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LOS ANGELES, CA 90071-3197
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Richard Doren

Work Department
Insurance and Reinsurance
Position
Richard J. Doren is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Los Angeles office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Over the course of his 37 years at the firm, Richard has litigated, tried and argued appeals in complex matters before state and federal courts across the country, as well as international arbitration tribunals.
Richard Doren has extensive experience representing insurers in courts and before regulators throughout the country. He regularly handles class actions, coverage and bad faith litigation, regulatory investigations and proactive litigation aimed at rooting out insurance fraud. He has worked with a wide variety of insurance products, including fixed and variable annuities and commercial, homeowners, health, life and disability insurance.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Insurance > Advice to insurers
Boasting vast insurance-industry expertise, the insurance practice at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP stands out in litigation, offering invaluable experience representing some of the world’s largest insurers across a vast array of sectors, including property and casualty, health, homeowners, life, and workers’ compensation. The practice has a strong record in addressing challenges such as bad faith exposures, intricate business or pricing models, discrimination allegations, and the nuanced interpretation of policy language affecting clients. Based in Los Angeles, nationally recognized litigator Deborah Stein co-chairs the practice alongside Geoffrey Sigler, based in Washington, with an exceptional track record having successfully represented corporate clients in dozens of class actions and other complex cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Other key members of the practice include Los Angeles based Richard Doren, an experienced litigator who handles appeals in complex matters before state and federal courts and international arbitration tribunals, and Matthew Hoffman, a seasoned specialist in civil trials, placing a primary focus on navigating complex insurance and reinsurance disputes. Further strengthening the practice from Los Angeles, Brady Hamburger brings expertise in class actions and intricate litigation, both at trial and appellate levels while Heather Richardson offers extensive experience in state and federal court at both the trial and appellate level.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance