Keven Drummond Eiber

1983, District of Columbia
1985, Maryland
2009, Florida
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
1990, Ohio
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Supreme Court
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

· Planned Parenthood of Summit, Portage and Medina Counties, Former President, Treasurer and Board of Trustees

· Summit County Board of Building Appeals, Former Member

· North Coast Women's Sailing Association, Past Board Member

· U.S. Sailing, Certified Principle Race Officer

Articles & Presentations

· "Do Actions Speak Louder than Words?" co-author with Caroline L. Marks, Law Journal Newsletters, Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (November 2013)

· "Ohio Insurance Law Unmasked: Scary Coverage Concepts," Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio (October 31, 2013)

· "Offshore Wind - Environmental Risks and Insurance Challenges," co-author with Meagan L. Moore, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Bar Journal, Volume 6, No. 3 (October 2013)

· "Insurance Coverage for Emerging Environmental and Energy Risks," Essential Tools for Brokers and Their Clients Seminar, Akron, Ohio (September 19, 2013)

· "Tri-Partite Relationship - The Great Debate," presented at the Advanced Issues in Insurance Coverage: Refresher Course CLE Seminar, Akron Bar Association (June 7, 2013)

· "Anatomy of a Complex CGL Claim," presented at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (November 2, 2012)

· "Advanced Issues in Insurance Law," presented at the Ohio State Bar Association (August 23, 2012)

· "Insurance Law Basics: Types of Claims and Damages for Coverage Claims," presented at the Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio (August 26, 2011)

· "Insurance Coverage for Intellectual Property and Cyber-Risk Claims," presented to the Federal Bar Association, Northern District of Ohio Chapter Intellectual Property Litigation CLE Program, Cleveland, Ohio (February 18, 2010)

· "Insurance Coverage for Intellectual Property and Internet-Related Liabilities," presented at the American Bar Association Section of Litigation-Insurance Coverage CLE Seminar, Tucson, Arizona (March 6, 2010)

· "Insurance Coverage For Emerging Cyber-risk Claims," FOCUS by ACC America, Association of Corporate Counsel, Northeast Ohio Chapter - co-author with Caroline L. Marks and Paul A. Rose (2Q10)

· "Insurance Survival in an M&A World: The Impact of Corporate Transactions on the Availability of Insurance for Environmental and Other Long Tail Claims" (The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin, Vol. 6/No. 5 June 2007, and presented to the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Northeast Ohio Chapter, 2007; CPCU Society, Cleveland Chapter, 2006)

· "The Defense Perspective on Environmental Enforcement Actions," Cleveland Bar Association (2005)

Representative Engagements

· Second chair trial counsel in Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. Aetna, Summit County Court of Common Pleas

· Significant responsibility in numerous insurance recovery cases for policyholders including Dover Chemical Corp. v. Aetna, Danis Industries, Inc. v. Travelers, GenCorp v. Aetna, and Nationwide v. Manco

· Significant responsibility in cases involving coverage for asbestos, lead and environmental claims, professional liability coverage, first party property coverage for claims arising out of fire, explosion and hurricane losses, Directors' and Officers' liability coverage, environmental liability claims, business interruption claims and various other types of insurance claims

· Represented groups of officers and directors in actions involving D&O insurance coverage in connection with underlying claims of breach of fiduciary duty to former company

· Won summary judgment and appeal in case involving environmental claims brought pursuant to the Ohio Voluntary Action Program

· Represented plastics manufacturer in case involving cost recovery and damages pursuant to CERCLA and the Ohio Voluntary Action Program and obtained favorable settlement

· Provide advice and counsel to manufacturer and importer on issues arising under TSCA

· Lead counsel in hearing before Environmental Review Appeals Commission involving Ohio construction and demolition debris landfill regulations for municipal client

· Lead counsel in Rivers Unlimited v. Whitlatch in successful hearing before Environmental Review Appeals Commission involving Section 401 water quality certification and anti-degradation regulations

· Represent major oil company in litigation involving environmental claims arising out of former retail locations throughout Midwest

· Experienced plaintiff and defense counsel in cost recovery cases brought pursuant to the Ohio VAP program involving alleged contaminated property

· Drafted environmental risk policies and programs for lending and financial institutions

Distinctions

· Certified as a Specialist in Insurance Coverage Law by the Ohio State Bar Association

· Cleveland's Legal Leaders™ - Top Rated Lawyer in Environmental, and Insurance Law - 2013

· Ohio Super Lawyer through a peer- and achievement-based review conducted by the research team at Super Lawyers, a service of Thompson Reuters legal division, recognition in Environmental and Insurance Coverage sections - 2004-2010, 2014

· The Best Lawyers® in America through a peer-review survey as listed in the Environmental and Insurance Coverage and Litigation and Environmental Sections - 2008-2014