Gina M. Foran practices in the area of litigation, providing coverage advice to multinational insurance companies through all phases of litigation.
Ms. Foran is a 2016 graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law and a graduate of San Francisco State University.
Areas of Practice
Litigation
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring
Representative Matters
Represented insurance company in complex South Carolina litigation involving asbestos receivership actions, including in an action against insurer whereby we obtained dismissal of said action prior to needing to file responsive pleading.
Defeated putative class action to recover alleged gambling losses filed against freemium + sweepstakes operator Fliff in United States District Court for Central District of California. Obtained decision that Fliff Terms of Use were enforceable and that the named plaintiff’s case was subject to individual arbitration. Class action case dismissed. Bishoy Nessim v. Fliff, Inc., Case 5:23-cv-01048-SSS-SHK (USDC, CD Cal.)
Represented an insurance company in a matter concerning numerous claimants’ sexual abuse allegations against various institutions.
Representing an insurer in an asbestos bankruptcy case in Washington bankruptcy court, obtaining a complete victory at the district court appellate level in a case of first impression involving the use of a section 363 sale and a 105 injunction relating to insurance settlements.
Represented an insurance company in a matter concerning the tension between trade secret protections and customer information.
Pro Bono Matters
- Representing clients in defensive asylum proceedings with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
Education
- University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 2016
- San Francisco State University, B.A., 2012
Experience
Duane Morris LLP
- Senior Associate, 2025-present
- Associate, 2018-2024Selman Breitman LLP
- Associate, 2016-2017
Professional Activities
Bar Association of San Francisco
- Insurance Practice of the Barristers Club SectionNational Association of Women Lawyers
Honors and Awards
- Listed in Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars