesler, Michael Lichtenstein, Joseph Jean, Rachel Wrightson
	Notable Case Developments In Food Insurance Law Law360, August 29, 2011 Robert Chesler, Michael Lichtenstein, Joseph Jean, Rachel Wrightson
	Food Insurance Law: Notable Case Developments Insurance Law Client Alert, August 2011 Robert Chesler, Michael Lichtenstein, Joseph Jean, Rachel Wrightson

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	The Lowenstein Sandler Insurance Claims Handling Guide Insurance Coverage Group, 2011 Robert Chesler, Michael Lichtenstein
	New Jersey Environmental Law Handbook Government Institutes, 7th Edition, September 2001 Norman Spindel, Michael Dore, Michael Lichtenstein, Richard F. Ricci, James Stewart

Michael Lichtenstein discusses the resources available, including pro bono legal services, to women who are victims of domestic violence., The Star Ledger, December 23, 2007