Insurance
USA Guide 2024 : Massachusetts
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Provided by Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Choate represents national and multinational insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries across the nation and abroad in the UK, Bermuda and other off-shore locales. The reinsurance group works with large cedents, reinsurers and intermediaries in arbitration, trial and appellate matters, counseling clients with respect to underwriting matters, bad faith claims and audits. The firm's coverage litigation experts have appeared in more than 200 cases and arbitrations concerning coverage litigation and bankruptcy proceedings involving catastrophe, life, annuity, property, opioid and asbestos claims.
Chambers Review
Choate Hall & Stewart fields a market-leading group of practitioners with experience representing a variety of domestic and international clients in major insurance and reinsurance disputes. The team exhibits excellent strengths across a wide range of high-exposure issues, with experience in cases concerning variable annuities, toxic tort, D&O liability and catastrophic loss.
Work Highlights
- Choate Hall & Stewart advised a subsidiary of Sompo, a Japanese reinsurer, in an action against a Bermuda entity concerning a retrocessional collateral trapping dispute and a petition to remove a biased arbitrator.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Choate Hall & Stewart has broad expertise for the most difficult and complex matters."
"The team has an extremely strong understanding of the insurance and reinsurance industry and developments."
"Their services are excellent but also competitive for complexity and scale of work."
"Choate Hall & Stewart has broad expertise for the most difficult and complex matters."
"The team has an extremely strong understanding of the insurance and reinsurance industry and developments."
"Their services are excellent but also competitive for complexity and scale of work."
Notable Practitioners
David Attisani enjoys a first-class reputation for his leading reinsurance practice, which incorporates cross-border litigation and arbitrations.
"He is fantastic - knowledgable, experienced and responsive."
"David is meticulous, a strong advocate and communicator who explores every avenue for his client."
"David has extraordinary legal expertise. We have the highest confidence in the quality of his legal work, both briefing and oral argument."
Robert Kole is widely sought after for his expert representation of insurance companies. His recent work includes class action defense, product liability claims and reinsurance disputes.
"Robert is very good, thorough and knowledgable."
"Robert is phenomenal - a top notch litigator and strategist."
Jean-Paul Jaillet has a strong reputation for his experience in insurance and reinsurance matters, including major disputes linked to mass shooting incidents, opioid litigation and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ranked Lawyers at
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Massachusetts