Paul A. Zevnik

Paul represents clients in product and mass and toxic tort exposure cases involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, industrial equipment, building materials, consumer products, commodities, oil and gas, ships, aircraft, and machinery. In the insurance area, he handles cases related to general liability, excess, umbrella, property, casualty, errors and omissions, directors and officers, fidelity, media liability, employment practices liability, pollution legal liability, fiduciary, mortgage insurance, captive, “bumbershoot,” difference-in-conditions, and manuscript policies.

While he practices regularly in the firm’s California, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania offices, Paul has litigated, mediated or settled cases, or is currently handling matters, in more than 30 jurisdictions. He has briefed or argued cases before eight federal appellate circuits and before the Supreme Courts of California, Rhode Island, Maryland, Iowa, and Minnesota, and has participated in briefing before the United States Supreme Court. Paul’s graduate work studying American legal history at Harvard is frequently used in briefing and oral argument.

Paul leads the firm’s global product liability, tort, and insurance practice. He is best known for his global insurance recovery efforts on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, encompassing all known and unknown mass and toxic tort, product liability, operations, and environmental liabilities in a single, strategically located proceeding; for his ability to manage the defense of disparate liabilities cost-effectively on a national basis; and for his use of creative settlement techniques, captive insurance, and qualified settlement funds in bankruptcies and restructuring, including through the use of tax-advantaged special purpose vehicles.

Paul’s financial and transactional skills derive from his business experience. He has participated in starting, growing, and managing various businesses, principally in media, advertising, big data, and digital marketing. He co-founded a New York Stock Exchange company. He is lead director and a major shareholder of Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC), a publicly traded multimedia company serving the country’s Hispanic population. He was also the founding and managing partner of another national law firm.