John Shugrue

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John is a partner in Reed Smith’s Insurance Recovery Group . and, with over 35 years of experience, is recognized as one of the top policyholder insurance practitioners in the country by a number of leading legal directories.

He focuses on representing policyholders in complex litigation and insurance coverage matters involving general and excess liability, OEE/Energy Package, D&O, product recall, first-party property/business interruption, pollution liability, E&O, cargo/inland transit and crime/fidelity coverage. In addition to wide experience with all major U.S. insurers, he has handled litigation, mediation and arbitration with Lloyd's and other London, European and Bermuda market insurers.

His significant representations have encompassed major U.S. policyholders and have involved claims throughout the U.S. and in Canada, the U.K., Italy, China, Brazil, Nicaragua, Japan, and West Africa. He has pursued coverage for his clients relating to some of the largest catastrophic events in recent history, including Deepwater Horizon, Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, and a massive dam collapse in Brazil.