David Attisani

Practice Areas

David Attisani, a partner in Choate’s top-ranked Insurance & Reinsurance Group (#1 reinsurance and litigation firm according to Reactions and highly rated by Legal 500), assists insurers and reinsurers in problem-solving, shaping, and winning high profile disputes. Using the thoroughly personal and intense service style his clients value, David also provides evaluations of coverage, wordings advice, and market intelligence.

He has served as lead counsel with respect to the following industry-significant claims: COVID-19 BI and WC; NFL CTE; the California wildfires; 9/11 (WTC); “Obamacare”; life rate increase disputes; spousal continuation problems; Superstorm Sandy; Hurricanes Wilma, Katrina, Harvey; the Puerto Rico Hurricanes (Maria/Irma); the Las Vegas shooting; the “Big Dig” Tunnel Collapse; NY “reviver” molestation claims; Archdiocese of L.A., Society of Jesus, and other clergy abuse claims; Boy Scouts of America and school-related sex abuse problems; J&J talc exposures; the Nikita Levy/ Johns Hopkins “rogue” doctor case; and Sphere Drake.

David’s clients include global insurers and reinsurers Swiss Re, Munich Re, Endurance/Sompo, Chubb, Liberty Mutual, The Hartford, Berkley, Partner Re, The Andover Companies, Aeolus, Symetra, and MIIA.

Professional Memberships

Reinsurance editor of and a contributing author to the Appleman Insurance treatise (2012 to 2014);

Member of the faculty at ARIAS-US, the Excess & Surplus Lines Claims Association (nka, IACP), Mealey’s Reinsurance, ABIR (Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers), the ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Midyear Meeting, Perrin Conferences (London 2012), the PWC/Hawksmere Reinsurance Congress (Bermuda) and other seminars;

Co-chair of the Spring 2012 ARIAS Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, and the Fall 2006 ARIAS meeting in New York City;

Host of ARIAS Seminar entitled “Reinsurance Beyond APH: A New World Order” in March 2018;

Former special prosecutor in the Suffolk County (City of Boston) District Attorney’s Office, where he tried 19 cases to verdict;

Member of the New York, Massachusetts, Colorado, and American Bar Associations