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Within Insurance: advice to policyholders, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. is a second tier firm,
2010 saw the sad passing of the ‘father of policyholder representation’, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.’s founding partner Eugene Anderson, and the ‘outstanding’ and ‘exemplary’ reputation of the firm’s insurance recovery practice is a testament to him. With offices throughout the US, including New York, Washington DC, Ventura and Philadelphia, the firm boasts over 60 lawyers dedicated exclusively to policyholder representation. It recently advised the claimants’ committee in a number of asbestos bankruptcies including WR Grace and PPG/Pittsburgh Corning Corporation. It also acted as special insurance counsel to the debtor in the Asarco and Skinner Engine cases. A key player and co-chair of the insurance recovery group, Robert Horkovich is leading the team in its representation of the trustee for the WCI Chinese Wall Board Trust; fourteen insurance companies are involved in this coverage dispute, in which the Trust is seeking damages for breach of contract as well as coverage for up to 700 potential homeowner claims arising from the allegedly defective Chinese drywall. The firm also acted for construction management client Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), in connection with the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project, in which Continental Insurance denied its duty to defend PB in suits brought by federal and state authorities. Insurance recovery practice co-chair William Passannante impresses as an ‘excellent advocate and negotiator’; New York-based Finley Harckham is recognized as a ‘formidable advocate’ with ‘in-depth knowledge’; and Rhonda Orin stands out for her health sector expertise.