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Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP

Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP

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United States • Insurance

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Advice to policyholders

Recognized by both corporates and individuals, Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP‘s New York-based insurance recovery team excels on the policyholder side. Practice head Dorothea Regal is highly knowledgeable in legacy and historical policies, multimillion and billion-dollar liability exposures, and claims arising from mass torts, regulatory and criminal matters, and emerging risks. Bradley Nash is adept in coverage disputes involving commercial liability, professional malpractice, employment practices, computer fraud, product contamination, and other insurance matters. John Curley has advised on complex product liability coverage litigation, including successful recovery and trial wins under legacy occurrence-based policies. Miriam Manber has experience in state and federal courts, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. Siddartha Rao is skilled in matters ranging from premium audit and reinsurance disputes to coverage litigation involving channeling injunctions in mass tort bankruptcies. Steven Silverberg is also a key contact.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm has a sophisticated policyholder-side insurance recovery practice comprised of experienced practitioners who have been involved in complex insurance coverage matters for many years.’

  • ‘They are responsive and pragmatic in proposing solutions to resolve complicated coverage matters efficiently. In particular, partners Dorsey Regal and Bradley Nash stand out.’

  • ‘Very knowledgeable, experienced, professional, excellent client communications. Prompt service. Great business judgment.'

  • ‘This is a boutique firm so the service is very personalized and the partners are very accessible. The quality of the lawyers is high.’

  • ‘Highly experienced lawyers in the insurance litigation field. They know what to expect and how to handle things.’

  • ‘Brad Nash is a true expert in the field of insurance disputes, an indispensable ally to individuals and their lawyers struggling with coverage disputes.’

Key clients

  • Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
  • The Archdiocese of New York
  • Ozy Media, Inc.
  • Laura Akahoshi
  • Long Island Power Authority
  • 69th Tenants Corp.
  • Weddle Law
  • Metro-North Railroad

Work highlights

Representation of Syngenta in litigation in Delaware seeking to enforce its right to coverage under policies issued to its predecessor company for potential losses amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in connection with mass tort litigation.
Represents Ozy Media, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based media company, and its CEO Carlos Watson, in coverage litigation against Ozy’s D&O insurer.
Represents Archdiocese of New York, as co-counsel to Blank Rome, in connection with claims for coverage under 30 policies issued between 1956 and 2003, arising from thousands of claims brought under New York’s Child Victims Act.
Practice head

Dorothea Regal

Other key lawyers

Bradley Nash; John Curley; Miriam Manber; Siddartha Rao; Steven Silverberg