Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Co-leaders Robert Wallan in Los Angeles and Peter Gillon in both Miami and Washington, DC spearhead the insurance recovery and advisory practice at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Wallan handles class actions, insurance recovery, and business litigation, securing billions for clients, and is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer. Gillon is trusted counsel for major companies on D&O and errors and omissions coverage disputes, handling significant matters across diverse industries. In Washington, DC, Mark Plumer leads teams on insurance matters including environmental, bodily injury, cyber, business interruption, and marine claims across multiple states and internationally, while Melissa Lesmes focuses on construction-related claims such as builder’s risk, CGL, and subcontractor default. Other key contacts in DC include David Klein and Gerald (Jay) Konkel. New York-based Joseph Jean represents policyholders in claims for major catastrophic losses, while Alexander Hardiman handles product contamination and environmental hazard cases. Tamara Bruno and Colin Kemp are key contacts in Houston and San Francisco respectively. Robert Gilbert, in Boston, and Kirsten Jackson, in Los Angeles, joined the team in April and March 2026 respectively, from Latham & Watkins.