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Chaffetz Lindsey LLP Offices
1700 Broadway, 33rd Floor
New York, NY USA 10019
NEW YORK
United States
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Peter Chaffetz
Position
Founding Partner
Career
Over more than 30 years of practice, Peter Chaffetz has first-chaired more than 30 trials and arbitrations and has practiced actively in both New York and California. Prior to forming Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, he served as the global head of litigation for Clifford Chance, leading the firm’s 600+ lawyer litigation practice and serving on the firm’s global management committee. Chaffetz is recognized by independent industry guides as an expert in his field, including being ranked in Band 1 and 2 for Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance and Dispute Resolution: Insurance by Chambers USA, and being listed as one of Who’s Who Legal’s Ten Most Highly Regarded Individuals in insurance and reinsurance law.
Education
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School
- B.A., Harvard College
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Insurance > Advice to insurers
(Hall of Fame)New York boutique Chaffetz Lindsey LLP is adept at representing clients involved in insurance and reinsurance disputes in the US and those spanning multiple jurisdictions, appearing before courts and in arbitrations. The practice has experience advising clients on multi-national arbitrations and has also handled matters with ties to the UK and Canada. Leadership of the practice is split four ways between Peter Chaffetz, a highly experienced trial and arbitration lawyer who advises on complex matters including asbestos claims, environmental liability and sports disability, Cecilia Moss, who has advised on COVID-19 losses and construction losses, trial and arbitrations litigator Steven Schwartz, and Charles Scibetta, whose practice encompasses mass tort liabilities in relation COVID-19 claims, pollution, and professional liability.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Advice to insurers United States > Insurance