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Rivkin Radler Offices
926 RXR PLAZA
UNIONDALE, NY 11556
NEW YORK
United States
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William Savino
Work Department
Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage
Position
A partner in the firm’s Insurance Coverage & Commercial Litigation Practice Groups, Bill litigates before trial and appellate courts throughout the United States.
He has represented insurers in the September 11 World Trade Center Liability Coverage Litigation, the BPA-Plastic Products Coverage Litigation, and Shell Oil Company v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company. He has served as counsel for insurers in the defense of class actions involving underwriting and claim procedures and numerous insurance coverage claims and suits ranging from intellectual property liabilities and business torts to national environmental, antitrust, and reinsurance claims.
Career
An active speaker across the United States, Bill has presented workshops on reinsurance, fracking liabilities, medical monitoring “no injury” suits, privacy, terrorism-related liabilities, and the relationship between primary and excess insurers.
Bill served as Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Judiciary Committee and Chair of the State of New York Tenth Judicial District’s Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission. He has been listed as one of the 100 Most Influential Long Islanders by the Long Island Business News, and among the Top 50 Most Influential Long Islanders by the Long Island Press.
New York State’s Chief Judge named Bill to the Advisory Committee tasked with making recommendations with respect to the implementation of a pro bono service requirement for attorneys seeking admission to the New York Bar and the Commercial Division Advisory Council regarding the review of the rules of the New York State Supreme Court’s Commercial Division. The Board of Directors of the New York Bar Foundation elected Bill a Fellow of the Foundation on November 1, 2014.
Bill also serves on the distinguished panel of neutrals at National Arbitration Mediation.
Bill is a recipient of the Fordham University School of Law Long Island Distinguished Alumni Award, the Firefighters Leadership Award by the Nassau County Firefighters Museum, the Nassau County Bar Association’s We Care Fund Honor and the Long Island YMCA Honor.
Memberships
Bill is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, where he is chairman of the Judiciary Committee and past president. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Education
Bill received his juris doctor from Fordham University School of Law and a B.S. in Economics from Villanova University.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Insurance > Advice to insurers
Based in Uniondale, New York with a growing caseload in Florida, Rivkin Radler’s team is regularly trusted by a variety of major US insurers to handle high-exposure disputes such those connected to the opioid crisis, sexual abuse and the Child Victims Act, asbestos, construction defects, environmental liabilities, and many more. Practice head Alan Rutkin contributes several decades of experience handling a true assortment of insurance coverage disputes, and also on the team is seasoned insurance specialist William Savino, who litigates coverage disputes and class actions. Another key team member is Michael Kotula, who acts for insurance in a diverse array of high-exposure claims, from opioids and asbestos to sexual abuse and product liability, and professional liability specialist David Wilck comes highly recommended for matters including malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and conspiracy. Greg Mann is involved in the team’s extensive environmental claims practice.