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Latosha Ellis

Latosha Ellis

Work Department

Insurance Coverage, Cyber Insurance, Litigation, Colleges and Universities

Position

Partner

Career

Latosha helps policyholders maximize insurance recoveries with practical, business-focused strategies and strong advocacy. She provides comprehensive end-to-end counsel across the full lifecycle of insurance -- from policy procurement and analysis to claims resolution and payment to , alternative dispute resolution or litigation. Although widely recognized for her work in cyber risk and media liability, Latosha regularly advises and represents clients on all major forms of insurance coverage including:

• Professional and management liabilities under directors and officers (D&O) and errors and omissions (E&O) liability insurance policies;

• Employment liabilities under employment practices liability insurance policies;

• Liability claims made against administrators, employees, and staff members of both schools and colleges under educators legal liability insurance policies;

• Commercial liabilities, including business interruption, under commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies; and

• Captive insurance.

Latosha has counseled policyholders on a number of recent, widely publicized cyber incidents, recovering millions of dollars for clients. She has experience advising clients in the higher education, retail, legal, and financial sectors. She routinely collaborates with in-house counsel and risk managers on insurance issues, including structuring indemnity and insurance obligations, identifying gaps and overlap in critical insurance coverages, and performing due diligence reviews.

Memberships

Member of the Board of Directors, Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 2023-present; Treasurer, 2022-2023; Treasurer-Elect, 2021-2022; Secretary, 2020-2021 Co- Vice Chair Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, ABA Section of Litigation, (2024-Present); Co-Chair, 2021 CLE Seminar (2020-2021); Co-Vice Chair 2020 CLE Seminar (2019-2020) Member, District of Columbia Bar, CLE Planning Committee (2021-Present) Member, District of Columbia Bar, Pro Bono Development Committee (2024-Present) Co-Host, ABA Section of Litigation, Audio Content Committee, Legal Talk Network Litigation Radio Podcast (2021–2024) Member, ABA Section of Litigation, Virtual Programming Committee (2021-2022); Professional Development Committee (2020-2021)

Education

JD, University of Richmond School of Law, 2014;

MBA, Xavier University, 2005;

BA, University of Cincinnati, 2001

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