Reed Smith LLP

Reed Smith LLP has handled a plethora of high-stakes and high-value contentious recovery matters for clients across a range of sectors. Amber Finch leads the team from Los Angeles, noted for her litigation skills and representation of a range of policyholders from startups to household names. Other LA partner David Halbreich has recovered billions for policyholders throughout his career, and assists a variety of clients with several types of recovery disputes, from earthquake damage to toxic torts to securities fraud claims. Seasoned coverage expert John Vishneski‘s practice spans the US and London, encompassing toxic torts, mortgage insurance, and more. John Ellison is particularly active in international D&O claims, fidelity bonds, and various liability insurance matters, as well as in bad faith litigation, and, pivoting between Pittsburgh and New York, Courtney Horrigan litigates disputes and handles foreign arbitration concerning various insurance products. Also on the team is veteran litigator John Shugrue, who handles complex cross-border disputes from the Chicago office, and Houston-based James Cooper, who boasts vast experience acting for policyholders in commercial property, business interruption, and various professional liability disputes. Miami-based partners Hugh Lumpkin and Matt Weaver are highly experienced in appellate work, and insurer malpractice and bad faith lawsuits respectively. At the Pittsburgh and Houston offices respectively, Dominic Rupprecht counsels policyholders through matters related to environmental liabilities, mass torts, and False Claims Act liabilities, among others, and Nicholas Insua takes on catastrophic first-party property damage and business interruption claims.