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Jorge Kamine, Norman Bay, counsel William Thomas and associates Samara Cohen & Maria Clara Castro do Egito Coelho
Christopher St. Jeanos serves as practice head at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, leading a team that has litigated an array of coverage disputes and insurance-related bankruptcy matters for major insurers such as AIG. St. Jeanos is joined in the New York office by seasoned litigator and mediator Mitchell Auslander , who plays a notable role in the group’s opioid-related work, and James Fitzmaurice , a key name in public nuisance matters. The team is supported from Washington DC by agile coverage litigator Elizabeth Bower and P&C specialist Joseph Davis, and in San Francisco, Laura Leigh Geist‘s practice incorporates the defense of Insurtech companies facing claims related to policy pricing, Cost of Insurance, consumer fraud, and more.
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- ‘WFG has a very deep insurance bench. They know their stuff and are very practical in their advice. They are a pleasure to work with.’
- ‘I value their deep knowledge, experience and practical approach.'
Key clients
- AIG
- National Union
- AIU
- AISLIC
- First American Title Insurance Company
- Marsh USA, Inc.
- AON
- Lexington Insurance Company
- Landmark Insurance Company
- Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania
- Leading provider of commercial property-casualty insurance solutions and services in the U.S. and Canada
- Lockton
Work highlights
Secured a victory for National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., from a unanimous panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit seeking $500,000,000 of insurance.
Secured a major victory in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court for AIG insurers National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. and American Home Assurance Company in a climate change lawsuit-related coverage dispute
Represented AIG in coverage litigation for “ghost gun” lawsuits.
Practice head
Christopher St. Jeanos
Other key lawyers
Mitchell Auslander; James Fitzmaurice; Elizabeth Bower; Joseph Davis; Laura Geist