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Throughout his career, Bradley Nash has acted as an advisor to policyholders in a range of coverage disputes involving commercial liability, errors and omissions, employment practices, computer fraud, product contamination, and other types of insurance policies. He has particular expertise representing policyholders seeking coverage under D&O policies for the defense of civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions, an area in which he has secured a precedent-setting decision in New York state court. Brad’s notable victories include: obtaining a preliminary injunction directing excess insurers for hedge fund Platinum Partners to advance $15 million in defense costs for a federal criminal prosecution; obtaining a preliminary injunction from the Northern District of California directing Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Company to advance defense costs to Ozy Media, Inc.’s CEO related to a high-profile criminal prosecution in the Eastern District of New York; and winning summary judgment on behalf of a romaine lettuce producer seeking coverage under a product contamination policy for losses arising from E. coli outbreaks.

As head of the Insurance Recovery Group at Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney—the women-owned litigation boutique she co-founded nearly 30 years ago—Dorothea W. Regal has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars for corporate policyholders from insurers. She has extensive litigation and arbitration experience in the U.S. and internationally. Dorothea has negotiated scores of complex, highly valuable settlement agreements resolving coverage disputes for policyholders. In the courtroom, Dorothea has contributed to cutting-edge legal developments in insurance law, prevailing for commercial and industrial policyholders in connection with insurance coverage for environmental, asbestos, products and directors & officers liability claims, property insurance, and business interruption coverage. As just one example, she and her team won a groundbreaking ruling for Syngenta in a $170 million insurance coverage dispute over product liability claims involving the company’s herbicide, and secured a precedential decision from the Delaware Supreme Court upholding the trial court’s two summary judgment rulings in favor of Syngenta. Dorothea has been named the Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year by Euromoney (2021); a Distinguished Leader by the New York Law Journal (2021); a Notable Diverse Leader in Law and a Notable Woman Business Owner by Crain’s New York Business (2022 and 2021, respectively); and an Elite Boutique Trailblazer by The National Law Journal (2018). She has also been recognized as a top litigator by Benchmark Litigation since 2018 and as a New York Metro Super Lawyer for Insurance Coverage since 2014.

John Curley is an important member of Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney’s insurance recovery team. Among other recent successes, he was part of the HNRK team that represented Syngenta in its successful effort to recover insurance coverage for a products liability class action related to one of Syngenta’s herbicides. He is also a member of the team representing Syngenta in current litigation seeking coverage for hundreds of tort lawsuits alleging harm arising from exposure to a different herbicide, and he was on the trial team that secured a win for Syngenta over its primary insurer, Zurich American Insurance Company. John advises companies and individuals on various insurance issues. Recent work includes representing a personnel staffing company and its captive reinsurer in litigation with an insurer related to alleged collateral requirements under a reinsurance agreement. He recently represented a construction company in litigation against its insurance broker. He also advises individuals with respect to insurance coverage questions, including on issues related to professional liability insurance. Outside of his insurance practice, he focuses on securities litigation and complex business disputes. Recent examples include representing an e-commerce company in several M&A-related disputes involving alleged breaches of representations and warranties, an investment banking firm in a commercial dispute, a closely-held company in a shareholder dispute with one of its founders, and an individual in a trade secrets litigation. He also represents clients in securities-related civil litigation and regulatory investigations and proceedings, including investigations by FINRA and the SEC. John has been recognized as a Litigation Trailblazer by The National Law Journal (2022), on Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under List and Future Star List since 2021, and as a New York Metro Super Lawyer since 2017.

Joshua L. Blosveren has a long record of successful advocacy in highly visible and valuable commercial disputes. Josh’s work includes representing domestic and international clients in a diverse range of complex business litigation matters, including insurance recovery for policyholders and matters involving commercial disputes, securities claims, FINRA arbitrations, intellectual property, and civil RICO. Josh’s insurance recovery practice encompasses advising and representing clients in connection with a wide array of policies and coverages, including general liability, directors & officers, errors & omissions, media, property, business interruption, representation & warranty, cyber, cargo & storage, fidelity & crime, and food & beverage. Josh has successfully litigated and tried cases and argued appeals in numerous state and federal courts and arbitral forums. Recent successes include winning a trial in Delaware Superior Court for Syngenta in a case implicating hundreds of millions of dollars of losses arising from thousands of personal injury claims and then securing a precedential decision from the Delaware Supreme Court upholding the trial court’s two summary judgment rulings in favor of Syngenta. .Josh also secured an appellate victory for Fabrique Innovations, Inc. over Federal Insurance Company in which the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision awarding Fabrique not only the full amount of its loss but also the full amount of the fees it incurred in attempting to mitigate the loss in a bankruptcy litigation. Josh has received many honors for his work, including being named a Northeast Trailblazer by The American Lawyer (2022) and an Elite Boutique Trailblazer by The National Law Journal (2019). He has also been recognized as a top litigator by Benchmark Litigation since 2019.

Miriam is a litigator who handles commercial disputes on behalf of a diverse client base, ranging from individuals to public agencies and multinational corporations. With experience in state and federal courts, administrative proceedings, and arbitrations, she has won numerous favorable outcomes, including on dispositive motions, in jury and bench trials, and on appeal. Miriam is a member of the team representing Syngenta in a current arbitration seeking coverage for hundreds of tort lawsuits alleging defects arising from exposure to an herbicide, and was on the trial team that secured a win for Syngenta over its primary insurer, Zurich American Insurance Company.