Insurance
USA Guide 2024 : New Jersey
Band 1
Contact number
+1 973 622 4444About
Provided by McCarter & English, LLP
Accidents, natural disasters, and lawsuits may not only adversely impact your profitability—they could significantly impair your business operations. Our Insurance Recovery, Litigation & Counseling team assists corporate policyholders in recovering assets under various business insurance policies as quickly and efficiently as possible so they can get back to business.
We are well versed in representing corporate policyholders, and have secured billions of dollars in insurance both by judgment and settlement. We also help assess potential risks, analyze new insurance products, and consider the adequacy of insurance programs. Our insurance practitioners are also skilled in drafting and implementing procedures to best position our clients for insurance recovery.
Because we have litigated coverage for clients in state, federal, and appellate courts across the country, we have built a network of local counsel who partner with us to quickly and efficiently resolve disputes. We also frequently handle international insurance arbitrations to help policyholders recover money owed by international insurers. When insurers try to avoid their obligations, our team possesses unparalleled experience in negotiation and, if necessary, litigation against delinquent insurers. We also have extensive experience counseling on broker malpractice, captive formation, and management.
Chambers Review
McCarter & English is an impressive firm with notable capabilities in the insurance litigation space, with an insurance coverage group that regularly excels on behalf of policyholder clients. The team acts in disputes concerning professional liability, business interruption, cyber risk insurance and general liability claims. They are also adept at handling cases relating to long-tail liabilities.
Work Highlights
- McCarter & English argued for the amici curiae before the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division in Merck & Co v Ace American Ins. Co.,regarding cyber insurance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"McCarter & English is knowledgeable and the team is all excellent."
"The firm is very good at providing multiple options to work through and they are very good at following up too."
"McCarter & English is knowledgeable and the team is all excellent."
"The firm is very good at providing multiple options to work through and they are very good at following up too."
Notable Practitioners
Sherilyn Pastor counsels policyholders on a broad range of sensitive coverage disputes, including those arising from business interruption, breach of contract losses, and environmental contamination.
"Sherilyn is one of the most sought after insurance lawyers in the US. She's saved our bacon more than once and should be feared by the opposition."
"She is the top policyholder lawyer in the state. She is fantastic."
"Meticulous on matters of insurance coverage."
Gregory Horowitz represents brokers and policyholders in a broad array of complex insurance disputes. He frequently handles coverage cases involving personal injury and wrongful death claims.
"Greg is very thorough and listens and offers real solutions to insurance coverage problems."
"Greg is an expert in this area. He is incredibly responsive, detailed and practical in his advice."
Ira Gottlieb incorporates insurance litigation into his wider environmental practice. He regularly represents corporate policyholders within the engineering and energy sectors in insurance coverage disputes relating to Superfund sites.
"Ira is a nice guy and a good lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
McCarter & English, LLP
New Jersey