Michael F. Aylward is a senior partner in the Boston office of Morrison Mahoney LLP where he chairs the firm’s complex insurance claims resolution group. For nearly 25 years, Mr. Aylward has represented insurers and reinsurers in coverage disputes around the country concerning the application of liability insurance policies to commercial claims involving intellectual property disputes, environmental and mass tort claims and construction defect litigation. He is a frequent lecturer on insurance issues and has authored portions of various insurance treatises and is a frequent contributor to scholarly publications on legal issues. Mr. Aylward has taken a leadership role in legal organizations including the Defense Research Institute (Board of Directors (2000-2003); past Chair, Insurance Law Committee and Law Institute (2004-2006); and the International Association of Defense Counsel (Chair, Reinsurance, Excess and Surplus Lines Committee, Board of Editors, Defense Counsel Journal). He presently serves as the chair of the Reinsurance, Excess and Surplus Lines Committee of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.