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With practitioners all across the country, Cozen O'Connor‘s insurer counsel team handle a wide breadth of coverage, bad faith, and other insurance-related disputes, with particular experience in extreme weather events, P&C claims, COVID-19-related matters, sexual abuse claims, class actions, and more. Co-chairs Joseph Ziemianski and Melissa Brill steer the practice from Houston and New York respectively, and Bryan Vezey forms a cornerstone of the Houston office, handling a range of high-stakes litigations alongside Ziemianski. In Dallas, Alicia Curran acts for insurers in a range of coverage disputes, including those stemming from COVID-19, as does Atlanta-based Alycen Moss, who is also experienced in sexual abuse claims-related matters. Key Florida contact John David Dickenson is sought out for property loss coverage litigation among other liability disputes.
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‘I deal with a diverse group of people at Cozen. They are intelligent and thoughtful people. What really sets them apart is their availability, responsiveness and willingness to help.’
‘My main contact at Cozen O'Connor is Joe Ziemianski. In my opinion he is the best coverage lawyer out there. In addition to his exceptional knowledge, his availability is the best in class.'
Key clients
- Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange
- Allied World National Assurance Company
Work highlights
Advising Chubb on underlying class actions, other lawsuits, regulatory actions and civil investigative demands directed to power generators and others as a result of the widespread power outages in Texas during Winter Storm Uri.
Advising Arch Insurance Company, the primary commercial general liability insurer for John Moriarty & Associates of Florida, Inc., which was the general contractor involved in the construction of 87 Park, the building next door to the Champlain Towers South condominium, which tragically collapsed on June 23, 2021, causing 98 deaths, loss of 136 homes, and extensive loss of personal property.