Michael C. Kasdin is a partner and insurance lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He provides counsel in connection with the acquisition and strategic management of carriers and brokerages, as well as with structuring and documenting esoteric reinsurance programs.
Recognition
Michael was characterized by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as a “go-to lawyer in insurance/ reinsurance law who can win cases and put together transactions that almost look impossible.”
Michael is one of a select group of individuals to be awarded the prestigious Reinsurance Scholar designation by the Reinsurance Association of America. He has been nominated to receive the Maurice Weigle Exceptional Young Lawyer Award. He has received several honors in recognition of his pro bono service, including the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation Distinguished Service Award. Michael has been recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers as one of the top insurance regulatory and transactional attorneys in Illinois (2018-2023). He has also been selected for inclusion in the Illinois Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list each year from 2013 to 2017. This in addition to his inclusion in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s “Forty Under 40” list in 2016.
Over his career, Michael has devoted thousands of hours of time to representing the underprivileged on a pro bono basis in multiple severe felony cases – including a death penalty case.
