Michael Radigan
Email: abqenm@r.postjobfree.com
Address: *** ****** **
City: Hazlet
State: NJ
Zip: 07730
Country: USA
Phone: 732-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $100,000
Willing to Relocate
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MICHAEL G. RADIGAN
345 Middle Road Cell: 732-***-****
Hazlet, N.J. 07730 Work: 908-***-****
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
AND LITIGATION ATTORNEY
WORK HISTORY
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, New York, N.Y. 1988-Present
Director and Managing Consultant 1996-Present
Managed projects on a project basis and assisted a team of 7 investigators in conducting 300+ legally sensitive internal investigations, presenting cases for prosecution, drafting reports to conform to legal and corporate standards, and presenting findings to senior management on issues involving money laundering, employee malfeasance and violations of law and corporate policy by employees and agents.
Conceived and conducted study that re-shaped corporate policy on cash transaction reporting and money laundering.
Conducted proactive compliance projects regarding sales practices, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance, international compliance systems and programs, fraud reporting, and best practices in audit compliance.
On a project basis, managed a team that assisted in due diligence and evaluation of target companies for acquisition.
Conceived, organized, and led corporate conferences on money laundering, corporate compliance, and related topics.
Associate Counsel, Law Department 1990-96
Conducted trials, motions, discovery, and negotiations in 400+ litigations and other proceedings, resulting in the dismissal of $500 million + in claims against the company in dispositive motions and trial results. Cases involved Title VII, ADEA, ADA, ERISA, RICO, employee and agent fraud, unfair competition, sexual harassment law, state discrimination and wage acts, and other subjects.
Litigated as sole attorney of record in local matters: took and defended depositions, drafted memoranda of law, and briefed and argued motions and appeals. Worked with outside counsel in matters outside local jurisdictions, managing an annual legal expense budget of over $5 million.
Researched and rendered advice to internal clients on issues of general corporate and labor and employment law, including Title VII, ERISA, ADEA, and ADA, among others.
Drafted and helped implement HR policy on vacation, wage and compensation, employee privacy, and other subjects.
Assisted in representing management in union grievance proceedings.
Staff Attorney 1988-90
Specialized in litigation with an emphasis on labor and employment law, ERISA, and insurance
defense.
REID AND PRIEST, New York, N.Y. 1986-88
Associate
General practice, with emphasis on 1933 and 1934 Acts, ERISA employee benefit plans,
litigation, fraud, and general corporate law.
CULLEN AND DYKMAN, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1985-86
Associate
General practice, with emphasis on labor law, securities, corporate law, and litigation.
EDUCATION AND LICENSES
J.D. Columbia University School of Law (1985); B.A., Columbia University (1982).
Best Brief in Docket, Harlan Fiske Stone Honors Moot Court Competition (1983); Editor, Columbia
Human Rights Law Review (1983-85).
Admitted, New York Bar (1986); United States District Courts, Southern District of New York (1989);
Eastern District of New York (1989); United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1992); New
Jersey, United States District Court, District of New Jersey (2001); United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit (2006). Certified Fraud Examiner (1995).
PUBLICATIONS
(All New York Law Journal unless otherwise noted): "NLRB Extends Employee Rights in Workplace
Investigations," "Protecting Corporate Assets from Economic Espionage," -Corporate Legal
Departments,- -Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Programs, - -Standards for Corporate Compliance
Programs,- -Conducting Privileged Investigations,- -Avoiding Wrongful Discharge Claims,- -Are TQM
Programs Illegal Unions
- - Immigration Act May Become More Costly for Unwary Employers,-
-Respecting Privacy Rights of Employees,- "Avoiding Wrongful Discharge Claims," -Insurance Fraud Is a
Lot More Than Just Claims- (coauth. with A.R. Paliotta in National Underwriter, republished in Revista
Fasecolda, the Colombian insurance journal, as Una Estrategia Tripartita Contra El Fraude and in the
International Claims Association Journal).
OTHER
Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; Insurance Security Association; American Mensa
(Greater New York Chapter).