Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP regularly acts for insurance companies in coverage and bad faith litigation, and class action lawsuits. The team is co-led by Deborah Stein and Geoffrey Sigler, who are based in Los Angeles and Washington DC respectively. Stein is well-versed in acting on wildlife-related antitrust class actions, and advising on disputes concerning fraud in the insurance sector. Sigler is known for handling health insurance class actions. They are joined by Los Angeles-based Richard Doren and Matthew Hoffman, who advise on insurance disputes concerning sex abuse cases. Heather Richardson supports with health insurance disputes, and is also based in Los Angeles, alongside Bradley Hamburger and Kahn Scolnick. Over in San Francisco, Kristin Linsley has experience advising on race discrimination matters in the context of life insurance underwriting.
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Key clients
- AIG Member Companies
- Allstate
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Farmers
- John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
- Liberty Mutual
- State Farm
- Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM) & Fortitude Re
- Travelers
- UnitedHealth Group / PacifiCare
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Practice head
Deborah Stein; Geoffrey Sigler
Other key lawyers
Richard Doren; Matthew Hoffman; Heather Richardson; Bradley Hamburger; Kahn Scolnick; Kristin Linsley