Clyde & Co represents insurance clients involved in national and cross-border disputes, making use of the firm’s extensive global network to advise on international arbitrations and international reinsurance litigation in addition to coverage claims, encompassing general and property liability, D&O cover, cyber risk and environmental matters among others. The practice also supports clients with regulatory concerns and handles commercial litigation for insurers and reinsurers alike. Eileen King Bower leads the team out of the Chicago office, offering extensive experience in coverage litigation including property-related COVID-19 claims and long-tail environmental and asbestos issues. New York-based Michael Knoerzer advises insurers and reinsurers on complicated disputes and arbitrations centered around Bermuda Form, D&O and life/health insurance claims, while in San Francisco Bruce Celebrezze advises on general liability claims. New Jersey-based Daren McNally specializes in advising insurers and reinsurers, including Bermuda-based companies, on environmental pollution and sports concussion cases. Paul Koepff is a veteran litigator, representing insurers in coverage cases spanning high value opioid claims and asbestos claims, in addition to assisting clients involved in Bermuda arbitrations.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP advises on a broad spectrum of insurance matters, including significant sexual abuse, bankruptcy, COVID-19 business interruption and reinsurance disputes. Additionally, in its work for insurance giant Chubb, the firm has handled cyber risk, natural disaster and opioid matters, including major appeals. Allen Burton, who handles coverage disputes and arbitrations, with further expertise in advising on reinsurance and Bermuda form matters, heads the practice in New York alongside veteran litigator Tancred Schiavoni, who represents clients involved in environmental coverage and bad faith claims. In Los Angeles, Richard Goetz makes up the third part of the practice’s leadership group, handling a broad range of high value litigation, including COVID-19 coverage, environmental damage and asbestos claims. In New York, Gary Svirsky is noted for his work in regard to cyber and data breach claims both in the US and Europe, while Janine Panchok-Berry advises clients at the confluence of insurance and bankruptcy law. Zoheb Noorani, based in Los Angeles, specializes in coverage and bad faith claims, with particular expertise in advising on COVID-19-related claims.

Kennedys offers clients an array of coverage litigation experience, advising on major sports injury, sexual abuse and bankruptcy matters in addition to environmental, construction and D&O liability disputes and bad faith claims. The team is led by Christopher Carroll, an experienced litigator who also provides alternative dispute resolution services to insurers engaged in toxic tort, advertising and cyber coverage matters, and Meg Catalano, who has represented major insurers in contamination, product liability and sexual abuse cases. Heather Simpson is adept at handling class action and mass tort cases, having advised insurers on head injury claims made against the NFL by former players and issues around sexual abuse in religious, sporting and recreational organizations. Kristin Gallagher advises several insurance companies in regard to COVID-19 business interruption claims and also represents clients in bad faith actions. All lawyers mentioned are based in New Jersey.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP represents several international insurers in both national and cross-border litigation, with a strong focus on coverage disputes, including in long-tail disputes arising out of the financial crisis, ongoing climate change issues and cybersecurity claims. The practice advises on coverage claims related to drug manufacturers, environmental, professional and product liability before the courts and in arbitration proceedings. Health, environment and D&O coverage litigator Sarah Gordon and property and liability specialist John O’Connor, who also advises HNW policyholders on individual line claims, lead the team- both are based in Washington DC, while Antonia Ianniello, also in DC, represents clients involved in an array of insurance disputes, including CGL, first party property, E&O, specialty products and Bermuda form matters. She has also litigated several major COVID-19-related first party property claims across the US. Roger Warin has extensive experience advising insurers and reinsurers on a wide range of coverage claims, ranging from business interruption and construction defects to professional liability and environmental claims among others. James Rocap III represents insurers in coverage claims, with a particular focus on the health insurance industry and cases centered on asbestos, lead paint and recently, football concussion claims.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP represents a number of major insurers and reinsurers in significant national disputes, advising on major sexual abuse and bankruptcy cases. The New York-based insurance team is led by Thorn Rosenthal, a highly experienced litigator who represents major US, Bermudan and European insurers in disputes before courts and in arbitration and appraisal proceedings. Alongside him, Joel Kurtzberg advises his clients on coverage and reinsurance matters, including representing multiple insurers in notable sexual abuse cases. Landis Best is the practice’s regulatory specialist, handling government investigations and compliance matters in addition to coverage disputes and arbitration.

