David Attisani > Choate, Hall & Stewart > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Choate, Hall & Stewart Offices
TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
BOSTON, MA 02110
MASSACHUSETTS
United States
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David Attisani
Position
David Attisani, a partner in Choate’s top-ranked Insurance & Reinsurance Group (#1 reinsurance and litigation firm according to Reactions and highly rated by Legal 500), assists insurers and reinsurers in problem-solving, shaping, and winning high profile disputes. Using the thoroughly personal and intense service style his clients value, David also provides evaluations of coverage, wordings advice, and market intelligence.
He has served as lead counsel with respect to the following industry-significant claims: COVID-19 BI and WC; NFL CTE; the California wildfires; 9/11 (WTC); “Obamacare”; life rate increase disputes; spousal continuation problems; Superstorm Sandy; Hurricanes Wilma, Katrina, Harvey; the Puerto Rico Hurricanes (Maria/Irma); the Las Vegas shooting; the “Big Dig” Tunnel Collapse; NY “reviver” molestation claims; Archdiocese of L.A., Society of Jesus, and other clergy abuse claims; Boy Scouts of America and school-related sex abuse problems; J&J talc exposures; the Nikita Levy/ Johns Hopkins “rogue” doctor case; and Sphere Drake.
David’s clients include global insurers and reinsurers Swiss Re, Munich Re, Endurance/Sompo, Chubb, Liberty Mutual, The Hartford, Berkley, Partner Re, The Andover Companies, Aeolus, Symetra, and MIIA.
Education
- Harvard Law School
- JD, 1991, cum laude
- Williams College
- BA, 1987, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Insurance > Advice to insurers
(Hall of Fame)Choate, Hall & Stewart‘s Boston-based team specializes in advising insurers and reinsurers on multi-jurisdictional disputes, including coverage issues, reinsurance arbitrations and subsequent appeals. The firm advises major insurers on their exposure in a number of notable areas, including widespread opioid exposures, COVID-19 reinsurance and retrocession matters, sexual abuse litigation, large-scale disasters such as wildfires and mass shootings. The practice is headed by David Attisani
, who offers extensive experience representing insurers and reinsurers engaged in coverage and life rate increase disputes, Robert Kole, who supports clients involved in mass shooting, product liability and sports injury litigation, and J.P. Jaillet, who also handles coverage disputes and reinsurance arbitrations. Kevin Finnerty represents insurers and reinsurers in coverage disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Advice to insurers United States > Insurance
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Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Commercial lending