Headquartered in New York, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP is a national insurance boutique that represents domestic and foreign insurers in complex insurance coverage disputes, frequently involving claims with high financial potential liabilities, often appearing before state and federal courts. The team's practice spans a broad range of commercial insurance products, but with a focus on complex coverage issues under commercial general liability policies arising from suits against policyholders involving latent exposures. A key partner in the firm’s Chicago office, Michael M. Marick has extensive experience representing property and casualty insurers in high-exposure coverage and bad faith disputes. Marick’s practice involves a wide range of domestic and international insurance matters, including complex general liability, product and toxic tort claims, product contamination, and professional liability. Also based in Chicago, James H. Kallianis is an experienced trial lawyer in state and federal courts across the US and regularly serves as lead counsel for insurers facing sophisticated coverage, bad faith, and extra-contractual claims.
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Key clients
- Zurich North America
- Great American Insurance Group
- Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Group
- St. Paul Travelers
- Resolute Management, Inc.
- TeamHealth Holdings, Inc.
- Nationwide Insurance Group
- Employers Preferred Insurance Company
- AXA XL
- AIG
- Allianz Global Corporate Specialty
Work highlights
Represented Zurich North America as national coverage and coordinating counsel in insurance coverage litigation over its policyholders' opioid-related exposures and liabilities.
Represented Zurich successfully in litigation against their policyholder Meta Platforms regarding insurance coverage for social media addiction lawsuits.
Other key lawyers
James H. Kallianis; Michael M. Marick