Insurance: Policyholder
USA Guide 2024 : California
Band 3
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+1 415 442 1000About
Provided by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan Lewis is a recognized leader in placement, claims handling, and dispute resolution involving insurance and similar risk-transfer devices and instruments. In addition to our recognized trial, appellate and alternative dispute resolution capabilities, we counsel clients on insurance issues arising from complex corporate restructurings, mergers, and other transactional matters. We have an active captive practice, with both domestic and international know-how and capabilities. We also draw on our firm’s experience in a variety of areas to preserve, protect, and maximize insurance assets.
We also have one of the nation’s most financially sophisticated insurance practices, with special expertise in captives, reinsurance, bankruptcy, restructuring, and risk-transfer-based special purpose vehicles. Our team is well known for its deal making, frequently involving complex instruments; its ability to resolve “bet-the-company” disputes; its innovative litigation strategies; and its multijurisdictional trial and appellate skills. We offer insurance-related expertise in a broad spectrum of legal settings and achieve creative, path-breaking results for leading global companies.
Chambers Review
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius offers policyholder clients the breadth of a strong national practice as well as a wide range of insurance expertise, covering everything from expert trial representation to corporate and transactional advice. It specializes particularly in long-tail asbestos claims and associated bankruptcy proceedings, as well as environmental and construction claims. The team also has capabilities in disputes arising from property damage, hurricane-related claims and business interruption, and is adept at handling captive insurance matters.
Work Highlights
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius represented numerous aircraft lessors relating to insurance claims made under their contingent and possessed insurance coverage because of aircraft stranded in Russia after the commencement of the war in Ukraine.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm provides excellent strategic thinking combined with targeted litigation strategy."
"The team is highly knowledgeable, thorough and professional."
"They provide very good communication."
"The firm provides excellent strategic thinking combined with targeted litigation strategy."
"The team is highly knowledgeable, thorough and professional."
"They provide very good communication."
Notable Practitioners
David Cox is adept at representing policyholders in complex insurance coverage litigation. His broad expertise encompasses claims arising from environmental losses and matters relating to product liability.
"He is knowledgeable and experienced, with good contacts in the industry."
"David is great – he's one of the best writers I've worked with."
Jeffrey Raskin focuses his practice on the recovery of significant sums for policyholder clients, including Fortune 500 companies. His experience includes major asbestos, bodily injury and bankruptcy-related cases.
"Jeffrey is down to earth, realistic and aggressive in a good way."
"He's a very good writer."
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