Cozen O'Connor supports clients across the industry, including property and casualty, life, health, surety, title, and financial guaranty companies, in addition to reinsurers and regulatory agencies. The team is jointly led by Joseph Ziemianski in Houston, representing clients in first and third party coverage and bad faith claims, while also offering advice on minimizing risks and Melissa Brill in New York, whose practice is centered on litigation for general, professional and excess/umbrella liability insurers, including bad faith disputes. In Atlanta, Kenan Loomis advises clients involved in commercial general liability, property, environmental and casualty insurance disputes, while John David Dickenson, based in West Palm Beach, assists with coverage, claims handling and bad faith disputes on behalf of both insurers and reinsurers.

Drawing on the experience of the firm’s international presence, the Duane Morris LLP insurance team represents commercial liability insurers, advising them on coverage disputes in areas including bankruptcy, health hazard, construction, professional liability and reinsurance among many others. The San Francisco team is led by Max Stern, who is known for his work litigating coverage and bad faith cases, and Brian Kelly, an experienced toxic tort and environmental claim litigator. The Philadelphia practice is headed by Richard L. Cohen and Wendy M. Simkulak, whose practice focuses on the insurance aspects of bankruptcy and corporate restructuring. Insurance and reinsurance coverage litigator Damon Vocke heads the New York practice, while San Francisco-based Philip R. Matthews specializes in handling environmental and toxic tort disputes.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP brings its extensive litigation experience to bear representing insurers in coverage and bad faith disputes, handling matters for clients in the property and casualty, D&O, life, mortgage and business disruption sectors in addition to reinsurance disputes. The practice is adept at both bringing and defending class action suits, notably filing such claims against the US government on behalf of several health insurance companies. The practice is led by Michael Carlinsky, renowned for his vast litigation experience in insurance and securities disputes, and Corey Worcester, who handles class actions, bankruptcies, and multidistrict litigation. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.

The Washington DC-based insurance practice at Wiley Rein LLP specializes in handling management/professional and general liability coverage matters, including D&O and ERISA matters among others, while also taking on cyber exposure cases. The firm also advises on bad faith claims and is retained by clients for insurance appellate matters. In addition to its litigation practice, the firm also offers mediation services to parties involved in disputes. Daniel Standish, an experienced professional liability litigator, leads the practice alongside Kimberley Melvin, who advises at the intersection of bankruptcy and insurance law.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. represents clients in state, federal and bankruptcy courts across the United States, handling matters pertaining to property and casualty, general liability and D&O insurance. The team has represented major insurers in historical sexual abuse litigation and also represents clients engaged in a host of important areas, advising on disputes concerning opioids, environmental contamination and sporting injuries among other issues. The team is led by Kim Marrkand, whose practice is focused on coverage litigation for insurers and reinsurers, and Nancy Adams, who represents primary and excess insurers on personal, commercial and transactional coverage matters. Both are based in Boston.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP specializes in handling cases hinging on insurance and bankruptcy, while also representing clients facing contentious regulatory issues. The practice is led out of New York by Robert Lewin, an experienced insurance and reinsurance coverage litigator who focuses on D&O, workers’ compensation and environmental issues, and ‘outstanding team leader’ Michele Jacobson, who also heads the firm’s general litigation group and assists insurers and reinsurers with issues including misrepresentation, broker negligence and regulatory disputes. In Miami, Laura Besvinick is an experienced coverage disputes litigator, with an in-depth knowledge of claims-handling issues in the Florida market, who also advises on general and professional liability, property and casualty and life insurance matters.

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP offers clients a broad insurance practice, representing insurers covering diverse industries such as cybersecurity, healthcare, and aviation in addition to COVID-19 business interruption cases, while branching out into burgeoning areas including cannabis, autonomous vehicles and drones. The practice has a strong international presence, advising insurers from the US, UK and Bermuda among others on a range of coverage and reinsurance matters. The practice is headed by James Stankowski, based in Los Angeles and advising on cyber matters and investigations, professional liability specialist Thomas Quinn in New Jersey, Dallas-based Price Collins, who specializes in handling coverage determinations, claims handling, settlement negotiations and bad faith avoidance, and Chicago-based Michael Duffy, who advises on coverage, extra-contractual liability and reinsurance matters.